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Wind-tunneling

Futures

Wind-tunneling refers to a backcasting method used to test how future changes might affect the ability to deliver a particular project.

Wind-tunneling refers to a backcasting method used to test how future changes might affect the ability to deliver a particular project. It highlights the potential obstacles and challenges that may arise during project implementation.

Related terms Backcasting Backcasting is a strategic foresight and planning method that starts from a desired future and works backward to identify the steps, policies, and transformations needed to reach it. Blind Spots Blind spots are areas of knowledge, assumptions, perspectives, or opportunities that an organization or individual fails to perceive —or consciously dismisses— despite the presence of early signals or evidence. Decision making Decision-making is the process through which an individual, team or organisation identifies a problem or opportunity, evaluates alternative courses of action and selects one option to implement. Four Scenarios’ Archetypes Four Scenarios’ Archetypes represent distinct narrative constructs that encapsulate different future trajectories, by providing structured insights into plausible future states.