Strategy in an Age of Uncertainty
The arc of any celebrated business is underpinned by decisive strategy choices that are few and typically made amidst the profound uncertainty of rapid change. Get these crux choices wrong and you face a future of persistent pain, or even outright failure. To get them right, you must constantly attune your strategy to unfolding circumstances—ponder
... See moreHamilton Helmer • 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
Strategic thinking, in its purest form, is the process of considering “what could be true.” Strategy is the art of the possible. What new mental model would have to be invented for this to work? What if people moved from the way it is, to a new, different way? What if a new outcome (an outcome we haven’t considered before) was possible?
Category Pirates, Christopher Lochhead, Eddie Yoon, Katrina Kirsch, • The 22 Laws of Category Design
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Those who succeed combine stable design elements with dynamic elements that change as markets change and strategy changes. It's a rare opportunity for organizations to identify their stable backbone and set them up so that they can change dynamically. Successful leaders and successful companies use these changes to "rebuild the future"—but a landsc... See more
McKinsey • Getting organizational redesign right
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Not only is strategy possible in times of tumultuous change, but it can be a competitive advantage and a source of significant value creation.
A. G. Lafley • Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
Businesses and individuals operating in uncertain environments and looking to do new things (“innovation”) need operating principles that enable and empower new outcomes.
Brian Dell • LF11 - Cohort Futures
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