Strategic planning never ends I was brought into a community college district to present on strategic planning and the fact that it never ends. This was not a kick-off meeting where I offered guidance on the process. Quite the opposite. This was a meeting held the quarter following the completion of a strategic planning process. The goal of the talk was to remind people that … [Read more...] about Strategic Planning Never Ends
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Seattle Seahawks Strategy: Lessons Learned about Strategy
Seattle Seahawks Strategy Image: Dan and Janet Rasmus and Blitz, enjoy the Acumatica 5.0 launch at CenturyLink Field. Photo credit: Alyssa Rasmus. Seattle Seahawks Strategy The Seattle Seahawks gave Green Bay a lesson in Strategy. Strategy represents a path toward a goal, not just a goal. Too many organizations think that listing goals is good enough. In the case of the … [Read more...] about Seattle Seahawks Strategy: Lessons Learned about Strategy
Happy New Year: Strategic Thinking in Review
Happy New Year from Serious Insights! Strategic Thinking in Review Here are the top 10 2014 insights from SeriousInsights.net: What is an Information Worker? Welcome to the Serendipity Economy Scenario Planning: Getting to the Matrix How to write a good scenario planning focal question? Five Flappy Bird Addictions That Will Make You a Better Manager Why … [Read more...] about Happy New Year: Strategic Thinking in Review
Visual recording: ‘How You Think About the Future is Dangerous’
A really fun visual capture of my recent talk, "How Your Think About the Future is Dangerous" at re.comm 14 in Austria. Thank you to trendsketcher.de/Anna Luise Sulimma for the great work! … [Read more...] about Visual recording: ‘How You Think About the Future is Dangerous’
How to Write a Good Scenario Planning Focal Question
The focal question in scenario planning acts as an anchor and as a fence. It anchors the project so that people are clear about what they are solving for. “The future of learning” will pull in a dialogue about learning, acting like gravity, placing appropriate ideas, concepts and evidence in orbit, while material not related to the question floats off. Focal question as … [Read more...] about How to Write a Good Scenario Planning Focal Question