In his book, A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking the celebrated physicist conclusively argues the arrow of time points only in the forward direction. That explains why we can remember the past, but cannot predict the future. This existentialist dilemma is exacerbated by the fact that all our knowledge is about the past, and all our decisions are about the future (Ian Wilson).

Scenario Planning provides a robust methodology for preparing the organisation for the uncertainties and unknowns beyond the horizon.