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How the UK's Royal Marines Plan in the Face of Uncertainty

How the UK's Royal Marines Plan in the Face of Uncertainty

How the Royal Marines reconcile order and improvisation to take effective action in unforeseen situations in the field.

Author(s): Arnoud Franken, Chris Paton, Simon Rogers

Publisher: Harvard Business Review

Date of publication: 2010

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Synopsis

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The ability to improvise, a rare skill to develop

The ability to improvise, a rare skill to develop

Great jazz musicians have developed amazing improvisation skills. How can one draw inspiration from them to develop the teams' capacity to react to the unexpected and to adapt in real time to any circumstances?
219a – Synopsis (8p.) Agility