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The Olympics as a Story of Risk Management

Harvard Business Review

A terrorist incident, a breakdown of the London rail system, power blackouts, volcanic ash clouds , flooding, an outbreak of infectious disease—the London organizing committee (LOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) spent years thinking about every scenario they could imagine.

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Mindfulness Can Improve Strategy, Too

Harvard Business Review

On a personal level, leaders are taking note of empirical research documenting meditation’s potential for reducing stress, lowering blood pressure, and improving emotional regulation. But it’s also possible to build mindfulness directly into planning exercises. House of Representatives.

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CIOs: Scenario Planning Can Save Your Job

Harvard Business Review

It''s the rare CIO who applies scenario planning to the business of IT. Yet, in a function driven by innovation and the uncertainties surrounding the application and implication of future technologies, not using scenarios is tantamount to management malpractice. IT management' IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs).

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

Harvard Business Review

This phenomenon has been documented in the consumer-packaged-goods , food , semiconductor-manufacturing , and other industries. 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.