Lisa Fu
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Lisa Fu
In the almost five years that I’ve been leading CPI ANZ, we’ve never had a “strategic plan.”
Each year, at the beginning of the year, I write a “CPI ANZ vision” which I share with the board. But I’ve been resistant to developing the more traditional 2-5 year strategic plan. And I’ve been thinking about why.
The reason is because most strategic plans
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Meaningful distinctions:
Profit vs benefit
Simplicity vs clarity
Success vs progress
Convenience vs comfort
Fun vs satisfaction
Thoughts vs thinking
Information vs knowledge
Choices vs decisions
Scale vs resonance
Achievement vs influence
Descriptions vs evaluations
Expansion vs growth
Consumption vs consideration
Control
Strategist and designer overlap ..
Jake’s version
John Cutler on LinkedIn: Yes, you are making a forecast. Forecasts are never perfect. But some…
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The Chinese symbol for crisis 危机 is composed of two elements: one signifies danger and the other opportunity.
Quant vs qual metrics
These bedazzled methods fall under the category that Futurist Ilkka Tuomi labels as Epistemic Uncertainty , and the argument goes something like this:
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“I’m unsure about the answer to this problem, but I can solve it by gathering more data. Once I gather more data related to the problem, I will be able to devise a solution.”
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The Future Thinker’s Dilemma
the whole point of applied research is to inform decisions. You don’t necessarily need specialised communication channels and documentation. You need to get the insights in front of the decision makers when they need them. Look at the types of communication that are most effective in your organisation and copy what’s already working.
- just enough
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