What Is Scenario Planning?

Scenario planning is the process of defining possible futures to illustrate how things behave. Seeing how things behave in the future makes it easier for people to understand their choices and make informed decisions. This supports a more efficient, coherent, and creative planning process.

It is important to remember that scenario plans don't predict the future, they only llustrate behavior. By experimenting with scenarios, people develop a deeper understanding of how different choices interact. This understanding leads to a more transparent and defensible process, which leads to balanced decisions that are less risky, and easier to implement.

[RIGHT] This diagram shows the interaction between the public, elected officials, planning teams and scenario plans. Scenario plans are developed iteratively.

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