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Our service helps you to address an Issue of importance to you in a systematic manner:

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By analyzing underlying Issues using the methods here, and picturing what's likely/unlikely to happen within the global environment, mental models of possible futures can be created from which preferable futures can be chosen By choosing unique and preferable futures people and organizations shape their and our tomorrows and create leadership positionsYou can too quickly and easily here

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To begin your project click the Respond button in the dashboard Then add a Project and follow the instructions you will find there Then open All Projects, select your project and click the title. The decision toolkits will then open.

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Here you can:

‘Set up’ your future question1

‘Investigate’ emerging changes1

‘Assess’ your current and likely position1

‘Imagine’ alternative futures1

‘Predict’ the future2

‘Prioritize’ your responses2

‘Decide’ your response2

‘Strategize’ your future1

‘Innovate’ for success1

‘Change’ the way you operate1

‘Rate’ your initiatives2

‘Monitor’ your progress2

Now develop your responses on future questions important to you

Knowing potential futures is not enough! Responding to possible futures through properly considering your options brings far better organizational agility, resilience and potential success.Dr Michael Jackson - March 2017

1 – Qualitative methods2 – Quantitative methods

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Select from qualitative and quantitative methods to set up a robust question about a future issue of importance to you and to manage your research to a successful conclusion

You do not need our content to answer a question here but it helpsThe methods are laid out in logical sequence for completing a full

strategic foresight project in just two daysAll methods can be used by you alone, in collaboration with

associates either face-to-t0 face or remotely or with us facilitating virtually or face-to-face

Click the method's title for a detailed description of its benefits, use and disadvantages and use the graph to determine how much effort you need to put it in to reach a robust answer

You can use the methods in isolation or in sequence to fit your needsYour thinking will appear under ‘Decisions’All the methods give near-instant summaries of collaborative inputs

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Issue

Inquiry

Genus

History

Scope

Stakeholders

Process

Tasks

Notes

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Plan your response to answering your key question

To learn about these tools click About aboveTo ask others for their opinion click InviteTo understand the method click LearnTo reduce your bias click Worldview

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LiteratureSurveyInterviewSnowballAuditBriefShallow diveDeep diveDe-biasAssumptions

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Conduct literature reviews and stakeholder surveys then consolidate your findings

To learn about these tools click About aboveTo ask others for their opinion click InviteTo understand the method click LearnTo reduce your bias click Worldview

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ConsumerDebateDevil’s advocateEureka!PanarchySTEEPSWOTSurpriseTech ReviewUSP

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Determine the value and significance of this issue to you

To learn about these tools click About aboveTo ask others for their opinion click InviteTo understand the method click LearnTo reduce your bias click Worldview

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AssociationBrainstormCLACounterpointIncastMegatrendsPIRRedefineSolveStarburstVerge

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Develop new ways to tackle this issue

To learn about these tools click About aboveTo ask others for their opinion click InviteTo understand the method click LearnTo reduce your bias click Worldview

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DelphiScenariosModelingIntelligenceInterventionPlausibilityResilienceShock Index

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To learn about these tools click About aboveTo understand the method click LearnTo reduce your bias click Worldview

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Add Options

Rank Options

Hype cycle

Structure

Inertia

Effect

Importance

Product

Relevance

Technology

White space

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Determine importance

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Use the ‘Decide’ button to manage where your projects fits in your innovation pipeline:

- Act now!: do this immediately

- Not yet: manage until ready - Watch: keep under review - Forget: reject - Completed: implemented solution

Once you have made some decisions you can move your decisions up and down the pipeline.

View your pipeline priorities

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7-S McKinsey ActorsBackcastFeasibilityIndustry Mind-setPositioningResponsesTargetsVision

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To learn about these tools click About aboveTo ask others for their opinion click InviteTo understand the method click LearnTo reduce your bias click Worldview

Develop strategic actions to shape your tomorrow

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DecommoditizeDebateExaggerateIdeateInspireLeapfrogReverseTear-down6 HatsTip point

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Develop new ways to tackle the issue

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DigitizeCommunicateImplementationFailureMitigateSurpriseUSP

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Detail the programs you need to achieve success

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Actionability 

Advantage

Attraction

Breakout

Capability

Ethics

Inside-Out

Preparedness

Strategy

Sustainability

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Prioritize and rank this issue

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ResourcesFailure modeContinuityInnovation riskDrugs

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Check forward indicators

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IntroductionsAgree the questionEvaluate stakeholdersConduct  automated literature reviewAuto-create scenariosDevelop collaborative options analysisAgree prioritized responsesKnow how to quickly create your vision and develop detailed action plans

Here’s how you can get fast answers to your questions in a one-two day workshop

Throughout the workshop there will be plenty of time for discussion. Everyone will get their say through our fun, collaborative software too.

Traditional methods take weeks and months to achieve the same result at high cost.

Contact us for a free demonstration of how our AI driven system can rapidly deliver crowd-sourced answers to your burning question.

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Begin exploring the serviceConsult the other detailed help ‘GUIDES’ hereLearn how to get ahead of rivalsContact us if you have any difficulties or would like up to 40 minutes free, online training

We are here to help. Feel free to contact us+44 (0) 1273 832221info@shapingtomorrow.comSkype: shapingtomorrowAsk Athena

“We are here to help you makeBetter strategic decisions today, faster and cheaper than ever before”

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