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3Visioning and Scenario Planning

3.1 INTRODUCTION

Visioning and scenario planning are a critical part of the United States military strategic planning effort. As noted at the start of the first chapter, the planning process forces the military to look at alternatives before a situation occurs and allows them to be prepared and be at the leading edge. Similarly, major successful enterprises, like Toyota, spend a large amount of time in visioning exercises. That was how they were able to successfully take over as the leader in the international automotive industry. When Toyota took the lead in automotive sales, The New York Times had a headline indicating that GM had lost its position as the world leader. The following day, GM gave their response, ...