Scenario Planning: The Link Between Future and Strategy [Hardcover]

Mats Lindgren (Author), Hans Bandhold (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0333993179 | ISBN-13: 978-0333993170 | Publication Date: February 22, 2003

Recent research in the field of business strategy has shown that strategic flexibility can be achieved through a scenario planning perspective for long term competition and performance. The authors have drawn upon examples and cases to develop a new model for scenario planning that is closely integrated with strategy. They argue that the concept of scenario planning is as much an art as a practical management tool.

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"...an important addition to business and decision science collections...Highly recommended."--S.R. Kahn, Choice

About the Author

Mats Lindgren and Hans Bandhold are both with Kairos Future.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (February 22, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333993179
• ISBN-13: 978-0333993170
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,606,680 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical tools for future strategy, May 18, 2003

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Per Espen Stoknes "PEStoknes" (Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scenario Planning: The Link Between Future and Strategy (Hardcover)

This is an eminently practical book on scenario and strategy development. The language is simple, straight-forward with many examples, tools and anecdotes. In a verbal style, with lots of figures and bullet point lists, the five chapters in a way resembles lectures.
As faculty and lecturer at the Norwegian School of Management I find this book a perfect supplement in the curriculum to the two classics: P. Schwartz' "Art of the long view" and van Heijden "Scenarios". This book occupies a kind of middle-position between Schwartz' very popular and narrative account and van Heijden's more rational-academic discourse, which some practitioners find a hard read. Not like this one. There's not much deep philosophy either, as in J. Ogilvys recent "Creating Better Futures". The chapter on scenario planning in practice (#3) contains loads of simple, informative examples, written much shorter and to the point, than G. Ringland's three books on scenarios with much-detailed cases, repetitions and a weak structure.
In short - this book is a toolbox with instructions manual. As the Swedish authors Lindgren and Bandhold themselves say in the book; "Get yourself a toolbox". If you, as a manager or consultant want to learn, update or expand your portfolio of future oriented strategy tools, this one is The Choice.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nuts and bolts of scenario planning, August 6, 2003

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Jonas Edenvik (Stockholm Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scenario Planning: The Link Between Future and Strategy (Hardcover)

I saw an review in Harvard Business School and I fully agree with them: "...serious but yet it's the friendliest introduction to the nuts and bolts of scenario planning that you are likely to find..." I really recommend this book to everyone who wants to explore, understand and have an impact on the future.