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Does the facilitator of a scenario development activity need substantive knowledge of the focal topic?

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  • George Wright
  • George Cairns

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This short paper focuses on the facilitation of scenario development activity using the intuitive logics method. Counter‐intuitively, substantive knowledge of the focal scenario topic is not crucial. More important is the facilitator's active, intelligent involvement with participants over the whole of the scenario development process. In scenario development within a single organization, it is useful to have an assistant from the host organization who has both substantive knowledge of the focal topic and an interest in learning about scenario thinking. Within multi‐agency interventions, important issues for the facilitator to resolve are the potentially conflicted goals of participants and the extent of the involvement of senior‐level decision makers.

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  • George Wright & George Cairns, 2020. "Does the facilitator of a scenario development activity need substantive knowledge of the focal topic?," Futures & Foresight Science, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 2(2), June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:fufsci:v:2:y:2020:i:2:n:e29
    DOI: 10.1002/ffo2.29
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    1. Nicholas J. Rowland & Matthew J. Spaniol, 2021. "On inquiry in futures and foresight science," Futures & Foresight Science, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 3(1), March.
    2. Hanna Heino, 2021. "Knowledge creation and mobility in and through futures workshops," Futures & Foresight Science, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 3(1), March.
    3. Shardul Sharad Phadnis & Inga‐Lena Darkow, 2021. "Scenario planning as a strategy process to foster supply chain adaptability: theoretical framework and longitudinal case," Futures & Foresight Science, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 3(2), June.

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