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Big picture strategy may belong to the C-suite, but strategic thinking must take place throughout the organization. Basically, strategic thinking is the deliberative thinking that takes place when you ponder how you, your team, your department or your company will succeed now and into the future. My dilemma. I’ve been facilitating strategic thinking workshops for…
I’ve been rummaging through old notebooks lately to see what I should throw out. Not having a lot of luck. But I did find some quotes about “the future” worth pondering. Ponder away! Søren Kierkegaard: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Life is pretty cool for us in the…
“GM Factory of the Future Will Run with Robots” New York Times October 20, 1984 Whilst rummaging through my files recently I found an interesting clip about GM and its planned factory of the future program. (We actually cut items from the newspapers in those ancient times.) I recalled my interest about automation in those…
In sports, players who play both offense and defense are often referred to as “two-way players.” Business leaders exhibit two-way thinking day-in and day-out. Likewise, I see in people who exhibit a “prepared mind.” Prepared for what you ask? Prepared to deal with both challenges and opportunities, the two basic reasons why we need leaders…
Systems Thinking 3 + 3 + 3
Business has morphed beyond complex — it’s wicked.
AI fever has infected many companies. And the rush to implement AI is akin to the gold rush of 1849. “Put it in! Show your customers that you are smart and worthy of their money! Do it NOW!” Not sure what to do? Find an AI consulting firm (LOTS of them already), give them a…
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