Learning from the Future of Kuwait: Scenarios as a Learning Tool to Build Consensus for Actions Needed to Realize Vision 2035

This perspective is a qualitative meta-analysis study using critical interpretive synthesis that narrates three future and equally plausible scenarios of social economic development in the State Kuwait over next 15 years. The first scenario follows what we call ‘Sustainable Growth’ model as defined by United Nations Development Goals Vision 2035 presented Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. As polar opposite, ‘Mismanaged Resourced-Based Autocracy’ model, negative reflection worst-case scenario. third between these two, it ‘Equality Outcome Between Societal Groups’ model. So not to lay blame for past actions or point fingers, which could prove counterproductive consensus-building process needed actions, chose use pasts other countries projections Kuwait. Our search through recent socio-economic revealed Singapore was best fit scenario, Venezuela second, Lebanon third. All became fully independent at approximately same time share many similarities. were used input variables outcome, bottom-up top-down consensus-making regarding utilitarian action be Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Think-Tanks, Agencies, government parliament.