by Therese Ong
(1) history
(2) current state
(3) core values and beliefs
(4) events, trends, and developments
(5) preferred future vision
(6)action goals
(7) plan and rehearse
(8) implement and follow up
You first discuss what works and what doesn’t in your organization. What are you proud of or sorry for? Then you collectively discuss what are your understandings of the values and beliefs of your organization. You identify the strengths and weaknesses of the organization (what is working and what is not) as well as the opportunities and threats confronting the organization. This analysis will be carried out in smaller groups. Another thing to be discussed is the objective political, economic, social and technological trends that would likely to have an impact on the organization. Afterwards, you talk about developments or trends that can affect how they go about their preferred future. Taking those into consideration, you list your dreams for the future. Five years from now, what do you want your organization to be? List your visions and commit to them. Make them happen through careful planning, rehearsing, and implementing. You should always consider following-up for a better outcome or cover the gaps of the process. In the end, it will consist of creating a list of actionable goals upon which an implementation strategy can be constructed. Each specific image in the scenario or future vision will be broken down into steps that can be taken. Each one of these steps will have action plans too.
You first discuss what works and what doesn’t in your organization. What are you proud of or sorry for? Then you collectively discuss what are your understandings of the values and beliefs of your organization. You identify the strengths and weaknesses of the organization (what is working and what is not) as well as the opportunities and threats confronting the organization. This analysis will be carried out in smaller groups. Another thing to be discussed is the objective political, economic, social and technological trends that would likely to have an impact on the organization. Afterwards, you talk about developments or trends that can affect how they go about their preferred future. Taking those into consideration, you list your dreams for the future. Five years from now, what do you want your organization to be? List your visions and commit to them. Make them happen through careful planning, rehearsing, and implementing. You should always consider following-up for a better outcome or cover the gaps of the process. In the end, it will consist of creating a list of actionable goals upon which an implementation strategy can be constructed. Each specific image in the scenario or future vision will be broken down into steps that can be taken. Each one of these steps will have action plans too.
The purpose of Preferred Futuring is to create a strategic direction for a company to align to a specific future of success and to develop a concrete plan for a project that is supported by members.
Some say that only the present is what really matters because no one can prepare for what’s going to happen. However, we all have the capability to influence the future if we work as a unit and do something different.
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