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ABCD Process | The Natural Step Germany
The challenge is to structure one’s workflow in a way that insight and new ideas can become the driving forces that push us forward. We do not want to make ourselves dependent on a plan that is threatened by the unexpected, like a new idea, discovery – or insight.
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In order to implement strategy, an organization needs to integrate structure, processes, and people. A successful redesign will focus the company's resources on its strategic priorities and reduce costs. An example of a typical motivation for a redesign is a company that decided to expand outside of its US home base.
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But ‘backcasting’ methods quickly run into the sand for the reasons cited earlier—time moves in only one direction and all real-world processes involve learning, adaptation and evolution. The ideal of working backwards from a chosen end—the engineering model—usually needs to be combined with the mindset of a gardener, who focuses on beginnings rath
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every question that emerges out of our slip-box will naturally and handily come with material to work with. If we look into our slip-box to see where clusters have built up, we not only see possible topics, but topics we have already worked on – even if we were not able to see it up front. The idea that nobody ever starts from scratch suddenly beco
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A more creative alternative is the ‘backcasting’ method proposed by John Robinson and offered as an alternative to forecasting. This encourages starting with a vision of the future and then projecting backwards to the steps needed in the present to achieve it. This is useful as a prompt—policymaking is always better if it works backwards from desir
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The CSV Boundary Framework The CSV Boundary Framework has two very important purposes. First, it makes sure the strategic vision is achievable. A good CSV may be aggressive and it may be a stretch to accomplish, but it shouldn’t be impossible or even unrealistic. A realistic CSV is aligned with the company’s strategies, as well as the outside world
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