Strategic Doing: A New Discipline for Developing Strategy
This paper introduces Strategic Doing as a network-based strategy discipline designed for open, loosely connected systems. It explains how simple rules and structured conversations enable coordinated action without central control.
Abstract: Designing and implementing regional development strategies poses serious challenges. Part of the problem may be that the traditional approach to strategy, a linear process of strategic planning, is not well suited to the task. This paper explores a new approach to strategy= designed for the open, loosely connected networks that characterize a regional economy. Called “Strategic Doing”, this approach emphasizes transparency, agility and experimentation.