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BAU strategies are unsuited to complex social challenges because they are not the product of what Bourdieu calls “genuine strategic intention,” oriented toward current realities and the emerging future.

Addressing complex social challenges requires deep strategic commitment coupled with radical tactical flexibility.

To address the challenges of our time, we must embrace complexity and work collaboratively across systems of diverse stakeholders, even and especially when the path forward is unclear.

A key challenge I have seen over the years with responses to complex social challenges comes when strategy is confused with tactics.

cycle of planning and iteration allows networks to integrate both deliberate and emergent strategies for action.