The Future is Blended

The Future is Blended

For strategy, the future is already here. And it is blended. In March 2020, when the implications of COVID-19 washed over the western world, everyone scrambled to digital. It was digital chaos. Now, five months later, we are seeing digital turn serious. Trends and...
Assess Using the Transformational Company Index

Assess Using the Transformational Company Index

Building on the 10 Principles of Transformation, we have developed a data-driven assessment tool, the TCI or Transformational Company Index. Use it in 1:1 conversations, with small groups or across the entire organization. The TCI gets you a clear index score on where...

What is Business Model in a Cluster?

At its core, strategy is simple. It should cover where we are going (vision, mission, ambition, desired position) and how we are going to get there (the focus areas, strategic pillars and roadmap). For a cluster, a clear cluster strategy should cover the following...
Why Tokenize Sweat Equity?

Why Tokenize Sweat Equity?

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, advisor, executive, board member, or even a fund manager, you would be interested to find out what it takes to make scale-ups work.  On Thursday, July 29th, Strategy Tools hosted a one-hour webinar “Why Tokenize Sweat Equity” with some...
Five Pillars of Innovation Superclusters

Five Pillars of Innovation Superclusters

The Triple Helix In the 1990’s, Professors Henry Etzkowitz and Loet Leydesdorff conceptualized the Triple Helix framework, laying the groundwork for 25 years of Western innovation policies. The Triple-Helix framework was seen as a “university-industry-government in...
Five Paradoxes of Strategic Change

Five Paradoxes of Strategic Change

Ask any leader what it takes to execute their strategy and it’s likely that they’ll mention behavioral change – or culture, for short. Mindsets, norms and practices (including their own) have to evolve, if not be reinvented, for the organisation to become more...