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Opportunities

There is a difference between Possibilities - something that is possible to achieve - and Opportunities - something you can take advantage of. In defining a Vision, we look to the future and ask "What is possible?" What could we become? Then we ask, which possibilities should we pursue?

On the way to identifying which of the Possibilities are really Opportunities we can and should pursue, there is an exciting interim step - Strategic Exploration, where we search for possible positive and negative outcomes of possibilities and the potential implications of action or inaction in pursuing possibilities. Futurist Joel Barker has created a tool for this exploration called the Implications Wheel@ which represents over 25 years of research and experimentation. www.implicationswheel.com

Sally Mizerak is certified to guide you through strategic exploration using the new computer-based Implications Wheel@ to help you:

• Define the questions most important to the future of your organization
• Broadly surface, gather and synthesize the relevant knowledge inherent in your business to consider for the future
• Develop a clear understanding of critical paths to success
• Build a deeper awareness of what is most important to future success
• Avoid unintended consequences and unanticipated results that affect capacity, results, momentum and business success
• See change in a dynamic, visual model that highlights alternatives and implications of your action and inaction

According to Joel Barker, Strategic exploration is the front end to the future you want. The Implications Wheel is the fastest, most inclusive way to collect valuable information about the future. It will improve both the quality and efficiency of your strategic planning process and greatly enhance the likelihood of achieving ambitious goals and objectives.

Out of this process will emerge Opportunities that are worth pursuing.

The Implications Wheel@ can be used to explore by organizations, teams and communities in any area where choices must be made, including:

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Opportunities you can and should pursue.

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