Scope The Environment: To realize a Future Picture, it is necessary to deal with yourself (your own organization) and the external world. To deal with the external world, it is important to be aware of some of the major features of it. It is a world in which change is rapid and consequential, time is your enemy, predictions are dangerous, and disruption is a fact of life. (13 minutes) How To Video--Scope the Environment Exercises: There are a variety of different Scope exercises an organization can use depending on its circumstances. This video describes a broadly applicable exercise to consider market trends, assess the group’s analysis of their validity and duration, and to determine how or if the group should deal with the trends from both an offensive and a defensive standpoint. (10 minutes) Downloadable Templates: Scope the Environment Trends Exercise