Many firms seem stuck with the idea that Corp Social Responsibility = cost. A free case study from MIT on Nike makes the case that CSR has driven ROI, […]
Strategy Dynamics Breifing 7: Problems with typical approach to business planning and forecasting
Strategic planning generally aims to get to an estimate of future sales and profits, so how these items are estimated is critical. Join Kim Warren, in his 7th Briefings blog, as he discusses the problems associated with the typical approach to business planning and forecasting using the low-fare airline Ryanair as an example.
German secret of success
Fascinating Economist article on two recent studies of Germany’s outstanding long-run success. It’s down to their ‘Mittelstand’ mid-sized companies relentless pursuit of apparently boring but lucrative niches, and […]
Internet Futures
Predicting where technology could go is fraught with danger, but we should still explore possible futures and test our strategy against them. So World Must Prep for Bigger […]
Strategy Dynamics Breifing 6: An important distinction: time-periods versus instants in time
In the 6th Briefing Kim Warren discusses the important distinction between “time periods” and “instants in time”. This series of fortnightly blogs is designed to give you an easy introduction to the Strategy Dynamics approach.