Expand future possibilities and increase your options for action.
Overview
Scenario planning is not about predicting the future but about envisioning multiple possibilities and expanding our thinking. Instead of assuming a single, fixed future, this workshop encourages participants to create various scenarios, enhancing their adaptability to change. Through this process, participants will explore different futures, reflect on their options, and connect them to present actions.
| 📂 Category | Innovation |
| 📌 Keywords | Future Thinking, Flexibility, Bird’s-Eye View, Scenario Building, Vision Setting |
| 🎯 Objectives | – Develop the ability to see social issues from a macro perspective. – To be able to consider one’s own direction and develop a plan of action while exploring future possibilities. |
| 🌐 Language | English & Japanese |
| 👥 Target Participants | Graduate & Undergraduate Students |
| 🗓 Format | 2 sessions（7-hour in-person x 2） |
| ✅ Past & Upcoming Sessions | Day 1 Saturday, July 19, 2025, 10:00 – 18:00 Day 2 Sunday, July 20, 2025, 10:00 – 18:00 Held annually since FY2018 |
| 📍 Venue | S4-202, Ookayama |
| 🌟 Recommended for | – Students who want to explore how their interests and ideas can be used in a future society – Students who want to take a broad perspective on social issues and think about them from a long-term perspective – People who want to learn how to make strategic decisions and put them into practice |
| 📊 Points | 14 points (7 points x 2 days) Points to be awarded to students enrolled in the courses for credits. Please refer to the syllabus for details.) |
| 🎟️ Capacity | 30 participants |
主な内容
- Introductory Lecture
- Learn the fundamentals of future studies and scenario planning.
- Mini Scenario Exercise
- Rapid scenario creation based on given themes and background materials.
- Full Scenario Planning Process
- Select a relevant topic, research, construct scenarios, and explore strategic responses.
Facilitator
Hiroyuki Arai
Representative Direcor, Stylish Idea, Inc.
Past Event Records
Voices from Participants
- It was a good opportunity to think about things on an axis I wouldn’t normally think about.
- The second day was very fulfilling and enjoyable. It was particularly interesting that the final action reached was completely unimaginable at the beginning.
- The workshop was extremely informative and insightful. The practice of “Scenario Planning” and “Future Dialogue” can be applied not only at the corporate level but also on a personal level.
Event Report
Contact Faculty
Yuri Matsuzaki, Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Acadmy for Leadership
📩 matsuzaki.y.77a9 [at] m.isct.ac.jp
