The idea of the June 2001 seminar was to focus particularly on scenario
building. We liked to take the chance to profit from our common Nordic effort in
the field of scenario building. Generally speaking, day one (June 6) dealt with
topics like "The main features of scenario thinking", "The dimensions of
scenarios", "Differences in the application of scenarios". On Thursday, June 7,
we then discussed more specific questions as e.g. "Megatrends and weak signals",
"The limitation of scenarios" or "Scenario building and strategy work". The
seminar ended with a panel discussion on the topic "Is there a Nordic
perspective in the process of scenario building?".
During the two-day seminar, we focused in particular on the following questions being discussed in 4 different workshops:
The Seminar on Scenario Building gathered together 120 participants from Finland and other countries like the Nordic countries, UK, Belgium, Morocco, the Netherlands, Estonia and Germany.
SEMINAR PROGRAMME
Wednesday, June 6, 2001
| 08.00-09.00 | Registration Old Town Hall (Vanha Raatihuone) | |
| 09.00-09.15 | Opening of the seminar | |
| 09.15-10.00 | Plenary I: 'Scenarios - Your Tools for Navigating in the Pathwork of Possible Worlds', Matti Kamppinen, Finland Futures Research Centre | |
| 10.00-10.20 | Coffee break | |
| 10.20-11.00 | Plenary II: 'The Attractiveness of Scenario Techniques', Göran Hallin, Institute for Futures Studies, Sweden | |
| 11.00-11.40 | Plenary III: 'Scenario Building for Analysing the Connection between Geo-economical Framework and Development Alternatives', Erik Terk, Estonian Institute for Futures Studies | |
| 11.40-12.00 | Discussion |
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| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch at Restaurant Teini | |
| 13.00-14.30 | Workshop I:
The Main Features of Scenario Thinking Workshop II: The Problem Areas of Scenario Building |
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| 14.30-15.00 | Coffee break | |
| 15.00-16.30 | Workshop I and II continue | |
| 16.30-16.45 | Closing of the first seminar day | |
| 18.30- |
Dinner in a yacht-club near Turku (Pikisaaren Meripavilijonki) |
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| 23.30 | Return to the hotels | |
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09.00-10.15 |
Workshop
III: Megatrends and Weak Signals as Tools in Scenario Building Workshop IV: Scenario Building and Strategy Work |
| 10.15-10.45 | Coffee break |
| 10.45-12.00 | Workshop III and IV continue |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch at Restaurant Teini |
| 13.00-13.40 | Plenary IV: 'Stunt Scenarios', Terje Berg, made4net as, Norway |
| 13.40-14.20 | Plenary V: 'Scenarios: Unveiling Uncertainties', Uffe Palludan, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, Denmark |
| 14.20-14.45 | Coffee break |
| 14.45-16.00 | Panel discussion: Common Nordic/European Perspective in the Process of Scenario Building |
| 16.00-16.15 | Final discussion |
| 16.15-16.30 | Closing of the seminar |