Morphological analysis enables users to explore the possible futures of a system based on a combination of hypotheses related to that system’s components or variables. Originally employed in technological innovation, this method also lends itself to scenario building in foresight.
A scenario plot is essentially a combination of hypotheses about how the variables in a system may develop, each scenario representing a different set of hypotheses. Morphological analysis stimulates the imagination while enabling users to carry out a systematic and transparent scan of the field of possible futures.