Afterword

The proposal for Using Scenarios was approved by Berrett-Koehler in March 2020. Because of the time during which this was written, COVID-19 deserves special attention. While I have referred to the pandemic several times throughout these pages, it requires some discussion as I completed the book in December 2020, and with revisions into the spring and summer of 2021.

The Most Difficult Barrier for Scenarios

It is without question that events will arise that were seemingly not anticipated at all. Yet, history shows that some events were predicted by people who were not listened to. Any current or future book about scenarios cannot avoid the case of COVID-19. Bill Gates foresaw and warned of the coming pandemic almost a decade before ...

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