Scenario planning is designed to help organizations think strategically through the uncertainties they face. In a strategic context, scenarios are usually developed and used by senior executive teams and boards of directors. They can also be powerful tools at lower levels in the organization to help people think more strategically about the industry they work in, the workplace … [Read more...] about Using Scenarios to Build Better Teams
Scenario Planning
Uncertainty Definition: The Pace of Learning
The Pace of Learning. The American society, influenced by the industrial age, continues to thrive, despite discussions about the knowledge economy, the sustainable economy, or the serendipity economy. Any alternative economic model is seen as a parallel augmentation to the industrial economy. That cultural bias, that assumption, has lead to actions that have transformed … [Read more...] about Uncertainty Definition: The Pace of Learning
USC Develops Quantum Computer Encased In A Diamond
This is the kind of story that should get the attention of workforce development people. Sure, the technology is years away, but think about the skills and knowledge required if this becomes a reality. Traditional electronics theory, techniques and many aspects of manufacturing and assembly fall away if you start to speculate on how to productionize this technology and what … [Read more...] about USC Develops Quantum Computer Encased In A Diamond
How are my books, Listening to the Future and Management by Design, Related?
A little history of Listening to the Future and Management by Design and how they are related. Listening to the Future isn’t so much a book idea as it was a repository for a number of ideas I was already working on at Microsoft. Scenarios lie at the core of Listening to the Future, the idea that we have to grapple with the future, that we can’t just consider on possibility, … [Read more...] about How are my books, Listening to the Future and Management by Design, Related?
Six Reasons to Use Scenarios During Strategic Planning
Six Reasons to Use Scenarios During Strategic Planning Clients often ask what value scenario planning brings to the strategic planning process. We outline six ways that scenario planning enhances not only the scenario planning process, but also increases an organization's leadership capacity and agility. 1. Use Scenarios During Strategic Planning to Build a Consensus … [Read more...] about Six Reasons to Use Scenarios During Strategic Planning
