Management Craft

OCTOBER 3, 2011

BTW, I was looking at Thomas Chermack 's book, Scenario Planning in Organizations. Do you use scenario planning? Scenario planning differs from strategic planning in that it gives up the assumption that the environment will stay the same. When is the last time you have done that? You should.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Different from experiments that “reveal immediate internal features of a complex system, scenarios explore where the internal organization meets the external environment, where uncertainties lurk beyond anyone’s control.”. Scenario planning always surfaces conflict and there is always a moment when everything seems to fall apart.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

You’d think a company drilling on the ocean’s floor would be adept in risk management planning. Whether Hayward was a part of a risk management plan or not, the guy failed at the moment his employees, his shareholders, his fellow human beings and the planet needed him most. About John. Paul Morin. September 13, 2011 at 3:27 am.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Scenarios and scenario-based planning are widely recognized as valuable tools in setting organizations’ visions and strategies. Shell is the most famed for their scenarios and their process for developing them and using them. Those who know scenario planning know that its value isn’t in “predicting the future.”

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Scenario planning was first popularized by Herman Khan in the 1950s at the RAND corporation as a way to describe the future by outlining various ways in which it could potentially unfold. ” Scenarios of your life. It’s an approach that futurist April Rinne believes can equally be applied to our careers.

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Rich Gee Group

MAY 12, 2024

Scenario Planning : Use scenario planning to anticipate how different solutions might perform under various future conditions. This includes considering costs, resources, time, and possible impacts on other projects or departments. This can help you choose the most robust solution.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 13, 2024

These methods usually include mentoring, executive coaching, experiential learning, and scenario planning, all of which aim to enhance a leader’s ability to strategize, manage teams, maximize productivity, maintain positive relationships, and foster innovative thinking within the organization.

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Lead from Within

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This self-assessment will serve as the foundation for your personal growth plan. Regularly engage in scenario planning and seek out opportunities to tackle strategic challenges. Identify your strengths, pinpoint areas for improvement, and gain a clear understanding of the gaps you need to fill. Enhance Your Communication Skills.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Engaging in scenario planning or gaming is not to make accurate predictions, but “the very act of trying to imagine alternatives to the conventional view helps you perceive your options more clearly.” To make good decisions, we need to make those kinds of imaginative leaps. Johnson prescribes simulations to do just that.

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Lead from Within

JULY 25, 2024

For instance, I worked with a CEO who regularly conducted scenario planning exercises with his team, helping them navigate a major industry shift with minimal disruption. As a result, they consistently stay ahead of the curve, quickly adapt, and successfully maintain a competitive edge in an ever-evolving business environment.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 4, 2016

Scenario planning, a strategy first employed by Royal Dutch Shell, brings experts from a wide range of fields together to discuss actions if different scenarios take place. Scenario planning allows you to think out—in advance—various options.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 1, 2024

By analyzing a vast array of behavioral and performance data, these intelligent systems can deliver highly personalized development plans tailored to each participant’s unique needs. This always-on support complements traditional coaching relationships and empowers leaders to optimize their development in the flow of work.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Generative AI can help organizations overcome inherent shortcomings in conventional processes for performing contingency scenario planning. This article explores how the technology can do that and provides an example: a simulation that the authors conducted.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

The concept delves more deeply than mere regulatory compliance, stretching towards a proactive approach that involves risk anticipation, scenario planning, and sound decision-making processes. The essence of governance excellence lies in nurturing a culture that upholds transparency, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement.

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Lead from Within

OCTOBER 14, 2024

By forecasting potential outcomes and scenarios, you can proactively adapt your strategies and make decisions that position your organization for success. Scenario Planning : AI can simulate multiple scenarios and assess the potential impact of different decisions.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2023

Leaders of companies with operations in Russia share how they’ve navigated new and unexpected challenges during the war in Ukraine.

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Experience to Lead

MARCH 24, 2025

Reverse mentoring, scenario planning and design thinking workshops all encourage people to question assumptions and reframe problems in new ways. Take this short quiz to find out! L&D can support a growth mindset in the long term by designing learning experiences that push participants out of their comfort zones.

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CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

The Empathy Map looks like this: In this chapter the authors walk you through processes to arrive a enhanced design like Customer Insights, ideation, providing an introduction to the value of visual thinking, how to use prototyping, story telling, and Scenario Planning. Pulse Meme Feed What Is Your Brand Against?

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In the depths of the COVID-19 lockdown, executives at Salesforce developed a long-term scenario-planning tool to help enterprise customers rediscover their decision-making confidence in a world turned upside down. Would you share one of your many examples of putting it in action?

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Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 22, 2020

Carefully developed long term plans can become obsolete overnight as we face futures that are undeniably different than what we anticipated. Rather than waiting to be caught by surprise, they revel in scenario planning, learning about future trends, and imagining how they can influence the world to their advantage.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2020

A conversation with consultant Peter Scoblic on scenario planning lessons from the U.S. Coast Guard.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 7, 2020

At the heart of any organization’s talent management strategy is headcount planning to ensure that it has the right number of talent with the right skills. Hiring managers must consider scenario planning to surmise all possible outcomes and device strategies to address each of these different possibilities.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 8, 2019

Futurists use tools that systematize these recommendations including scenario planning, environmental scanning, Delphi surveying, and individual software programs like Fibres, Futures Platform, and Athena. You can do this by reading a ton and consulting experts in your field about what they’re seeing.

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 15, 2020

Remote work , lean budgets , and the need for contingency plans are three big trends impacting the industry. The uncertainty unleashed by the pandemic reinforced that strategic thinking is needed more than ever, and clients will continue to pay top dollar for contingency planning, scenario planning, and business strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2013

It''s the rare CIO who applies scenario planning to the business of IT. Yet, in a function driven by innovation and the uncertainties surrounding the application and implication of future technologies, not using scenarios is tantamount to management malpractice. Creating More Resilient Plans.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2023

And fourth, scenario plan so that you have clear options for moving forward. Second, openly acknowledge that a setback has occurred to prevent backsliding. Third, adopt a growth mindset to help others strive for improvement instead of getting stuck on autopilot.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2024

Just as archers practice visualization and cognitive reframing to manage stress and maintain composure in challenging situations, leaders can also use scenario planning and self-talk to become more resilient.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2024

Start by proactively envisioning worst-case scenarios through brainstorming sessions, scenario planning, and risk assessments. From the takeoff and landing of a space shuttle to managing uncontrollable bleeding in the operating room, there are vital lessons to be learned from these industries and adapted into others.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 12, 2023

Providing Foresight to Turn Fear into Fuel for Future-Proofing Your Business GUEST POST from Teresa Spangler As a business leader, it’s crucial to have a futurist vision and navigate the world of extreme consequences with optimism.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 2, 2023

GUEST POST from Art Inteligencia Smart organizations make an investment in the pursuit of future studies as part of their innovation activities.

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Innovation Excellence

DECEMBER 10, 2019

One issue has been on my mind for quite some time. Let me share with you a key learning from my innovation work in and with diverse companies over the years. It can be termed pretty catchy as: Window of Corporate Opportunity. In brief, this notion can be delineated as follows: Sustainable, effective and impactful corporate innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2018

It first influenced business decades ago, through the development of an unmistakably hard skill that senior managers must master: strategic planning. Leaders today would be wise to learn from the past and to view strategic planning and mindfulness together. Planning well, in his estimation, required “training the mind.”

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

When it comes to developing strategy using the Play-to-Win framework, the most difficult question to answer is “How will we win?” From what I’ve observed and experienced in facilitating countless strategy sessions, I believe the reason it’s so difficult is that there is a tendency to discuss and answer the question in the abstract, which.

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Innovation Excellence

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Obviously the stock market, and more importantly, the economy in general has a big impact on innovation. But whether or not it makes sense from a long term vision, investment in innovation is often one of the first places to get hit when money gets tight. We have all got somewhat used to a.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2014

But in terms of their objectives and planning horizons, there is often a yawning gap between these private and public sector players. It is not hard to see why the two sides find it challenging to confer about infrastructure needs – much less participate in each other’s planning processes.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

To minimize their negative impact, there are two steps that managers can take: Plan ahead (as much as you can). One way to reinforce this assumption is to engage in scenario planning before pulling the trigger, preferably by engaging people who will be affected by the change. Test the waters.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The restaurant chain, Olive Garden, uses predictive analytics to guide its food buying and retail staffing plans. This isn’t a retread of scientific management , nor is it an updated take on scenario planning. Scientific management and scenario planning, while forward-thinking, rely on information that’s in the rear view mirror.

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