| Each of the scenarios describes a plausible future, a "state" in which we could find ourselves just after the turn of the century |
| These are the futures against which we build our strategies. For the same reasons, we want to understand the paths we might travel to reach these futures. |
| The "real" future will contain elements of all of the scenarios, so the path to one scenario can involve some of the others. |
| During the 2nd TAG workshop the participants came to several important conclusions, illustrated in the following diagram. |