Chapter 2: Identifying Development Challenges - Two scenario approaches

 

Once the prioritized drivers of change have been identified, the next step is to use them to uncover potential development challenges that may emerge in the future. Depending on the team’s resources, expertise, and comfort level with creative thinking, this can be approached in two ways.

Here's a quick visual overview of the two options we describe below:

Option 1: The Analytical Approach 

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Option 2: The Creative Approach

Three-panel teal infographic illustrating a growth ownership process from ideation to execution.

These two options each have their own advantages and trade-offs. 
Click through the tabs below to read through and decide which approach suits your needs.

    A description of the 2 approaches
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    Advantages of each approach
    Trade-offs in each approach
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    Now that you have an idea of which approach meets your team's requirements, you can navigate to the section that lays out either one of these approaches in detail.

    Click here to navigate to Option 1: The Analytical Approach

    Click here to navigate to Option 2: The Creative approach