Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Industries often form coalitions to influence the government on regulations affecting their business interests. In addition, companies must begin to factor deep fakes and other reality-distortion techniques into their crisis-scenario planning.

Reputation 10

Reputation Company Video Crisis 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

This isn’t a retread of scientific management , nor is it an updated take on scenario planning. Scientific management and scenario planning, while forward-thinking, rely on information that’s in the rear view mirror. It’s an entirely different animal.

Strategy 8

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

Nowhere is this best expressed than in a IBM global CEO survey in 2010, Capitalizing on Complexity , which noted "events, threats and opportunities aren't just coming at us faster or with less predictability; they are converging and influencing each other to create entirely new situations.

Uncertainty 14

Uncertainty Supply Chain Scenario Planning Sharpe 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

that could influence the economy (e.g. These can be laid out in scenario plans with specific mitigation actions assigned to help businesses react quickly if necessary. Then, firms need to think through the types of political and macroeconomic events (e.g. further sanctions, oil price drop, protests, etc.)

Policies 9

Policies Supply Chain Politics Operations 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2016

The key to winning in Cuba will be to prepare with rigorous scenario planning in order to avoid being left on the sidelines once the market begins to bloom. For the vast majority of American companies, doing business with Cuba remains illegal.

GDP 8

GDP Telecommunications Scenario Planning Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

Ensuring readiness for Games-time (in Olympic-speak) now involves strategic pre-emption through stress-testing and scenario planning. Risk mitigation is now integrated into decision-making and operations, and no longer treated as just an input into the calculation of insurance premiums.

Risk Management 15

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2015

An intrepid energy industry executive we know takes a novel, planning-based approach to managing politics, and we’ve taught the same method to many female executives over the years. To inject some predictability into the most crucial of organizational interactions, he uses scenario planning to map out strategies.

Politics 8

Politics Strategy 360-Degree Feedback Mentor 8