Scenario Planning: What Are Scenarios? Scenarios for the Future of Electric Vehicles September 2018

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Scenarios are a planning tool that help decision makers deal with uncertainty by imagining and analyzing plausible alternative future worlds. Using its proven and systematic process for considering the wide range of issues and uncertainties surrounding a topic, SBI developed three scenarios for the possible future of electric vehicles: "Driving Disruption," "Shared Survival," and "Constrained Collaboration." Each scenario describes the possible ways in which electric vehicles could develop between now and the year 2030.

Scenario planning is SBI's tool of choice for developing corporate and other high-level strategies. Why scenario planning? Because the future is inherently uncertain! In the face of an uncertain future, the best one can do is:

Consider a wide range of possible developments.
Consider many strategic alternatives.
Decide on a course of action.
Monitor actual development.
Make the inevitable strategic adjustments sooner rather than later.

SBI's approach to scenario planning covers the first three items above. Our Strategic Roadmapping service sets the stage for the last two items.

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Read the featured scenario overviews for the future of electric vehicles:

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SBI works with clients to identify new business opportunities and map strategies for success. Combining syndicated research with custom consulting services, SBI explores solutions to targeted problems from three important perspectives: the technology developments that will determine commercial opportunities, the forces that will define the business environment, and the shifts in consumer demand that will shape the marketplace. With our help, leading organizations identify coming changes faster, separate hype from reality, and create strategy with a greater awareness of what the future may bring.

SBI is the former Business Intelligence division of SRI International that has worked with clients on opportunities and change since 1958. Headquartered in Silicon Valley—with staff around the globe—we work internationally across a wide range of government and commercial sectors, including electronics, health care, energy, and financial services. Contact us to discover what we can do for your organization.