Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Ohio Transportation Working Group Future Scenarios Workshop

OTWG Futuring Workshop
October 25, 2007
Location: Ohio Department of Development
24th Floor, Verne Riffe Building
77 S. High St. · Columbus, OH 43215
10 am – 4pm


The futuring workshop will be held to guide the project in producing a policy framework for Ohio Policymakers for the future prosperity of the transportation sector and the state. We hope to assemble a number of people with diverse backgrounds and experiences in order to add credibility and reality to the futuring process.

The draft schedule for the Futuring Workshop is as follows (subject to change):

9:30 – 10:00 Arrival and registration

10:00 – 10:15 Greeting and Introductions

10:15 – 10:20 Review of the topic question (see below)

10:20 – 11:30 Idea Generation: What are the most important and most uncertain issues/trends/factors relative to the topic question?

11:30 – 11:45 Structure of the scenario analysis and divide into four future scenarios working groups

11:45 – 1:15 Development of future scenarios within each scenarios group

**12 noon** LUNCH

1:15 – 1:45 Reports of future scenarios from each future scenarios group Populate and tag the four quadrants/scenarios

1:45 – 2:00 Quick brainstorming of unintended events or “black swans” and an examination of their impact on different scenarios

2:00 – 3:30 Discussion of policy implications for the state and other government entities for each scenario

3:30 – 4:00 Review, conclusions, wrap-up



Additional Activities


In addition to attending, all core group members are asked to provide one contact who would serve as an additional contributor to the Future Scenarios Workshop. Additional contributors should include those who either are in the energy or transportation field or have a strong interest in the subject. In order to have a broad diversity of opinions, feel free to suggest those who may have a different opinion than the larger group.

If you are unable to attend on November 8th, please designate an emissary either from your own organization or someone with similar convictions in addition to the additional attendee. Should you have any questions, please contact Clean Fuels Ohio by email at Info@CleanFuelsOhio.org.

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