Thomas J Chermack

Foundations of Scenario Planning

The Story of Pierre Wack

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Produktbeschreibung

Pierre Wack was head of scenario planning at Royal Dutch / Shell Oil in London for over ten years. He was a pioneer of what we know today as scenario planning. This new volume will cover his life timeline and attach it to the development of his thinking about scenario planning over the course of his career.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 149mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9780367026561
• ISBN-10: 0367026562
• Artikelnr.: 57005459

Autorenporträt

Thomas J. Chermack is Associate Professor of Organizational Learning, Performance and Change and Founder and Director of the Scenario Planning Institute at Colorado State University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Who Was Pierre Wack?
1. Pierre Wack's Personal Motivation to "See"
2. Travels to the East: Japan and India
Part 2: The Shell Years
3. Bringing the Scenario Team Together: Two Pieces of Jade
4. Getting Scenarios off the Ground (1971-1973)
5. Regrouping and Modifying the Scenario Method (1974-1977)
6. Evolution of Scenarios inside Shell (1978-1982)
Part 3: The Post-Shell Years
7. Diamonds, Gold and the Dark Side of the Moon
8. Calm Waters and Tidal Waves
Part 4: Reflections and Legacy
9. Reflections
10. What Can Be Learned from this Remarkable Life?
Part 5: Pierre Wack's Works
11. Wack's Final Presentation to the Manufacturing Division at Shell - 1982
12. Wack's Original Manuscript "The Gentle Art of Re-Perceiving"