QUEST Scenario Planning

Monday 25 - Wednesday 27 August 2008 Australian Graduate School of Management, Sydney

QUESTTM SCENARIO PLANNING EXECUTIVE WORKSHOP
TAKE YOUR BUSINESS AND STRATEGIC PLANNING SKILLS TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH                      OLIVER FREEMAN AND RICHARD BAWDEN                                              ON                            QUEST SCENARIO PLANNING Australia's leading scenario planning, systems thinking and futures experts, Oliver Freeman and Dr Richard Bawden AM present a highly informative 3 day workshop, QUEST Scenario Planning, to assist organisations and their managers to become better prepared for the future.
	DAY ONE - MONDAY 25 AUGUST 2008
8.30am	Registration and coffee
SESSION ONE	THE SCENARIO QUEST PROCESS Welcome Learning from the future Overview of Scenario Learning Logic Introduction to Systemics - System / environment inter-relationships
SESSION TWO	QUESTIONS Why we need relevant Framing (Systems) Questions (FQs): Sharing of questions and clustering using Issues Map (Plenary) Form groups for delegates with similar FQs
SESSION THREE	ENVIRONMENTS Introducing the environmental scanning (I)NSPECT process Characterising the Present Day Environment Characterising Desirable Futures in 2030 (Normative Scenarios for the System's Environment)
SESSION FOUR	SCENARIOS Backcasting to Create Critical Event & Timeline Analysis Generation of Narrative Stories to bring the scenarios to life Brief Sharing of Stories
	DAY TWO -TUESDAY 26 AUGUST 2008
SESSION ONE 9am	LIMITATIONS OF THE DESIRED (OFFICIAL) FUTURE Reflections Plenary Critical Plenary Analysis of Normative Worlds and Exploring their Significant Variations (uncertainties) for Plausible Scenarios
SESSION TWO	ALTERNATIVE FUTURES The generation of Multiple (3 or 4) Plausible Futures (I)NSPECT Impact MatrixTimeline Analysis (all groups)
SESSION THREE	SCENARIO SETS Generation of Indicative Scenarios (Group) Sharing and Critical review (Plenary)
SESSION FOUR	SCENARIOS Refinement of Indicative Scenarios Development of Scenario Narratives (Group)
	DAY THREE - WEDNESDAY 27 AUGUST 2008
SESSION ONE 9am	SCENARIOS CONTINUED Reflections Plenary Presentation of Scenarios and Identification of Contrasting Critical (I)NSPECT Features and of Dynamic Tensions (Plenary)
SESSION TWO	TRANSFORMATION Identifying Strategic Response Domains (Groups) Using Scenarios for Generating (a) adaptive and (b) generative strategies (Groups)
SESSION THREE	SHARING THE OUTCOMES (Plenary) Debating Desirable and Feasible Change (The challenge of sustainability) (Plenary)
SESSION FOUR	REFLECTION AND EVALUATION (Plenary) What will you do differently next Monday?
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	Registration Details: QUEST Scenario Planning 3 day Executive Workshop Registration fees: $2,800 + GST = $3,080 Registration fee includes refreshments, lunches and speakers' notes. Group Discounts apply for three or more delegates registering together from the one organisation. Please contact Communique to discuss group discount rates. Early registration is recommended to ensure your place is reserved. To register: TEL: +61 2 9901 4122 EMAIL: nheath@conferenceworld.com.au FAX: +61 2 9901 4155 MAIL: Communique Australasia Pty Limited Suite 5, Level 2, 139 Alexander Street Crows Nest NSW 2065 Payment Details: Please make cheques payable to the Communique Australasia Pty Limited. Credit cards Visa, Mastercard and Amex are accepted. Amex will incur and additional 2.5% charge. To secure a place please fax registration form with credit card details or forward cheque in mail. Payment is required prior to the conference date. Substitutions/Cancellations: Registrants unable to attend may send a substitute delegate at no extra charge. Cancellation of registration without a delegate substitution, received in writing at least seven days prior to the event will be refunded less a service fee of 20% of the registration fee. Cancellation of registration without a delegate substitution, less than seven days prior to the event, or delegates failing to attend, will not be refunded. Speakers' notes will be sent to paid delegates who cancel in the non-refund period. A substitute delegate may be registered at any time without penalty.