by Rohit Talwar -  futurist,  Fast Future - United Kingdom In our current work with clients, we are focusing on four main scenarios for how this downturn could play out. These all are plausible – if not equally likely – scenarios for how the key engines of the global economy may develop over the coming five to six years. As none of us truly knows how the next few years will play out, we cannot rely on a single set of assumptions.