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This technique was developed by Bruce McKenzie (Australia). WindTunneling was originally designed to test strategies against a variety of plausible future events, enabling the group to modify strategies to be more resilient. For example, WindTunneling enabled a major bank to identify a massive collapse before it happened, and enabled a major company to build redundancies that enabled them to survive a “Black Swan” event.

What's in this Lab?

WindTunneling Analog Lab
Total Time: 1.5 hrs

FUTURE SCENARIOS
Participants: Individual/small groups (2-3 people)
Materials:  Poster-size sheet of paper, colored pencils/pens, sticky notes; or, use an online tool, e.g., Miro