‘Rapid Scenario Planning’ to Support a Regional Sustainability Transformation Vision: A Case Study from Blekinge, Sweden

Giles Thomson, Henrik Ny, Varvara Nikulina, Sven Borén, James Ayers and Jayne Bryant
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Giles Thomson: Department of Strategic Sustainable Development, Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), 371 79 Karlskrona, Sweden
Henrik Ny: Department of Strategic Sustainable Development, Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), 371 79 Karlskrona, Sweden
Varvara Nikulina: Department of Strategic Sustainable Development, Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), 371 79 Karlskrona, Sweden
Sven Borén: Department of Strategic Sustainable Development, Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), 371 79 Karlskrona, Sweden
James Ayers: Department of Strategic Sustainable Development, Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), 371 79 Karlskrona, Sweden
Jayne Bryant: Department of Strategic Sustainable Development, Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), 371 79 Karlskrona, Sweden

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 17, 1-26

Abstract: This paper presents a case study of a transdisciplinary scenario planning workshop that was designed to link global challenges to local governance. The workshop was held to improve stakeholder integration and explore scenarios for a regional planning project (to 2050) in Blekinge, Sweden. Scenario planning and transdisciplinary practices are often disregarded by practitioners due to the perception of onerous resource requirements, however, this paper describes a ‘rapid scenario planning’ process that was designed to be agile and time-efficient, requiring the 43 participants from 13 stakeholder organizations to gather only for one day. The process was designed to create an environment whereby stakeholders could learn from, and with, each other and use their expert knowledge to inform the scenario process. The Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD) was used to structure and focus the scenario planning exercise and its subsequent recommendations. The process was evaluated through a workshop participant survey and post-workshop evaluative interview with the regional government project manager to indicate the effectiveness of the approach. The paper closes with a summary of findings which will support those wishing to conduct similar rapid scenario planning exercises to inform policy planning for complex systems.

Keywords: strategic sustainable development; scenario planning; transdisciplinary; regional development; sustainability governance; sustainability transformation; urban planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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