Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Connected Leader -- Chapter 1: The Leader as a Connected Generalist -- Chapter 2: Guiding Principles for Future-Oriented Leaders -- Part 2: Tools and Techniques for Scanning the Environment -- Chapter 3: The Importance of Being Connected-Internally and Externally -- Chapter 4: Trends: Identifying and Analyzing Their Impact -- Chapter 5: Issue Management -- Chapter 6: More Tools and Techniques for Scanning the Environment -- Part 3: Creating a Vision of the Future -- Chapter 7: Characteristics: Identifying What We Want to Become -- Chapter 8: Scenarios: "What If?" and "Then What?" -- Part 4: Future-Focused Communication -- Chapter 9: Strategic Communication -- Part 5: Moving Forward -- Chapter 10: Getting the Ball Rolling -- Appendix A: Additional Examples of Issues from the Advisory Council -- Appendix B: A Checklist for Creating and Working with a Futures Council -- Appendix C: A State of the Future Index -- Appendix D: A Sample Council Meeting Agenda -- Appendix E: Examples of Partial Simulated Scenarios -- References -- Index -- About the Author -- Search this Book.