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Futures Techniques

As well as using a range of well-established futures tools and techniques in its projects, SAMI frequently introduces innovations to make them even more effective.

Standard Tools

We continue to use the more standard tools listed below.

Several of the descriptions are taken from the GO-Science Futures Toolkit 

recently refreshed and re-designed by SAMI.

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Seven Questions

Horizon Scanning

Drivers Analysis

Scenario Planning

Wind-Tunnelling

Risk Analysis

Systems Mapping

Modelling

Stakeholder Analysis

Visioning

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Helps workshop participants explore the journey to the future across a scenario map.

Journey Game. 

Adds a retrospective element to the classic “Three Horizons” model.

Four Horizons. 

Takes “wind-tunnelling” further into a base case, a set of contingency plans, and trigger points.

Adaptive Plans. 

Bringing together scenarios and financial modelling.

Integrated qualitative and quantitative foresight. 

In remote and hybrid settings.

New use of online tools. 

Some of Our Recent Innovations

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