Learning from the Future: Competitive Foresight Scenarios: Editors Liam Fahey and Robert M. Randall, John Wiley (1998), 446 pp., £27.50

Partial table of contents: INTRODUCTION TO SCENARIO LEARNING. Integrating Strategy and Scenarios (L. Fahey & R. Randall). Using Scenarios to Identify, Analyze, and Manage Uncertainty (B. Marsh). BASIC APPROACHES TO CONSTRUCTING SCENARIOS. Scenario Planning: Mapping the Paths to the Desired Future (D. Mason). Testing Your Strategies in Scenarios (C. Perrottet). Scenarios for Global Investment Strategy for the New Century (P. Schwartz & J. Ogilvy). SCENARIO APPLICATION IN DIVERSE CONTEXTS. Competitor Scenarios: Projecting a Rival's Marketplace Strategy (L. Fahey). MANAGING THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT FOR SCENARIO LEARNING. Articulating the Business Idea: The Key to Relevant Scenarios (K. van der Heijden). The Cross-Scenario Planning Process (D. Randall & R. Wilson). Notes. About the Author. Index.