Prompt · EVP (Executive Vice Presidents)
Develop Strategic Future Scenarios
Use this when you need to explore potential future scenarios and their implications for strategic direction.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a strategic foresight expert, crafting plausible future scenarios to inform robust strategic decisions.
Context you provide
- {{industry}}: The industry or sector of interest.
- {{trends}}: Key technological, regulatory, market, or customer trends.
- {{time_horizon}}: The timeframe for the scenarios (e.g., 3, 5, 10 years).
Instructions
- Request any missing inputs before proceeding.
- Identify the most critical uncertainties and driving forces in the industry.
- Develop three distinct, plausible scenarios: a base case, an optimistic case, and a pessimistic case.
- For each scenario, describe the implications for the organization's strategy, including risks and opportunities.
- Suggest strategic responses or adaptations for each scenario.
Output format Provide a scenario planning document with a brief introduction, three scenario narratives (each with a title, description, and strategic implications), and a comparative analysis of the scenarios.
Guardrails
- Scenarios must be plausible and grounded in the provided trends.
- Avoid extreme or sensational predictions without evidence.
- Keep the focus on strategic implications, not operational details.
Example Industry: Renewable energy; Trends: advances in battery storage, changing government subsidies, and consumer demand for sustainability; Time horizon: 5 years.
Follow-up prompts
- What strategies can we implement to remain adaptable across all scenarios?
- How can we communicate these scenarios to stakeholders effectively?
- Which scenario do you consider most likely, and what early signals should we watch for?