Strategy in turbulent environments is different from conventional strategic planning. Traditional approaches are too expensive to formulate, too challenging to implement, and too brittle for a rapidly shifting environment.

WHY IT MATTERS

Today’s world demands a new approach to strategy that leaves traditional approaches behind. The good news: strategy designed for collaboration and networks can be faster, cheaper, more resilient, and far more productive.

DIG DEEPER

Successful strategies in turbulent environments are:

>> incremental: they focus on small wins on the edge of the adjacent possible

>> experimental: they test hypotheses with a spirit of continuous inquiry

>> rigorous: they rely on both outcome and progress metrics

>> iterative: they follow repetitive design/do cycles

>> accretive: they accumulate knowledge from learning by doing

>> inclusive: they embrace diverse voices to share insights and knowledge

>> recombinant: they define new opportunities by recombining assets embedded in our networks

>> practical: they manage complexity by following simple rules

>> trusted: they form in “creation spaces” characterized by psychological safety

>> immediate: they focus on doing the doable, no excuses

>> emergent: they create visible, measurable patterns from connections we can’t see

>> bifocal: they alternate perspectives between zooming out and zooming in

Above all, they are conversational.

Successful strategies to navigate a turbulent world rely on our oldest technology — our language and conversations — to generate knowledge, share our insights, and find out what works.

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