FUTURE EXERCISES



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This page presents three different future exercises. Exercise 1 deals with wild cards. In Exercise 2,  megatrends are considered. Exercise 3 focuses on scenarios. You can do all of the exercises or just select some of them.

In all the three exercises:

  • Use "virtual dice" to randomly select a number for cards
  • Find a card/cards that has the same number
  • Answer the questions
  • Present your work for the group

Let's throw a virtual dice...


Choose: 

min= 1

max = (the maximum number of cards, which is in Exercise 1: 30, Exercise 2: 10 and Exercise 3: 12)

then press the generate

Generate a random number

Enter number range:





EXERCISE 1: Wild cards

    After selecting the wild card, think how this wild card is going to affect to the operational environment or your organization by using a tool Futures Wheel.


  • What are the affect to your organization?
  • How can your organization be better prepared for this kind of wild cards?
  • Do you think that this wild card is possible, and if- how?


Repeat the exercise with another card(s)


WILD CARDS, 1-30


EXERCISE 2: Megatrends

    After selecting the megatrend by using virtual dice, think how this megatrend is going to affect to the operational environment or your organization by using a tool Futures Wheel.
  • What are the effect of the megatrend to your organization?
  • How can your organization be better prepared for this kind of megatrend?


Repeat the exercise with another card(s)


MEGATREND CARDS, 1-10


EXERCISE 3: Scenarios

1. "Throw" a virtual dice (Enter a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 12 ) 

2. Select the scenario card at the bottom of the page with the number you got from the "dice". 

3. Look at the scenario and think: 

- What has happened that we have ended up in the world of the scenario card in 2030? 

- What will Finland be like in that scenario in 2030? 

- What are the challenges and opportunities for your organization in that scenario? 

- How should your organization's strategy change if the world goes in the direction of the scenario card in 2030?

- What new products and services could you offer your customers in 2030 in that scenario? 

4. Repeat steps 1-3. The goal is  to look at the future of your organization at least at two scenarios. 

5. Present your results to the group

SCENARIO CARDS 1-12