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Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • September 12, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 4 Comments. September 13, 2011 at 3:27 am. Advance planning is very important, however, as you know, it’s impossible to know every crisis that may come your way. September 13, 2011 at 10:30 pm. September 14, 2011 at 4:10 am.

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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

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The Empathy Map looks like this: In this chapter the authors walk you through processes to arrive a enhanced design like Customer Insights, ideation, providing an introduction to the value of visual thinking, how to use prototyping, story telling, and Scenario Planning.

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The G-20 is 2011's Biggest Political Risk

Harvard Business Review

It is the first item on the Eurasia Group's Top Risks for 2011. For example, when it comes to preparation for a possible showdown involving North Korea, there has been no discussion or scenario planning between American and Chinese top brass — not a recipe for good crisis management.

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A Better Approach to Infrastructure Planning

Harvard Business Review

The product of an MIT CTL research initiative called Future Freight Flows, it is a method of convening conversations and achieving alignment, based on the practice of scenario planning. This makes scenario planning an effective approach for long-range freight transportation planning.

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Living in a Radical State of Uncertainty

Harvard Business Review

For a number of reasons, the size, complexity scale and symmetry of risk are vastly different in 2011 than 1991. The kind of thinking generated by scenario planning, video/war-gaming, and design thinking need to move from the margins of corporations and government organizations to core strategic positions.

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China’s Slowdown: The First Stage of the Bullwhip Effect

Harvard Business Review

This is exactly what happened during 2010 and 2011 as the global economy was bouncing back.) Demand forecasting may become more challenging as demand patterns change, and companies may be advised to look into forecasting methods based on scenario planning rather than historical patterns.

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Setting Strategy in Egypt's (and Other) Shifting Sands: A Four-Part Approach

Harvard Business Review

Developments in the Middle East — first the removal of long-time Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011 and now Hosni Mubarak's stepping down in Egypt — suggest that authoritarian regimes in the region are not immune to "people power." In terms of scenario planning , firms would think about alternative paths.