Scenario thinking is a tool for motivating people to challenge the status quo, or get better at doing so, by asking "What if?" Asking "What if?" in a disciplined way allows you to rehearse the possibilities of tomorrow.
"Scenarios transform information into perceptions... It is a creative experience that generates an 'Aha!' ... and leads to strategic insights beyond the mind's previous reach." - Pierre Wack
T. Alspaugh, D. Richardson, и T. Standish. 4th International Workshop on Scenarios and State Machines: Models, Algorithms and Tools (SCESM'05), стр. 1--5. St. Louis, MI, (мая 2005)