Tired of strategic planning?

Eric Beinhocker, Sarah Kaplan

Some ways to transform annual strategic reviews into important discussions that actually enlighten and prepare participants to confront the future.

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Strategy as a Wicked Problem

Clark Gilbert, Joseph L. Bower

How to approach strategic planning in a highly turbulent world?

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Tough-Minded Ways to Get Innovative

Andrall E. Pearson

Some practices to reinforce your strategic innovation abilities.

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The innovative organization: why new ventures need more than a room of their own?

Adapt the organizational structure of the company to the needs of new businesses.

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Irreconcilable differences

Robert J. Thomas

Take account of cultural factors upstream in the merger process.

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Strategic thinking on the front lines

William Barnett, Terrance Berland

At what level of the company should strategic thinking be organized, and how does this affect the organization?

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Strategic stories: how 3M is rewriting business planning

Gordon Shaw, Robert Brown, Philip Bromiley

3M's experience with communicating its strategy as a story.

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Can big companies become successful venture capitalists?

Key success factors for companies applying a venture capital model.

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Creating and Leading Strategic Combinations

The keys to a successful corporate merger.

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Welcome to the Experience Economy

B. Joseph Pine II, James H. Gilmore

A founding article that demonstrates how companies can differentiate themselves by offering their clients true, unique and memorable experiences. 

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