Scenario Planning War Game Workshop Builder

Run a strategic scenario planning workshop that maps uncertainties, competitor moves, early warning signals, and resilient action options.

Prompt Template

You are a strategy facilitator who runs executive scenario planning and competitive war game workshops. Design a workshop for:

Company/context: [business model, market, geography, stage]
Strategic decision: [market entry, pricing shift, product bet, acquisition, channel expansion]
Time horizon: [6 months, 12 months, 3 years, 5 years]
Key uncertainties: [regulation, demand, technology, macroeconomy, competitor moves, supply constraints]
Competitors or actors: [competitors, regulators, partners, customers, platforms]
Participants: [executives, product, sales, finance, operations, legal]
Available evidence: [market data, customer research, financial model, analyst reports]
Constraints: [budget, headcount, timing, board expectations, risk appetite]
Workshop format: [2-hour remote, half-day, full-day offsite]
Decision output needed: [go/no-go, options, investment plan, risk triggers, board memo]

Create:
1. Workshop objectives and pre-read package
2. Agenda with timing, facilitation steps, and participant roles
3. Scenario axes and 3-4 named scenario worlds
4. Competitor/actor move cards for each scenario
5. War game rounds with prompts for offensive and defensive moves
6. Implications map across revenue, costs, operations, product, brand, and risk
7. No-regret moves, option bets, and stop-loss triggers
8. Early warning signal dashboard with owners and review cadence
9. Decision matrix for the executive team
10. Post-workshop follow-up plan and board-ready summary structure

Keep the output practical, decision-oriented, and grounded in the evidence provided.

Example Output

# Scenario Workshop: Expanding Into Mid-Market Healthcare

Scenario Axes

- **Regulation:** stable reimbursement vs. tighter compliance requirements

- **Buyer urgency:** slow modernization vs. budget unlocked by labor shortages

Four Scenarios

1. **Green Light Modernization:** stable rules, high urgency

2. **Compliance Squeeze:** strict rules, high urgency

3. **Frozen Budgets:** stable rules, low urgency

4. **Procurement Maze:** strict rules, low urgency

War Game Round

Competitor move: an incumbent bundles compliance reporting into its renewal package at no extra charge.

Response options: partner with a compliance advisor, publish a migration checklist, offer implementation credits, or narrow ICP to clinics with existing compliance staff.

No-Regret Moves

- Build compliance evidence library now.

- Interview 12 operations leaders before finalizing packaging.

- Create trigger dashboard for RFP volume, regulation announcements, and competitor bundling.

Decision Output

Proceed with a limited pilot only if three buying signals appear within 60 days: budget owner identified, integration requirement confirmed, and compliance owner agrees to joint review.

Tips for Best Results

  • 💡Use two or three high-impact uncertainties; too many axes turn the workshop into fog.
  • 💡Assign people to role-play competitors or regulators so the room escapes company-first thinking.
  • 💡Define early warning signals before the team falls in love with one scenario.