Decisions are then stress-tested against each scenario to identify strategies that are robust across multiple futures. In AI-powered decision intelligence, different experts can independently develop and advocate for different scenarios, producing richer possibility spaces than any single analyst would construct.
Glossary
Scenario Planning
Several futures, planned for.
In short
A strategic methodology that models multiple plausible futures rather than attempting to predict a single outcome. Developed at Royal Dutch Shell in the 1970s, scenario planning creates internally consistent narratives about how key uncertainties might resolve — best case, worst case, and several realistic alternatives.
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Red Teaming
A structured adversarial practice in which a dedicated team deliberately attacks a plan, strategy, or system to expose vulnerabilities before real-world adversaries do.
Definition TermSatisficing vs Maximizing
A distinction introduced by economist Herbert Simon to describe two decision styles.
Definition TermSecond-Order Thinking
A reasoning discipline popularized by Howard Marks that requires asking "and then what?" after every first-order conclusion.
Definition TermSession Mode
A preset configuration that shapes how agents behave in a multi-agent session — balanced analysis, contrarian review, red-teaming, brainstorming.
Definition TermStrategic Fork
A decision point where available paths diverge significantly and the choice is difficult or impossible to reverse once committed.
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