Business Systems Laboratory 3rd International SymposiumADVANCES IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. TOWARDS SYSTEMIC APPROACH
Using scenarios to plan the future workforce for the health and social care
system in England
Jack P. Lawrence
Data Modeller, CfWI, England
Dr Graham Willis
Head of Research and Development, CfWI, England
Dr Siôn Cave
Decision Analysis Services Ltd, England
Perugia, Italy - January 21-23, 2015
Business Systems Laboratory 3rd International SymposiumADVANCES IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. TOWARDS SYSTEMIC APPROACH
To become the primary source of high quality, evidence-based workforce intelligence for health, public health and social care.
To be the leading authority - providing world-class intelligence to support workforce planning across health, public health and social care.
Our mission
Our vision
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Do we trust this??
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Policy
What if the future is not what we expect?
Failure
Megatrends
ProblemSystem
Events
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Consider many futures…
Expected future
Use plausible, challenging and consistent futures to test policies
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Why do this??
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Robust workforce planning
Understand the system
Explore the future
Simulate the possibilities
Make robust decisions
Focal question
Transparent and participatory
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Horizon scanning
Context
Issues
Factors
Events
Ideas bank System mapping
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Scenario generationStakeholder workshops
Influencing factors
Keyfactors
Consistency check
Narrative scenarios
Quantified scenarios
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Modeling and simulation
Demand side
OutputsSupply
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Contact details
www.cfwi.org.uk | www.horizonscanning.org.uk
Questions welcomed…
Dr Graham WillisHead of Research and DevelopmentCfWI, England
+44(0)7812 340 405
Dr Siôn CaveDecision Analysis Service Ltd, England
+44(0)7825 758 139
Jack P. LawrenceData ModellerCfWI, England
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+44(0)7812 340 405
Business Systems Laboratory 3rd International SymposiumADVANCES IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. TOWARDS SYSTEMIC APPROACH
Using scenarios to plan the future workforce for the health and social care
system in England
Jack P. Lawrence
Data Modeller, CfWI, England
Dr Graham Willis
Head of Research and Development, CfWI, England
Dr Siôn Cave
Decision Analysis Services Ltd, England
Perugia, Italy - January 21-23, 2015