Insights & Perspectives

Designing client programs for outcomes, not sessions

Most programmes are designed around sessions. They should be designed around outcomes. Here is how to lock in outcomes from day one, with the Program Outcome Canvas and four worked examples.

The €19 Trillion Question

Our new e-book, Europe's Alternate Tech Future, rewrites thirty years of European tech history and asks what the path not taken is really worth. Download it free here. In September 2024, Mario Draghi said out loud what many in Brussels already knew. Europe had fallen...

How Money Flows Through Clusters

Just like a business, a cluster needs a business model and a financial model. Here are the five ways money flows out of a cluster, and the three ways it comes in.

On Black Swans, Challenging Times and Digital Solutions

On Black Swans, Challenging Times and Digital Solutions

Dear friends, users and members of the Strategy Tools global community  A unique situation We are in challenging times. Our families, communities, cities and countries are all going through or about to go through a once-in-a-generation-crisis, with the...

A Living Strategy Lab in Brazil – Powered by Strategy Tools

A Living Strategy Lab in Brazil – Powered by Strategy Tools

  Strategy Tools is excited to be partnering with ExoHub to launch the world's first StrategyLab - powered by Strategy Tools in Porto Alegre, Brazil on March 24, 2020. The StrategyLab will be held in a space specially adapted for research processes, ideation,...

Building Innovation Superclusters

Building Innovation Superclusters

Around the world, Innovation Superclusters are on the rise. But what, exactly, are Innovation Superclusters and why do they matter?   INNOVATION SUPERCLUSTERS IN SIX POINTS While often misunderstood due to various policies, structures, funding models, strategies and...

On Superclusters and Ecosystems

Innovation Superclusters and innovative ecosystems are both crucial engines of growth. In our research, we have looked into future trends and how governments can actively build Innovation Superclusters around the industries of the future. SUPERCLUSTERS VS. ECOSYSTEMS...

Hello, Ecosystem Series

Hello, Ecosystem Series

Understanding and mastering ecosystems is becoming a key part of strategy in the 2020’s. That is why we have created the brand-new Ecosystem Series, the next chapter of strategy tools.This week we released four new strategy tools, all under the Ecosystem Series. Our...

Cluster Leadership? Look to China

Cluster Leadership? Look to China

As the world is looking to build better innovation clusters, most would benefit from studying the Chinese models. Last night I led a panel on Chinese high-tech clusters, and the key take-aways could be useful for many as we strive to build better clusters of...

Why Superclusters Matter

In recent months, Innovation Superclusters has become a more frequent topic. Recent keynotes have brought up the need for European Superclusters. Several conferences, including the upcoming Global Peter Drucker Forum is now running special tracks on Innovation...