Strategy Dynamics Briefing 15: Insights from asking simple resource-flow questions

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After all the years I have been using strategy dynamics, I still find myself shocked at the power of this most basic of questions.

Time after time, executives get completely new insights from asking about just three numbers…

  • How much have we got?
  • How quickly are we winning more?
  • How quickly are we losing?

… whether it’s customers, staff, or some other critical resource.

Take the case of a branded pain-relief product in the mature US market. Despite some growth in people using this brand, market ...

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Strategy in health-care

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I see Booz Allen organised a Diabetes Thought Leader Roundtable Discussion, bringing together diverse groups to discuss this major healthcare challenge. Strategy for such societal issues is especially challenging vs. corporate cases precisely because of the multiple actors and agencies involved. An integrated model of how these all interact is essential if effective, coordinated policy is to be achieved …

… which is exactly what my friends Drew Jones and Jack Homer have done with Joyce Essien of ...

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