TY - BOOK AU - Van der Heijden,Kees TI - Scenarios: the art of strategic conversation SN - 0470023686 : AV - HD30.3 .V36 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex, Hoboken, N.J. PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Communication in management KW - Creative thinking KW - Strategic planning N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-350) and index; The context: 1965 to 1990, Five discoveries at Shell -- Introduction to scenario-based planning -- Three competing paradigms in strategic management -- The principles of scenario-based planning: Strategising -- The business idea of an organisation -- The uncertain environment -- Scenario analysis -- Scenarios and the strategic conversation -- The practice of scenario-based planning: The practitioner's art -- Articulation of the business idea -- Competitive positioning -- Scenario development -- Option planning -- Institutionalising scenario-based planning: The management of change -- Planning process -- Guiding the strategic conversation -- Conclusion UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0421/2004018710.html ER -