Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2018

To make the best decisions, managers need access to real-time data about their supply chain, but the limitations of legacy technologies can thwart the goal of end-to-end transparency. New digital technologies that have the potential to take over supply chain management entirely are disrupting traditional ways of working.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Management Retail Technology 8

CO2

JANUARY 2, 2011

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. This final chapter puts it all together.

Business Model 141

Business Model Executive Coaching Execution Blog 141

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

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.

Risk Management 14

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The restaurant chain, Olive Garden, uses predictive analytics to guide its food buying and retail staffing plans. This isn’t a retread of scientific management , nor is it an updated take on scenario planning. Strategy-making can now happen in real time. It’s an entirely different animal.

Strategy 11

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

The restaurant chain, Olive Garden, uses predictive analytics to guide its food buying and retail staffing plans. This isn’t a retread of scientific management , nor is it an updated take on scenario planning. Strategy-making can now happen in real time. It’s an entirely different animal.

Strategy 8

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

For example, sometimes when a senior manager makes a request, it causes a cascade of activity that is far beyond what she intended. To minimize their negative impact, there are two steps that managers can take: Plan ahead (as much as you can). Author's Note: My colleague Holly Newman contributed ideas and research for this post.

Airlines 11

Airlines Supply Chain Scenario Planning Travel 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

and European elections, to management of the Syrian War, it’s clear that relations between the West and Russia have become increasingly hostile. But based on the experience and strategies of our clients, there are ways that they can manage the uncertainty. Jennifer Maravillas for HBR. that could influence the economy (e.g.

Policies 8

Policies Supply Chain Politics Operations 8

Center for Creative Leadership

JUNE 22, 2020

As a strategic leader, you must be able to offer guidance that allows people to make sense of the encompassing world and collective challenges, and also explain how the team as a whole will face them. The Importance of Strategic Leadership Today. Think strategically.

Leadership 106

Leadership How To Long-term Short-term 106

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Scenario planning is as essential for strategy formulation as it is for the design of next generation technologies and industries. Thinking in terms of scenarios forces people to rigorously examine fundamental assumptions and unexpected risks. Luck matters but so do the data-driven odds. Reverse Engineering. Comparative Coding.

Class 9

Class Education Supply Chain Sports 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

It’s essential to step back and ask not only whether the team has identified the right plans or solutions but whether they have identified the right questions and problems in the first place. But it’s also possible to build mindfulness directly into planning exercises.

Strategy 8

Strategy Goleman Strategic Planning Parcell 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Crisis management is so much more than handling of the media. We therefore mounted a full-scope crisis management initiative that focused heavily on after-the-crisis help for the victims and their families. There are three aspects to Crisis Management and Preparedness. Next comes Crisis Planning. by Hank Moore.

Crisis Management 77

Crisis Management Crisis Risk Management Budgeting 77

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

The sooner firms have a Brexit plan, the faster they can focus on managing these competitive dynamics. How to Plan for Brexit. Create a strategic Brexit team. Once a company understands the broad exposure of Brexit on the business, it needs to form a team responsible for its strategic plan.

Planning 8

Planning Supply Chain Strategic Planning Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Sure, the value of an in-depth discovery phase; comprehensive, quantitative, and qualitative research; stakeholder interviews; scenario planning; and alignment are undisputed. And how often have you crafted a meticulous three-year strategic plan, only to have it become obsolete after a few months, or even weeks?

Agility 8

Agility Strategy Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

” Perhaps most notably, top predictors managed to improve over time, and several interventions on the part of the researchers improved accuracy. Teams consistently outperform individuals. Teamwork also helped the super forecasters, who after Year 1 were put on teams with each other. This only improved their accuracy.

Open-book 8

Open-book Participative Sample Training 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 8, 2019

Futurists use tools that systematize these recommendations including scenario planning, environmental scanning, Delphi surveying, and individual software programs like Fibres, Futures Platform, and Athena. You can do this by reading a ton and consulting experts in your field about what they’re seeing.

Flextime 74

Flextime How To Scenario Planning Consultative 74

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2017

This requires scenario planning, thoughtful modeling of potential outcomes, an assessment of management’s capacity to drive transformational change in the business, and board capacity to choose and incentivize a competent management team.

Tips 8

Tips Supply Chain Proposal Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

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. Navigating the Next Two Years in Mexico.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Depreciation Uncertainty Marketing 8