What If?: The Art of Scenario Thinking for Nonprofits

by Diana Scearce, Katherine Fulton, Global Business Network Community

Scenario thinking is a tool for motivating people to challenge the status quo, or get better at doing so, by asking “What If?” Asking “What If?” in a disciplined way allows you to rehearse the possibilities of tomorrow, and then to take action today empowered by those provocations and insights. What if we are about to experience a revolutionary change that will bring new challenges for nonprofits? Or enter a risk-averse world of few gains, yet few losses? What if we experience a renaissance of social innovation? And, importantly, what if the future brings new and unforeseen opportunities or challenges for your organization? Will you be ready to act?

109 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 2005