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Strategy and thinking in boxes

Strategy and thinking in boxes

In an earlier post I explained the need to think in a set of six nested boxes rather than simply “outside the box.” Context: a set of boxes Here is a set of boxes shown with some of their component parts. These parts change and interact in an amoral sense – not good, not bad….

Why we don’t learn from history

Why we don’t learn from history

Past + Present >>> Future As we prepare to launch our new course, Intercepting the Future, we’ve been digging into some of the tools and techniques that are needed for the foundational skills of learning from the past and responding to the present. And, in doing so, we keep running into a very uncomfortable reality – in…

Part 2 – Manage Stories, Not Data

Part 2 – Manage Stories, Not Data

Last week my friend, Brad Kolar, identified some mistakes leaders make regarding data and the stories they tell. He explained the mistake of “choosing the wrong story to tell.” This week he has explanations of two other mistakes. Not fully understanding the story Sometimes leaders know the story they want to manage but do not…

WHAT WE KNOW FOR SURE – Part 2

While we guess about the “new normal” there are five things we know for sure. Here are some comments about the first “known.”

Planning in a Wicked World

No, this is not a commentary on morality. It’s the beginning of a weekly series on structure and decision making in a world without precedent. If you want to receive the series via email please go to www.mindprep.com and signup for our newsletter. First, some simple explanations. Wicked! Now what? So, what do we know…

A Dozen Realities – Updated

When Oliver Cummings and I created the Making Strategy Real workshop for MindPrep Resource Center (www.mindprep.com) we used a dozen “known truth” to guide our design. Now the question is whether these pre-pandemic truths will hold up in a post-pandemic world. Here are some initial thoughts: 2019 2021 The business environment is always evolving. Wow!…

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