To be in the future or not...
16/06/08 21:38
How do you encourage innovation and excellence in your organisation? Do you plan for it, or do you just get out and make it happen? That’s the question.
Management gurus like Tom Peters would say that strategy is implementation - just get on with it. He’s got a point; bureaucracies and companies can spend too much money and time creating dozens of ‘strategy papers’. But others in the business believe that ‘scenario thinking’ is the key to excellence. They say, thinking about and anticipating the unknown future (not predicting it) will help you prepare for change today and be successful in the future.
At Secondary Futures we imagine the future of education in twenty years. We do it so that we can make better decisions today. As Arie de Geus, former Director of Planning for Shell says: “The best learning takes place by playing.” Have a look at this site from a company that specialises in strategic decision making. It has a full interview with Aria de Geus and others. Some interesting thoughts.
Tell us what you think.
Management gurus like Tom Peters would say that strategy is implementation - just get on with it. He’s got a point; bureaucracies and companies can spend too much money and time creating dozens of ‘strategy papers’. But others in the business believe that ‘scenario thinking’ is the key to excellence. They say, thinking about and anticipating the unknown future (not predicting it) will help you prepare for change today and be successful in the future.
At Secondary Futures we imagine the future of education in twenty years. We do it so that we can make better decisions today. As Arie de Geus, former Director of Planning for Shell says: “The best learning takes place by playing.” Have a look at this site from a company that specialises in strategic decision making. It has a full interview with Aria de Geus and others. Some interesting thoughts.
Tell us what you think.
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