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How to Become a Master Persuasive Storyteller

Skip Prichard

As a result, we don’t understand how to take advantage of the boundless expanse of our visual memory banks as a source for quick and clear communication. Because most of this process is unconscious, we tend not to recognize how powerful our visual system is. But once we start to draw out our ideas and concepts, all that changes.

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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

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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Navigating the Complexities of Doing Business in Russia

Harvard Business Review

These can be laid out in scenario plans with specific mitigation actions assigned to help businesses react quickly if necessary. The weak ruble has driven up inflation notably, which in turn has forced the central bank to raise interest rates, driving up the cost of credit. further sanctions, oil price drop, protests, etc.)

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The Potential and Pitfalls of Doing Business in Cuba

Harvard Business Review

To deflect attention from these challenges, the Cuban government has introduced various distortions into the country’s official economic statistics , which are used largely unaltered by entities such as the World Bank and CEPAL.

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

Harvard Business Review

Senate Banking Committee to save his competitors. 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. automobile industry. The China-Sparked Crisis.

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The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 4 of 4

Strategy Driven

Next comes Crisis Planning. What-if scenario planning is similar to the processes utilized in overall company strategic planning and visioning. The crisis plan must be part of the bigger process, not an adjunct or afterthought. Crisis management and preparedness can minimize negative impacts of any emergency.