Earth4All, an international collective of economic thinkers, scientists, and environmental advocates, has posited that the current dominant economic model and its focus on gross domestic product growth is destabilizing our societies and planet. Earth4All describes two possible scenarios the world is heading towards as “Too Little Too Late” and “Giant Leap.” The former depicts a world where societies continue to fail to counter economic, political, .....more

Why managers can assume making strategic assumptions supports effective decision-making.

The disruptive potential of artificial intelligence (AI) has been on the minds of many professionals since the public launch of ChatGPT in late 2022. AI is seen as a potential disruptor in areas such as law, science, education, and training—and of decision making at the middle to upper levels of organizations. This article explores how AI (in this case, ChatGPT) might affect the challenges faced by strategists in leading management teams through a .....more

One effective technique that a company can use to encourage innovative thinking is to imagine what it might have to do if its assumptions (e.g. about customer needs, costs and product design) are no longer valid — that is, to use “contrarian assumptions.” This article proposes ten no-cost, contrarian ideas that firms and individuals can apply to improve innovation and productivity. 1) Innovation is something everyone should strive for in their products, .....more

It is common in the workplace to hear about the need to have more effective meetings. Yet employees still find themselves in meetings that are poorly organized, too long, and resolve little except when to have the next meeting. In breaking down a meeting into its component parts — including considerations of physical space and primary activities — and applying Michael Porter’s organizational value chain model, this author offers constructive steps .....more

There is risk management as we know it, and then there is CSRisk, as this author defines it, a triad of Creativity, Strategy and Risk Management. As he writes, the development and merging together of these three capabilities will allow CEOs to build globally competitive businesses and rest secure knowing that their exposure is limited to the absolute minimum. Readers will learn how to build a CSRisk capability in this article.