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...
On the Evolution and Future of Strategy

On the Evolution and Future of Strategy

The essence of strategy, as applied to the business world, has always been about finding a sustainable competitive position in chosen markets so that an acceptable return is made for shareholders. That fundamental premise is unlikely to ever change greatly. However we...
How Do We Help Shape the Future of Strategy?

How Do We Help Shape the Future of Strategy?

How do we shape the future of strategy? That original question has been with us since the very first days of Strategy Tools, back in 2010. What originally started out as a PhD-outline research question, built around ‘Strategy Tools for the Next Generation’, has...
Closing the Transformation Gap

Closing the Transformation Gap

What is a Transformation Gap? A “Transformation Gap” is the gap between an organization’s understood need to transform versus its own view of its capabilities to successfully execute and achieve that transformation. Understanding the Transformation Gap The...
Who Starts the Transformation?

Who Starts the Transformation?

I remember the first time I got the question, “Who starts the Transformation?”.   The person asking this was a senior director at a large family-owned company in Saudi Arabia. She had been trying to get a company-wide transformation done for the better part of a year,...