Hi, I'm Helen. And I'm Sarah. And this is the Squiggly Careers podcast, a weekly show where we talk about the ups and downs of work and give you some squiggly support for whatever you might be going through. We share ideas for action and tools to try out and create lots of pod sheets to make it easy for you to take what you've listened to and put it into action in your work. This week we're talking about how scenario planning can be useful for your

career, partly prompted because Helen and I are playing with Generative AI left right and

centre at the moment and I read a really good article in Harvard Business Review about generative AI for big scenario

planning. This was like scenario planning for countries and, you know, kind of worldwide environmental

risks. And I thought, oh, a more sort of individual level. I wonder if this could be useful for

your career. And Helen and I started having a play and I of individual level. I wonder if this could be useful for your career.

And Helen, I started having a play.

And I think we are both on board, it's fair to say,

with the matrix that is coming all of your way very, very shortly.

And it is a Helen and Sarah created matrix,

which always makes me very proud.

I wonder how many matrices, matrices we've now created?

Yeah, yeah.

I don't know, matrices.

I don't know.

Someone let us know.

But there have been a few in the many years that we've been recording this podcast.

I think any excuse for a matrix to create a bit of clear clarity.

We'll always get my thumbs up.

So why is scenario planning useful, especially if it's something that

you've not done before? And I think it can fall into that category of like, all, a strategic

activity that can feel daunting and difficult. You know, those sorts of things. You're like,

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