N2Growth Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

There is friction between globalization and regional autonomy, a conflict between the desire for sustainability and the lure of rapid development, ongoing political uncertainties, and the ever-increasing impact of digital technology. Engaging in risk management and scenario planning is also paramount.

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Leading Blog

MAY 12, 2021

A S WE finally start to see the light at the end of the tunnel of the catastrophic COVID-19 pandemic, many business leaders are looking for ways to better anticipate future disruptions and prepare for uncertainty ahead. There is often confusion between scenario planning and forecasting, with the terms used interchangeably and inconsistently.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader. How is it possible for three months of crisis management ineptitude to occur in an organization the size of BP with a product as environmentally toxic as oil? You’d think a company drilling on the ocean’s floor would be adept in risk management planning. Main menu Home.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2013

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. Practice for Business Climate Changes.

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Scenario Planning CIO Planning Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

How to successfully deal with a new radical state of uncertainty will require leaders to reset their organizations, reframe their perceptions of problems and opportunities, and, most important, rethink the way they think. These firsts-of-their-kind developments require unprecedented degrees of creativity.".

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2014

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. Pioneered by Shell , it’s a way of acknowledging great uncertainty without being paralyzed by it.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

Multinational companies operating in Mexico are facing a great deal of uncertainty. Many of the companies we work with that have operations in Mexico have taken up scenario planning to prepare for a range of potential economic and political changes in the country that could affect their businesses. Renegotiating NAFTA.

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