The Scenario Planning Toolkit is designed to help transportation planners in any organization design, plan, and run a Scenario Planning Workshop. There are two types of material contained here: Guidebooks and Workshop Collateral.

Guidebooks

Two guidebooks are included in the toolkit. 

Planning Guide

The Planning Guide was written to help a Workshop Project Manager to design, plan, schedule, and run a Scenario Planning Workshop.

Facilitators Guide

This guide is written for anyone who will serve as a session facilitator at a Scenario Planning Workshop.

Workshop Collateral

These materials are to be used during a Scenario Planning Workshop.

Scenario Brochures

These four documents provide participants with background on their  assigned scenarios. They are to be used in the immersion portion of the scenario breakout sessions.

Newscast Videos

These videos (one for each scenario) are of fictional newscasts set in each future scenario. They are 5 to 6 minutes in length. They are to be used in the immersion portion of the scenario breakout sessions.

Scenario Headline Screenshots

These are fictional headlines and screenshots of stories for each of the scenarios.

Future Freight Flow Scenarios Overview Video

This is a 5-minute video that provides an overview of all four scenarios. It is intended to be used in the Reveal portion of the debrief.

Introduction to Scenario Planning Video

This animated video can be used to help an audience understand what Scenario Planning is. It complements (and can replace) the Introduction to Scenario Planning PPT.

Free Your Mind / Suspend Disbelief Video

This animated video can be used to help an audience prepare for the Scenario Planning breakout sessions.

Evaluation Debrief Spreadsheet

This is a template spreadsheet that tabulates the different votes for the elements within the scenario planning breakout session.

Introduction to Scenario Planning Slides

This is a set of annotated slides that can be used by the lead facilitator or Workshop Project Manager at a workshop. This is in Microsoft PowerPoint format.

Here is a videotape of the presentation made by Dr. Chris Caplice using these slides.

Workshop Debrief Slides

This is a set of annotated slides that can be used by the lead facilitator at a workshop to assist in the debrief. This is in Microsoft PowerPoint format.  It is tied to the Evaluation Debrief Spreadsheet.

Templates

Additional templates that a planner needs to run a workshop.