The future is impossible to predict. Readiness is as much about resiliency as it is about strategy. Explore the future of your business with a gamestorm. Tell the story of your business future-past. These slides go along with a gamestorming exercise called 'Back to the Future' as described in my blog post here: http://www.peterpascale.com/product/2015/5/25/gamestorming-the-future

1. Back to the Future
“2020 Vision”

2. Business:
What were the key initiatives that drove your business over the last five years?
Competitive Pressure and Landscape
New markets
New service offerings (or expansion of existing)
Finance:
What were the key initiatives that drove finances?
Key client wins
State of the business
Acquisitions and Partnerships
People:
Key investments in people?
Key investments in talent
Key organizational changes

3. Storytelling
— Robert McKee
“A story is the expression of how and why
life changes. A story begins with
balance, then something throws life out
of balance, then a story goes on to
describe how balance is restored.”

4. Storytelling
— Robert McKee
“A story is the expression of how and why
life changes. A story begins with
balance, then something throws life out
of balance, then a story goes on to
describe how balance is restored.”

5. Storytelling
SettingBegin with balance
Throw life out
of balance
Restore balance
Complication
Turning Point
Resolution

6. Storytelling
SettingBegin with balance
Throw life out
of balance
Restore balance
Complication
Turning Point
Resolution