GBN’s Developing and Using Scenarios course provides an in-depth introduction to scenario planning. Through hands-on experience, you will learn how to craft scenarios and integrate scenarios into strategic planning. In small groups, you will work through each step of the scenario planning process: identifying the focal question, data gathering and interviewing, generating story lines and logics, developing and presenting rich and challenging scenarios, and using scenarios to inform strategic thinking.

It is more important than ever for executives to boost the innovation capabilities of their organizations. You have witnessed firsthand how globalization, technology, economic swings, and other drivers have accelerated product life cycles and blurred the boundaries among markets and industries. Yet, too often, strategies and tactics to create innovative, reliable, repeatable sources of organic growth have not kept pace. Why not?

While building a culture of innovation is recognized as a key driver of growth, it remains an intangible concept for many organizations. In this interactive session, we will explore how leading organizations win through innovation and how they configure to support and sustain these capabilities. And, we will present a framework for defining and building innovation capabilities in your organization.