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SUMMARY:Scenario Planning and the Medical Humanities: A Workshop for Uncer
 tain Times
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250704T110000
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DESCRIPTION:In times of turbulence and uncertainty\, scenarios - narrative
  descriptions of contrasting\, plausible futures - can provide the basis f
 or strategic dialogue\, creative thinking\, and judicious decision-making\
 , as well as "interesting research" that is both rigorous and actionable. 
 Although usually associated with the social sciences and industry\, buildi
 ng scenarios requires skills closely aligned with the humanities\, and off
 ers a fresh perspective on many ambiguous or debatable issues via the syst
 emic "manufactured hindsight" of multiple contrasting futures. Scenario wo
 rk can also usefully encourage epistemic humility - asking\, not "which fu
 ture do we think we want from the limits of our perspective in the present
 ?"\, but "how will different potential futures perceive our choices and va
 lues in hindsight?".\n\nThis highly participatory session will introduce a
  current scenario set for the future of global healthcare created at Griff
 ith University using a variant of the Oxford Scenario Planning Approach de
 veloped at the Saïd Business School. The approach has well-established us
 es in medicine and healthcare (United European Gastroenterology\, 2014\; I
 MAJINE\, 2022\; Ramírez et. al\, 2023\; Finch\, 2024\; Lang and Carson\, 
 2025).\n\nThe event offers attendees the opportunity to discuss how medica
 l humanities expertise (such as medical ethics and history) and their wide
 r context may evolve in ways beyond current expectations (Lang and Ramíre
 z (2024)'s so-called "ghost scenario")\, as well as learning about Oxford-
 style scenario planning and exploring how the medical humanities may usefu
 lly speak to broader questions of strategy\, policy\, and foresight across
  systems of health and care.\n\nLead Facilitator: Dr Matt Finch\, Saïd Bu
 siness School\, University of Oxford\; Co-Facilitator: Dr Sarah Dry\nhttps
 ://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/scenario-planning-and-the-medical-humanities-a
 -workshop-for-uncertain-times\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers
LOCATION:Radcliffe Humanities (Seminar Room)\, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/6769e7d6-4d23-4bdf-b9b2-a715830693dd/
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