Your Future in 5 Easy Steps: Wired Guide to Personal Scenario Planning

This is fun, and in the midst of all of our budget crises and divisive political news we deserve some fun. Especially when it's also potentially useful both as a learning experience and as a personal planning tool: "We live in uncertain times. . . . Heaven forbid you should have to make a big decision amid such turbulence. Thinking about a career change? Moving to a new city? Paying for a child's education? Having a hard time deciding what to do? . . . Thought so. That's why we asked Peter Schwartz, cofounder of the Global Business Network, to lead us through a tutorial on scenario planning. Schwartz typically does this for major corporations, but the technique works just as well for individuals. To be clear: Scenario planning is not prediction. The goal is to envision possible futures, which will serve as guideposts to the path forward. The payoff is a clearer view of what the future may hold and of the most advantageous route through it." More.