Three Horizons

The Three Horizons model was developed by Bill Sharpe in response to the need for methods and practices that can help facilitate transformative change.

It is important to note that the Three Horizons model is a simple model to explore successful transformations. As such, it is useful with regard to our research objective, but less so for exploring how leverage for change may occur.

When used in conjunction with scenarios, it helps to provide internal structure to scenario narratives because it depicts overlapping and often competing timelines of unfolding change. In particular, the Three Horizons approach has been applied to identify key ideas and actions that facilitate transitions from one way of doing things (business as usual) to more transformative patterns