How to Develop Visions: A Literature Review, and a Revised CHOICES Approach for an Uncertain World

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 495-515

  O'Brien, Frances ^a   Meadows, Maureen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methodology; Scenario planning; Visioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035630233     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011308220031     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Ackoff, R. L. (1993). Idealized design: Creative corporate visioning. Omega 21, 401-410.
2. Chatham House Forum (1998). Open Horizons: Scenarios for 2020. Royal Institute of International Affairs: London.
3. Collins, J. C., and Porras, J. I. (1994). Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Comparnies, Century, London.
4. Collins, J. C., and Porras, J. I. (1996). Building your company's vision. Harvard Bus. Rev. Sep/Oct, 65-77.
5. Easterby-Smith, M., Thorpe, R., and Lowe, A. (1991). Management Research - An Introduction, Sage, London.
6. Eden, C., and Ackermann, F. (1998). Making Strategy - The journey of Strategic Management, Sage, London.
7. El Namaki, MSS (1992). Creating a corporate vision. Long Range Plan 25, 25-29.
8. Frisch, B. (1998). A pragmatic approach to vision. J. Bus. Strat. Jul/Aug, 12-15.
9. Hicks, D., and Holden, C. (1995). Visions of the Future - Why We Need To Teach for Tomorrow, Trentham Books, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
10. Jimenez, J., Escalante, J. C., and Aguirre-Vazquez, J. (1997). Application of the Search Conference methodology to planning in higher education. Syst. Pract. 10, 225-269.
11. Kettering Foundation (1995). Framing Issues: Building a Structure for Public Discussions, Kettering Foundation, Ohio.
12. Kouzes, J. M., and Posner, B. Z. (1996). Envisioning your future: Imagining ideal scenarios. The Futurist May/June, 14-19.
13. Lipton, M. (1996). Demystifying the development of an organizational vision. Sloan Mgmt. Rev. Summer, 83-92.
14. McMaster, M. D. (1996). The Intelligence Advantage: Organizing for Complexity. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, MA.
15. O'Brien, F. A., and Meadows, M. (1998). Future visioning: A case study of a scenario based approach. In Dyson, R. G., and O'Brien, F. A. (eds.), Strategic Development: Methods and Models, Wiley, Chichester, pp. 39-54.
16. O'Brien, F. A., and Meadows, M. (2000). Corporate visioning: A survey of UK practice. J. Opl. Res. Soc. 51, 36-44.
17. Parikh, J., and Neubauer, F. (1993). Corporate visioning. Int. Rev. Strat. Manag. 4, 105-116.
18. Public Voice International (1994). CHOICES for Britain: Avon Pilot Evaluation, Public Voice International, Bristol.
19. Raynor, M. E. (1998). That vision thing: Do we need it? Long Range Plan 31, 368-376.
20. Schoemaker, P. J. H. (1992). How to link strategic vision to core capabilities. Sloan Mgmt. Rev. Fall, 67-81.
21. Schwartz, P. (1991). The Art of the Long View, Doubleday, New York.
22. Slaughter, R. A. (1991). Changing images of futures in the 20th century. Futures 5, 499-515.
23. Stacey, R. D. (1995). The science of complexity: An alternative perspective for strategic change processes. Strat. Manag. J. 16, 477-495.
24. Stewart, J. M. (1993). Future state visioning - A powerful leadership process. Long Range Plan 26, 89-98.
25. van der Heijden, K. (1996). Scenarios - The Art of Strategic Conversation, Wiley, Chichester.
26. Wilson, I. (1992). Realizing the power of strategic vision. Long Range Plan 25, 18-28.
27. Yankelovich, D. (1992). How public opinion really works. Fortune 126(7), 102-108.
28. Ziegler, W. (1991). Envisioning the future. Futures June, 516-527.