Playground System Actors Motivations

What is the playground like? Who or what are the Who are the actors in our playgound? Who gets to What are the trends and forces driving the change?
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ideas, products or companies we are competing decide, and who drives change? For example, what is the political climate like and
with? what are the incentives driving technology? What
about ethics?

Next big things

Promising ideas gaining momentum Speed
Decisionmakers

P
Political
E
Economic

Year

S T
Hot right now
Theme
Fast and agile experiments, just a few will stick

Socio-cultural Technological

Established
The already recognized ideas and players

L E
Changemakers Stakeholders

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Incumbents
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The one’s that “have always been there”.
Impact

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 Pre-mortem Anti-Futures Problem → Solution
In your future, explore and verbalise the aspirations When in the future, reflect back on how did we get Pick maximum five anti-futures, and turn them into pos-
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Predictive Analysis

and intent. What is the root cause, why and ultimate there? What were the key events along the way that itive solutions through stories / mini-scenarios. This will
legacy to leave behind? Who do we impact, and lead us there, both positive and negative. Where did help you plan ahead later — be as visual as possible.
what do our actions change? things nearly go wrong and why?

Year

Think big, imagine possibilities.

Theme
WHERE WE STARTED THE FUTURE

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 Vision of the Future Five-star Futures Urgency Matrix
What does the optimal future look like? How about Map your five-star futures on this chart. Which
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Optimal Futures

Based on previous, write down the ideas for the fu-

tures we want to arrive in. These act as seeds for a one star version of it? What’s a middle ground ones are important to the future of your organiza-
concepts and can be as wild as you’d like. that would qualifuy as an MVP? What does success tion and industry? Which are high value and low
look like at each stage? cost?

What

In ___________, we will
Year

Why Act long term Act now

____________________

for _________________
Theme

, because

IMPORTANCE
____________________
For Whom?

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success look
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