Introduction to scenario planning/Definitions

The concept scenario originates from the dramatic and literary arts referring to the story line of a play. Scenario planning is one of a family of foresight processes which capture the dynamic of change by placing today's reality within the context of tomorrows' possibilities. (Day: 2001 ).

We will consider a few definitions to get a feel for what scenario planning is and how it is situated as a creative methodology for strategic planning.