Unlock Strategic Agility: Insights from Outthinker Networks Summit on AI, Long-term Thinking, and Talent
For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
Mardi Gras Spirit: Insights for Innovation Leaders
For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
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Positioning over Product: Transforming Arbill’s Strategy
For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
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The Underappreciated Strategic Implications of Digital Products
We have heard the prognostications, repeatedly, that digital products and services are “changing everything.” What started with music has been echoing across industries, upending incumbents and carving new pathways past middlemen to end users. But there is a more profound, and yet underappreciated, strategic dynamic underway. You can hear its faint undertones here and there,
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10 Trends Shaping Corporate Strategy and Innovation in 2024
Throughout the year, Outthinker Networks convenes with our members – all heads of strategy, innovation, and transformation at leading organizations – and thought leaders to stay on top of the trends and topics most likely to impact their companies. During group roundtables, peer coaching sessions, and one-on-one conversations, we are privy to the strategic challenges
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Remembering the Past to Prepare for the Future
In Japan, large stones dot the coastline, marking the furthest point that historic tsunamis reached inland. Known as “tsunami stones,” they serve as visual reminders of past destruction, warning future generations not to build their houses beyond these boundaries.
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Leveraging Ancient Wisdom for Modern Corporate Strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh4cieuCTNw Introduction: Timeless Lessons from History’s Military Geniuses In the competitive world of corporate strategy, the wisdom of ancient military strategists like Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Sun Tzu offers invaluable insights. Their unique ability to identify and exploit overlooked strategic options is not just historical lore but a practical toolkit for
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The 8Ps of Business Building
In last week’s newsletter, I alluded to writing my next book on bringing science to the art of business building. This week, I’m excited to share more.
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Paving a Path of Success for Corporate Explorers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xBlOLUb-ck Innovation is crucial for companies to stay competitive, but where do the innovative ideas come from? According to Andy Binns, co-founder and Director of Change Logic and award-winning author, more and more those ideas come from “corporate explorers” – pioneers who spot new opportunities and build new ventures from inside established organizations. Ellie Amirnasr, director of
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Business Practitioners Need a Field
In every science, there is a field that assesses theory and approaches, and reaches a conclusion about which are to be accepted. In the realms of medicine and physics, scientists—diligent seekers of truth—hypothesize, offer proof, experiment, and reach consensus. They proclaim with authority: “This medicine is ok to prescribe,” or “This theory is dominant.”
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Unlocking the Power of Social Leadership and Purpose
Shannon Banks, managing director of Be Leadership and author of the new book, Because: 12 Essential Skills for Connecting How You Lead With Why, joined the Outthinkers Podcast to share her perspectives on social leadership, including how individual purpose links to company purpose and why developing key skills in leaders is critical for organizations to
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Is There a Lizard Under Your Bed? Notes from Outthinker Networks Roundtable with Rita McGrath
Last week, 40 heads of strategy, intrapreneurs, and thought leaders convened in New York City for Outthinker Networks’ Executive Summit, hosted by BNY Mellon. Attendees discussed Leveraging Generative AI for Strategic Advantage and Innovation Portfolio Management/Resource Allocation with special guest Rita McGrath, strategic advisor and Columbia Business School professor.