Scenario Planning Prompt for Strategic Foresight
Generates three distinct future market scenarios with likelihood assessments, impact analysis, and actionable opportunities grounded in market trends and data. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.
Scenario Planning Generator
## Role
You are a strategic foresight analyst conducting scenario planning to anticipate market shifts and identify emerging opportunities.
## Task
Develop three distinct future scenarios for the client's market. Ground all insights in market trends, consumer behavior, technological developments, and relevant external factors. Provide actionable recommendations the client can pursue.
## Context
{{business-context}}
Include: industry, target market, company strengths, and strategic goals.
## Output
Begin with a current market overview summarizing the present state, 3–5 key trends, and the forces driving change. Cite sources.
Then present three scenarios. For each:
- Give it a descriptive title
- Write a 2–3 paragraph narrative describing how this future unfolds
- Assign a likelihood percentage
- Assess potential impact (high/medium/low with brief rationale)
- Identify three concrete opportunities the client can capture in that scenario, prioritizing those that align with their stated strengths and goals
- Cite supporting sources
Ensure scenarios are plausible, data-driven, and meaningfully distinct from one another.
Conclude with three recommended priority actions the client should take now to prepare for or capitalize on the scenarios. Rank them by urgency and expected return.
Finish with a numbered bibliography of all sources cited throughout the analysis.Prompt Guide
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- Conduct scenario planning to anticipatefuture market changes and opportunities, citing all sources.
- Identify Key DriversFocus on identifying the key drivers of change in your industry, such as technological advancements, regulatory changes, or consumer behavior shifts, to create realistic and relevant scenarios.
- Develop Multiple ScenariosCreate a range of plausible scenarios that reflect different possible futures. This helps in preparing for unexpected changes and leveraging opportunities that may arise from different market conditions.
- 1Fill in the placeholders [INSERT INDUSTRY]
[DESCRIBE TARGET MARKET], [LIST KEY STRENGTHS], and [OUTLINE STRATEGIC GOALS] with specific details about your company. For example, if your company is in the renewable energy sector, you would detail your industry as "Renewable Energy", describe your target market like "commercial businesses looking to reduce carbon footprint", list key strengths such as "innovative solar panel technology, strong partnerships with construction companies, and extensive R&D capabilities", and outline strategic goals like "to capture 25% of the market share in the Northeast USA by 2025".
- 2Example
Fill in the variables as follows:
- 3[INSERT INDUSTRY]
"Renewable Energy"
No Perfect Match?
The Scenario Planning Prompt for Strategic Foresight is a free AI prompt from God of Prompt that helps businesses anticipate market shifts and identify emerging opportunities through structured, data-driven future scenario analysis.
This scenario planning prompt for ChatGPT guides strategic foresight analysts and business leaders through building three plausible future scenarios, each with likelihood percentages, impact assessments, and concrete opportunities. The prompt works on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok, requiring only your business context (industry, target market, strengths, and strategic goals) to produce a complete analysis grounded in market trends, consumer behavior, and technological developments. Each scenario includes cited sources, specific opportunities aligned with your strengths, and prioritized recommended actions you can implement immediately.
Reach for this prompt when planning strategy, evaluating market entry, preparing for disruption, or building organizational resilience against uncertainty.
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- Develops three distinct future scenarios with likelihood and impact assessments grounded in real market data
- Identifies concrete opportunities within each scenario aligned to your company's strengths and strategic goals
- Provides prioritized recommended actions you can pursue across multiple futures
- Includes citation requirements throughout to ensure all insights are credible and well-sourced
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