Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

Old efficiency thinking based on engineering and rational market models needs to be replaced by a creative intelligence based on imagining, building and managing new futures. For example, in Japan, the utility company believed its nuclear problem was water — not enough water to cool the reactors and ponds.

Uncertainty 14

Uncertainty Supply Chain Scenario Planning Sharpe 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 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. So much for the G-20's pledge to "avoid the mistakes of the past.". State Department.

Politics 14

Politics Gordon Scenario Planning Globalization 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

First we see major shifts in demand: developing economies such as China and India are morphing from the world's source of low-cost manufacturing capacity to the world's best market opportunities. McKinsey has identified more than 20 distinct submarkets in China, for example. Innovations Are Changing The Way We Design Products.

Globalization 9

Globalization Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals McKinsey 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2015

Examples include collaboration platforms such as MeetX , Virtualboardroom , Diligent , and Boardpad.) It would be an antidote to the insularity that so many boards are criticized for, and a useful complement to the simulations and war-game tools that help with scenario planning and anticipating competitors’ moves.

Scenario Planning 8

Scenario Planning Tools Technology Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

It reached a peak on June 12 and then proceeded to lose over 40% of its value by the end of August despite efforts by the Chinese government to prop up the market. This performance, combined with policies of the Chinese government, led investors to believe that future growth would be ever higher, creating the stock-market bubble.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Retail Crisis Operations 8

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.

Scenario Planning 8

Scenario Planning CIO Planning Uncertainty 8

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. This makes scenario planning an effective approach for long-range freight transportation planning.

Planning 8

Planning Scenario Planning Transportation Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

Only a minority of firms is well ahead in planning and preparing a UK market strategy. At the recent Brexit Workshop we held for clients — in this case, 19 UK heads of some of the world’s largest multinational firms — 10 of them had not started or had only just begun planning for Brexit.

Planning 8

Planning Supply Chain Strategic Planning Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Meanwhile, they often fail to think deeply about truly strategic questions, involving political risk, like: how should we supply foreign markets? The preference for following the crowd is even greater when (as with foreign direct investment versus alternative routes to market) a choice is easy to communicate.

Strategy 13

Strategy Politics Short-term Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2017

This transformation will not be easy, and we expect that while a number of companies will be able to adapt and grow their market share, others will go out of business in the process or shrink significantly. In the meantime, more shareholder proposals will address climate change issues, raising important questions for boards of directors.

Tips 8

Tips Supply Chain Proposal Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

The possibility of a contentious renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has led to delayed or canceled investments in what has been one of Latin America’s most economically stable markets. Renegotiating NAFTA. So, if a company manufactures products in Mexico to export to Canada and the U.S.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Depreciation Uncertainty Marketing 9