Overview
- Presents a scenario method which is increasingly used in research and practice
- Offers insights into the application and methodological aspects of CIB
- Provides assistance for practical application through various case studies
Part of the book series: Contributions to Management Science (MANAGEMENT SC.)
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Cross-Impact Balances (CIB) is a method frequently used for research, in companies and in administrations for the systematic construction of qualitative scenarios. This book introduces the fundamentals of the method and uses a clear step-by-step example to explain how scenarios can be constructed with CIB. It describes possible problems in applying the method and offers help for various use cases. It includes a detailed discussion of the design decisions that shape a CIB application and the methods that can be used to collect the necessary data. The application examples presented provide a first impression of the possibilities of the method. A discussion of the strengths and limitations of the method offers guidance on the use cases in which CIB can be profitably applied. The book is valuable for researchers and practitioners in the field of scenario analysis.
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Keywords
- Scenario
- Scenario method
- Qualitative systems analysis
- Cross-Impact Balances
- CIB
- Foresight
- Scenario planning
- Qualitative impact network analysis
- ScenarioWizard
- Foundations of CIB
- Portfolio analysis
- Cross impacts
- Energy and society
- Public health
- IPCC storylines
- Intervention analysis
- CIB-based storyline development
- CIB portfolio
- Key indicators for CIB scenarios
- Statistical analyis
Table of contents (8 chapters)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Wolfgang Weimer-Jehle is head of the CIB-Lab at the Center for Interdisciplinary Risk and Innovation Studies (ZIRIUS) at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. He has been researching and lecturing in the field of scenario methodology for more than 25 years and is the originator of the Cross-Impact Balances (CIB) method, which is meanwhile an internationally established and widely used method for the creation of qualitative scenarios on energy, water, health, and other areas. Dr. Weimer-Jehle has developed the ScenarioWizard software, which is today the standard tool for applying the CIB method.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cross-Impact Balances (CIB) for Scenario Analysis
Book Subtitle: Fundamentals and Implementation
Authors: Wolfgang Weimer-Jehle
Series Title: Contributions to Management Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27230-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27229-5Published: 03 May 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27232-5Published: 04 May 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-27230-1Published: 02 May 2023
Series ISSN: 1431-1941
Series E-ISSN: 2197-716X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 272
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 138 illustrations in colour
Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Environmental Management