In January, we introduced our 2023 Strategic Agenda based on in-depth conversations with top CSOs in our Outthinker Strategy Network. We will be expanding on one of these trends every week with the intention of supporting your organization’s strategy for the next year and beyond. This is our third installment.
GE Appliances’ Kevin Nolan on Shifting Organizational Models Read More »
Chief strategy officers (CSOs) are tasked with a dual challenge in foresight: to observe and make short-term decisions based on the trends that are happening today and, at the same time, to advise their companies on long-term shifts that will have impact five to ten years in the future. These strategists, uniquely positioned as key
10 Trends on Strategy Officers’ Agendas for 2023 Read More »
We at Outthinker hope you are enjoying a happy holiday season. We appreciate your year-round support and look forward to continuing to study and propel the evolution of strategy to help you step into the future and execute with clarity.
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In 2018, a famous Harvard study sought to understand which parts of the brain are responsible for creativity. Creativity, as defined in the study, is “the ability to come up with new and useful ideas.” To test it, researchers hooked participants up to fMRI scanners and had them perform both creative and non-creative tasks. They
Will AI and Machine Learning Create a Global Supermind? Read More »
Patagonia’s purposeful transition “Earth is now our only shareholder,” wrote Yvon Chouinard. You’ve likely read the letter by now. Last week, Patagonia’s founder made an unconventional move, giving away his $3B company. In order to preserve its core values—protecting the planet over prioritizing profits—Patagonia’s voting stock will be transferred to the Patagonia Purpose Trust, a
Who Will Own the Companies of the Future? Read More »
We’re all familiar with the legend of the entrepreneur. It’s a story of the creative genius who decides to fly solo and build an operation out of his (in the legend, it’s often his) garage. The completely innovative idea disrupts the market, takes hold, and changes the world as we know it.
Taking on Innovation Antibodies Read More »
A World Beyond Cash… Former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga’s vision of a “world beyond cash” has resonated across a decade. The concept expanded globally in its call for customers, employees, and executives to imagine a cashless society fueled by digital payments. Banga’s leadership at the helm of Mastercard over 12 years guided the company through
Mastercard & the Power of Stories for Transformation Read More »
Summer starts this week, at least for those Outthinkers north of the equator. If you’re anything like our team, you’ve spent the last few months collecting stacks of interesting book titles, wishing for more time in the day to read them all.
Outthinker’s 2022 Strategic Summer Reading List Read More »
The most central question for any business today may be the following: “To what extent does delivering value to your end-user involve the collaboration of multiple partners in your ecosystem?”
Four Principles for Competing within Ecosystems Read More »
Why do companies exist? British economist Ronald Coase’s 1937 Theory of the Firm tells us that the existence of a firm is necessary when the costs of managing coordination internally are less than the transaction costs in the external marketplace.
Will Individual Companies Exist 50 Years From Now? Read More »
For an organization, selecting which business ecosystem to participate in carries weighty consequences. It can shape the core of your identity and lead to a leap in competitiveness if you do it well.
Switch Your Ecosystem Read More »
The nature of competition in business is changing. What has historically consisted of company-to-company rivalry has evolved into a struggle between competing ecosystems to gain supremacy. Business ecosystems consist of two or more partner companies who agree to combine their assets, capabilities, markets, and talent pools to create and deliver new value.
Ecosystems in Business: Where to Start with Tiffani Bova Read More »