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# Outthinker

A global network for chief strategy officers and intrapreneur executives

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## Posts

- [5 Often-overlooked Actions That Can Hinder Team Performance](https://outthinker.com/5-often-overlooked-actions-that-can-hinder-team-performance/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [The Ecology of Internal Innovation](https://outthinker.com/the-ecology-of-internal-innovation/) - Deep beneath the crystal-clear waters of the Pacific Ocean, there are vibrant coral reefs teeming with life. The coral, in shades of pink, orange, and green, spreads out like a colorful carpet across the seabed, creating a spectacular underwater landscape. Schools of tropical fish dart in and out, their bright scales shimmering in the sunlight
- [Taking on Innovation Antibodies](https://outthinker.com/taking-on-innovation-antibodies/) - 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. There is one
- [Luxembourg, Capitalism, and the Bridges Businesses Need](https://outthinker.com/luxembourg-capitalism-and-the-bridges-businesses-need/) - Kaihan Krippendorff explores what Luxembourg reveals about the partnerships and infrastructure that help capitalism endure.
- [The Hidden Half of Strategy: Why Great Strategies Create Little Value Until Others Understand Them](https://outthinker.com/hidden-half-of-strategy/) - A brilliant strategy that nobody understands creates little value. Learn to help others see the future you're trying to build.
- [The Billion-Dollar Idea Test: Why Great Founders Don’t Fall In Love With Their First Idea](https://outthinker.com/billion-dollar-idea-test/) - Kaihan Krippendorff shares The Billion-Dollar Idea Test for choosing opportunities with the power to win.
- [The Conversation Advantage: Lessons from Lisbon, New York, and the AI Era](https://outthinker.com/the-conversation-advantage-lessons-from-lisbon-new-york-ai/) - From a summit with 45 CSOs to lunch with his daughter, Kaihan Krippendorff explores why AI will accelerate innovation but never replace human connection
- [The Next Competitive Advantage Is Not the Experience. It Is the Transformation.](https://outthinker.com/next-competitive-advantage-is-not-the-experience/) - Kaihan Krippendorff explores Joe Pine’s challenge to move beyond experiences and compete on lasting transformation.
- [Create a Culture for Thriving Internal Innovators](https://outthinker.com/create-a-culture-for-thriving-internal-innovators/) - Kaihan Krippendorff expands on his new FIU article on intrapreneurship and how leaders can create cultures where internal innovators thrive.
- [What Became Possible This Week?](https://outthinker.com/what-became-possible-this-week/) - Kaihan Krippendorff explores a simple question that can help leaders spot emerging opportunities before the market makes them obvious.
- [The CFO and CSO: The Growth Partnership Companies Need Now](https://outthinker.com/the-cfo-and-cso-the-growth-partnership-companies-need-now/) - Kaihan Krippendorff explores why growth works best when finance and strategy move together, with the CFO protecting economics and the CSO protecting direction.
- [When the Game Really Starts](https://outthinker.com/when-the-game-really-starts/) - When does a smart decision become an outdated default? Kaihan Krippendorff explores when to recommit, adjust, or change the game.
- [The 100X Innovation Funnel](https://outthinker.com/the-100x-innovation-funnel/) - Kaihan Krippendorff speaks with Peter Weinberg on how synthetic research can help companies test more ideas and turn AI into a growth engine.
- [The 4th Option: Why Winning Companies Make Different Decisions](https://outthinker.com/the-4th-option-why-winning-companies-make-different-decisions/) - Kaihan Krippendorff explores why real competitive advantage comes not from more information, but from seeing the fourth option others miss.
- [Why Scaling Gets Harder at $500 Million](https://outthinker.com/why-scaling-gets-harder-at-500-million/) - Kaihan Krippendorff explores why the leap from $500 million to $2 billion requires not more complexity, but systems designed to scale
- [From Personal Pain to a New Standard of Care](https://outthinker.com/from-personal-pain-to-a-new-standard-of-care/) - How Dwayne Clark turned personal pain into competitive advantage and built Aegis Living into a culture-driven company that redefines senior care.
- [Five Signals From Q1 That Will Shape Q2](https://outthinker.com/five-signals-from-q1-that-will-shape-q2/) - Q1 2026 revealed 5 signals that will shape the rest of the year: AI as infrastructure, competitive advantage, CLV, global pressures, and adaptability
- [Automate the Process. Protect the Thinking.](https://outthinker.com/automate-the-process-protect-the-thinking/) - The Automate Your Agency podcast is full of practical ways to use AI to scale your business, but only people can provide the judgment, context & accountability
- [Today’s Competitive Edge: People, Pricing, and Partnerships](https://outthinker.com/todays-competitive-edge-people-pricing-and-partnerships/) - The best companies are not just optimizing what already exists. They are finding new ways to compete through the 3 Ps.
- [The Art and Discipline of Scaling](https://outthinker.com/the-art-and-discipline-of-scaling/) - How Lew Frankfort scaled Coach into a global brand by strengthening emotional connection, controlling experience, and leading with discipline and vision
- [SXSW: When AI Gets Hands](https://outthinker.com/sxsw-when-ai-gets-hands/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [From Customer to Fan: How Lifetime Value Becomes Exponential](https://outthinker.com/from-customer-to-fan-how-lifetime-value-becomes-exponential/) - A customer buys. A fan believes. And that difference changes everything about lifetime value. March Madness is the perfect example.
- [Scaling What You Stand For](https://outthinker.com/scaling-what-you-stand-for/) - An exploration of how founders turn ideas into shared belief, build brands with purpose, and scale culture without losing what matters.
- [A Birthday, the Ocean, and a Lesson in Strategy](https://outthinker.com/a-birthday-the-ocean-and-a-lesson-in-strategy/) - Coach CEO Lew Frankfort’s story shows how curiosity and customer focus can scale a brand from $6M to $5B
- [Designing a Business that Holds at Scale](https://outthinker.com/designing-a-business-that-holds-at-scale/) - As companies grow, what once worked starts to break. Lasting scale depends on building the right systems, structure, and discipline.
- [Before You Scale, Assess the Bet](https://outthinker.com/before-you-scale-assess-the-bet/) - I reflect on a conversation with Brett Hickey of Star Mountain Capital about how leaders can assess strategic bets before committing years of effort
- [Disruption Doesn’t Kill Companies. Identity Confusion Does.](https://outthinker.com/disruption-doesnt-kill-companies-identity-confusion-does/) - Reflections from my conversation with John Fallon on how leaders navigate change by knowing who they are first.
- [The 10 Forces Separating the Winners in 2026](https://outthinker.com/the-10-forces-separating-the-winners-in-2026/) - Advantage in 2026 won’t come from predicting the future. It will come from seeing the 10 forces already reshaping competition and acting sooner than others.
- [Automation Isn’t the Advantage. Accountability Is.](https://outthinker.com/automation-isnt-the-advantage-accountability-is/) - When the game changes, copying what looks “advanced” is usually the wrong move.
- [Picking Up Steam: Why the Best Ideas Start Slow](https://outthinker.com/picking-up-steam-why-the-best-ideas-start-slow/) - Great strategies don’t explode out of the gate. They grind forward quietly until momentum becomes unstoppable.
- [Big Ideas, Simple Logic](https://outthinker.com/big-ideas-simple-logic/) - If your strategy needs 50 slides, it is already broken. Simple logic is what scales. As Verne Harnish often reinforces, clarity drives execution
- [Cisco: Strategy Still Needs Humans](https://outthinker.com/cisco-strategy-still-needs-humans/) - AI can generate strategy options in seconds. But it can’t create belief, accountability, or execution.
- [What CEOs Know That Others Miss](https://outthinker.com/what-ceos-know-that-others-miss/) - My conversation with Mark Thompson, author of CEO Ready, reshaped how I think about influence at scale.
- [Strategy’s Next Era Starts Here: Join us at the Outthinker Miami Summit](https://outthinker.com/strategys-next-era-starts-here-join-us-at-the-outthinker-miami-summit/) - Join us at the Outthinker Miami Summit to explore AI, cross-sector patterns & the future of strategy
- [Outthinking the Year Ahead: Lessons from the Outthinker List 2025](https://outthinker.com/outthinking-the-year-ahead-lessons-from-the-outthinker-list-2025/) - Why do some companies consistently outperform? The Outthinker List 2025 reveals what sustained outperformance really looks like.
- [The Pulte Homes Blueprint: Building Through Empowerment and Capital Discipline](https://outthinker.com/pulte-homes-blueprint/) - Our Outthinker List spotlights PulteGroup, an under-the-radar giant that built culture & disciplined capital allocation to protect margins & fuel growth
- [The Strategy Role Is Evolving. Where Do You Fit? This 5-Minute Quiz Reveals Your True Role](https://outthinker.com/strategy-role-is-evolving-5-minute-quiz/) - Strategy roles vary wildly across companies. Take this 5-minute quiz to discover your unique strengths and how your team really creates value.
- [Adobe: The Future of Digital Experiences](https://outthinker.com/adobe-the-future-of-digital-experiences/) - My conversation with VP of Corporate Strategy and Incubator Malte Bernholz shows why Adobe earned its place on the Outthinker List.
- [Uncertainty is the Price of a Better Future](https://outthinker.com/uncertainty-is-the-price-of-a-better-future/) - If 2025 was good, do not let comfort steal 2026. Step into the unknown with intention.
- [From Sales to Lifetimes: Deere & Co. is Winning Through Lifetime Value](https://outthinker.com/from-sales-to-lifetimes-deere-co-is-winning-through-lifetime-value/) - A member of the Outthinker List, Deere is shifting from product sales to customer lifetime value with connected machines, engaged acres, and recurring revenue
- [Corporate Change Makers: A Community for Those Shaping the Future](https://outthinker.com/corporate-change-makers-a-community-for-those-shaping-the-future/) - Join the Outthinker Accelerators Network—a community for strategists and leaders who see what others miss.
- [Landfill of Gold: Unearth the Treasure Hidden in Your Discarded Ideas](https://outthinker.com/landfill-of-gold-unearth-the-treasure-hidden-in-your-discarded-ideas/) - Companies that store and revisit “not now” ideas move faster when disruption hits. Here’s how to turn your idea graveyard into a gold mine.
- [Navigating Strategic Winds: Reflections On the Long Journey to Thinkers50](https://outthinker.com/navigating-strategic-winds-reflections-on-the-long-journey-to-thinkers50/) - Strategy isn’t about predicting the future—it’s about learning to move with it.
- [Chipotle: From Crisis to Comeback — How CLV Became the Brand’s Superpower](https://outthinker.com/chipotle-from-crisis-to-comeback-clv/) - By owning the relationship, mastering convenience & designing for digital, Chipotle turned near-collapse into a CLV-powered comeback.
- [The Fall Itinerary of Advantage: Q3 Insights to Win Q4 & Kickstart '26](https://outthinker.com/the-fall-itinerary-of-advantage-q3-insights-to-win-q4-kickstart-26/) - Winners prepped for uncertainty with 3 plays—Backbone (fix bottlenecks), Membership (monetize trust), Capacity (prove supply)
- [HBR Nailed the Why — Here’s the How.](https://outthinker.com/hbr-nailed-the-why-heres-the-how/) - Most companies do not lack ideas. They lack an idea marketplace that connects problems with solutions. AI helps you build it today.
- [The Strategy Advantage You’re Missing: Flow](https://outthinker.com/the-strategy-advantage-youre-missing-flow/) - Strategy isn’t just a plan. It’s a state of mind. My IDEAS framework helps you design strategy that doesn’t just sit on paper but moves people.
- [Sprouts Farmers Market: Build With Purpose, Manage for CLV](https://outthinker.com/sprouts-farmers-market-build-with-purpose-manage-for-clv/) - How Sprouts focused on health-seeking shoppers, right-sizing stores, and designing for CLV to build a model rivals can’t copy.
- [Crossing the Chasm from $100M to $1B](https://outthinker.com/crossing-the-chasm-from-100m-to-1b/) - The leap from $100M to $1B is the hardest in business. The secret? Billion-dollar insights. Rare, but they can be engineered.
- [Why Some Companies Pull Ahead](https://outthinker.com/why-some-companies-pull-ahead/) - Why do some companies surge ahead while others stall? The answers may surprise you.
- [Hitched to CLV: Celestica’s Bold Bet on Long-Term Value](https://outthinker.com/hitched-to-clv-celesticas-bold-bet-on-long-term-value/) - By ditching transactional revenue and betting on long-term partnerships, Celestica doubled revenue and became a lifecycle-driven leader.
- [Urban Outfitters: From Fashion Retailer to Lifetime Value Architect](https://outthinker.com/urban-outfitters-from-fashion-retailer-to-lifetime-value-architect/) - How URBN leveraged CLV to transform from a fashion retailer into a curator of lasting relationships.
- [The Digital Compass: How CLV Guides Modern Business Strategy](https://outthinker.com/the-digital-compass-how-clv-guides-modern-business-strategy/) - Why companies that master CLV are steadily outthinking their competition
- [Roman Roads to Results: The Framework for Smarter Decision Making](https://outthinker.com/roman-roads-to-results-the-framework-for-smarter-decision-making/) - Smart decisions build empires. Standardize just enough to free creativity but not so much that you freeze it.
- [The Rational Art of Capital Allocation](https://outthinker.com/the-rational-art-of-capital-allocation/) - Are you deploying capital with purpose? Discover how the 4Ps unlock real advantage.
- [Mignonette Moments: CLV is the Pearl Within Your Business](https://outthinker.com/mignonette-moments-clv-is-the-pearl-within-your-business/) - Investors chasing profits often miss the hidden pearl: CLV. From Amazon to oyster bars, Customer Lifetime Value reveals the true engine of growth and loyalty.
- [Complex Chaos: How Modern Companies Grow and Develop Talent](https://outthinker.com/complex-chaos-how-modern-companies-grow-and-develop-talent/) - Replacing talent costs 50-200% of salary. Retaining people saves $ and fuels agility. Tools like Outthinker Networks & LinkedIn Learning drive growth amid chaos
- [Designing for Uncertainty](https://outthinker.com/designing-for-uncertainty/) - Most strategy playbooks were built for a predictable world but today’s volatility is constant. The winners will be best at adapting, not forecasting.
- [Curiosity Capital: Unlocking the Hidden Power of Venture Programs](https://outthinker.com/curiosity-capital-unlocking-the-hidden-power-of-venture-programs/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [Q3 Is the New Q1: Rethink, Replan, Relaunch](https://outthinker.com/q3-is-the-new-q1-rethink-replan-relaunch/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [What a Horseless Carriage in Greenwich Reveals About Innovation](https://outthinker.com/what-a-horseless-carriage-in-greenwich-reveals-about-innovation/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [From Boston to the World: How Supply Chains Are Quietly Reshaping the Future](https://outthinker.com/from-boston-to-the-world-how-supply-chains-are-quietly-reshaping-the-future/) - Supply chains aren’t backstage anymore—they are the product. That’s where the next wave of innovation lives.
- [Market Foresight Meets Empathy: Inside an $800M Exit](https://outthinker.com/market-foresight-meets-empathy-inside-an-800m-exit/) - Arlene Harris turned overlooked users into a billion-dollar business. Learn from a masterclass in quiet innovation, empathy, and market foresight.
- [Build with a Purpose: Designing and Scaling with Intent](https://outthinker.com/build-with-a-purpose-designing-and-scaling-with-intent/) - From Patagonia to Warby Parker, discover how the best companies align design, impact, and strategy to scale with intention.
- [AI-Powered Blueprint for Scalable Innovation](https://outthinker.com/ai-powered-blueprint-for-scalable-innovation/) - Your org doesn’t need more ideas—it needs a smarter way to surface the right ones. Here are AI tools you can use to turn scattered signals into strategic bets.
- [Unbundle Your Thinking: Strategy That Scales](https://outthinker.com/unbundle-your-thinking-strategy-that-scales/) - Matt Wallach built Veeva into a $2.75B B Corp by focusing, saying no, and building only what mattered.
- [Connect the Dots. Spark a Revolution.](https://outthinker.com/connect-the-dots-spark-a-revolution/) - Most companies invest in tech but ignore the small ideas that spark revolutions. The next big idea is already inside your company. Ready to find it?
- [From Marvel to Mundane: Disappearing Innovation](https://outthinker.com/from-marvel-to-mundane-disappearing-innovation/) - These days, innovation vanishes into the background faster than ever. To stay ahead, explore the 4 stages of innovation evolution—and get ready for what’s next.
- [Making Collective Decisions: Seven Models for Success](https://outthinker.com/making-collective-decisions-seven-models-for-success/) - How do humans make decisions together in a fragmented world? Discover 7 powerful models—old and new—that shape how we lead, govern and grow.
- [Ideas Die in Silence](https://outthinker.com/ideas-die-in-silence/) - A new Outthinker survey reveals what really drives breakthrough ideas, engagement, and profits—from the inside out.
- [M&A Masterminds: Making Deals That Deliver](https://outthinker.com/ma-masterminds-making-deals-that-deliver/) - Successful CSOs understand M&A should amplify strategy. Read on to learn the sharp, battle-tested insights on what separates successful dealmakers from the rest
- [The Power of Daily Creativity](https://outthinker.com/the-power-of-daily-creativity/) - Learn from Nashville’s The Listening Room to help your business harness the power of daily creativity. See what’s possible when talent meets discipline.
- [The Project Economy Revolution](https://outthinker.com/the-project-economy-revolution/) - The way we work is evolving rapidly. Learn what it takes to be at the frontline of this revolution by prioritizing agility, innovation, and strategic execution in the new Project Economy.
- [The Hidden Cost of Missed Ideas](https://outthinker.com/the-hidden-cost-of-missed-ideas/) - Learn how Best Friends Animal Society uses digitization to build an idea marketplace aimed at saving the lives of pets across the United States.
- [Solving a School District Challenge with Tilt-Up Construction](https://outthinker.com/solving-a-school-district-challenge-with-tilt-up-construction/) - Proximity in the construction industry. Fast, safe, and cost-effective, tilt-up construction is meeting a school district’s demand for rapid growth.
- [The Five Phases of Continuous Innovation](https://outthinker.com/the-five-phases-of-continuous-innovation/) - Unveil the power of continuous innovation through ancient wisdom. Embrace the cycle of Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, Earth to secure strategic success.
- [Robots, Rockets, and Innovators: The Advantages of Intelligent Failure](https://outthinker.com/advantages-of-intelligent-failure/) - A robotics competition offers a few key innovation lessons successful robot builders, rocket launchers, and entrepreneurs all know about intelligent failure.
- [From Conception to Innovation: The Journey of an Idea](https://outthinker.com/from-conception-to-innovation-the-journey-of-an-idea/) - Stephane Louvard was stuffing croissants with cookie dough for years before the “crookie” became a viral sensation. Is the value of an idea in the eye of the beholder?
- [Five Ways to Measure Organizational Culture](https://outthinker.com/five-ways-to-measure-organizational-culture/) - How do you measure your company’s culture? In a recent forum, we spoke to 4 heads of strategy who shared their recommendations for 5 ways to measure culture.
- [The Hidden Secret to Scaling Success: Buy Low and Sell High with Customer Lifetime Value](https://outthinker.com/hidden-secret-to-scaling-success-customer-lifetime-value/) - Buy low, sell high: the fundamental law of business. But here's a twist – applying this to customer lifetime value can be a game-changer for modern companies.
- [Proximity: A Lens for Today's Disruptive Trends](https://outthinker.com/the-lens-for-todays-disruptive-trends-understanding-proximity/) - The Proximity mindset provides a clarifying lens to turn disruptive trends like AI, 3D printing, and climate change into advantage.
- [Widening Your Strategic Aperture](https://outthinker.com/widening-your-strategic-aperture/) - Do your strategy conversations feel constrained or lacking in creative options? It may be time to expand the aperture of your strategic discussions.
- [A Lesson in Innovation from the Equality State](https://outthinker.com/a-lesson-in-innovation-from-the-equality-state/) - Discover how Wyoming set a precedent for progress and learn three powerful strategies to unlock creativity and cultivate innovation in your organization.
- [Rethinking Resource-Based Strategies](https://outthinker.com/rethinking-resource-based-strategies/) - Preferential access to resources, or resource-based strategies, has always been a source of competitive advantage. Will that remain true in the future?
- [Macroeconomic Insights and CSO Career Paths: Outthinker Networks’ Strategy Roundtable in New York](https://outthinker.com/macroeconomic-insights-and-cso-career-paths-key-takeaways-from-outthinker-networks-strategy-roundtable-in-new-york/) - At Outthinker Networks NY Roundtable, CSO members discussed trends in macroeconomics, geopolitics, talent, and the future role of the strategy officer.
- [Outthinker Networks’ 2024 Strategy & Innovation Summer Reading List ](https://outthinker.com/outthinker-networks-2024-strategy-innovation-summer-reading-list/) - Check out our Summer Reading List. We’ve curated this list from member recommendations, latest publications, and insights from our thought leader community
- [If Entrepreneurship Were a Sport](https://outthinker.com/if-entrepreneurship-were-a-sport/) - If entrepreneurship were a sport, it would be like stepping onto the golf course with a baseball bat. Verne Harnish and Kaihan Krippendorff are trying rectify that
- [The Evolution of Strategy: From Competition to Customers to Employees](https://outthinker.com/the-evolution-of-strategy-from-competition-to-customers-to-employees/) - Companies have shifted the focus from competition to customers and now to employees. Find out why employees are your next customers
- [The 5 X 5 X 5 Experiment](https://outthinker.com/5-x-5-x-5-experiment/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [Is Your Company Really Customer-Centric?](https://outthinker.com/is-your-company-really-customer-centric/) - What would it look like to design an organization in which the customer is in contact with all employees and all employees are serving the customer?
- [My Surprising Visit to a Washing Machine Factory](https://outthinker.com/my-surprising-visit-to-a-washing-machine-factory/) - Unexpected insights from my visit to a washing machine factory in China point to the future of all industries.
- [How to Spot the Future Before it Arrives](https://outthinker.com/how-to-spot-the-future-before-it-arrives/) - Assess the future your business will compete in tomorrow so you can execute with greater clarity today
- [Transform from Bureaucracy to Entrepreneurialism in 3 Simple Steps](https://outthinker.com/transform-from-bureaucracy-to-entrepreneurialism-in-3-simple-steps/) - Transform your org from a band of workers who need to be managed into a team of entrepreneurs with incentives to do what is best for the company
- [A Hidden Key to Growth: Unlocking Your Channel Strategy](https://outthinker.com/a-hidden-key-to-growth-unlocking-your-channel-strategy/) - Is your business using the right channels for growth? CPG expert Connie Shepherd shares her 5Cs framework for evaluating new channels.
- [Level Up: Turn Work Into a Game](https://outthinker.com/level-up-turn-work-into-a-game/) - Gamifying work can make employees more engaged and satisfied. Consider this: How might you turn work into a game for your team?
- [Leading in a Polarized World: Insights from Outthinker Networks’ Roundtable with Oxford’s Karthik Ramanna](https://outthinker.com/leading-in-a-polarized-world-insights-from-outthinker-networks-roundtable-with-oxfords-karthik-ramanna/) - What does it take to lead in a polarized world? Our CSO community met this month with Karthik Ramanna, author of The Age of Outrage. Read on for key takeaways.
- [Beyond the GenAI Hype: Finding Your True Competitive Edge](https://outthinker.com/beyond-the-genai-hype-finding-your-true-competitive-edge/) - The path to true AI transformation isn’t about implementing every possible use case. It’s about ID-ing where AI can create competitive differentiation
- [Co-Creating Customer Strategy: Notes from Outthinker's NYC Advisory Session](https://outthinker.com/co-creating-customer-strategy-notes-from-outthinkers-nyc-advisory-session/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [Strategic Alignment: A How-To Guide](https://outthinker.com/strategic-alignment-a-how-to-guide-2/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [Polyrhythmic Planning: Reinventing Strategic Planning for Today's Business Tempo](https://outthinker.com/polyrhythmic-planning-reinventing-strategic-planning-for-todays-business-tempo/) - What can jazz music teach you about your annual planning cycle?
- [The Art of Strategic Balance: Fixed Vision, Fluid Details](https://outthinker.com/the-art-of-strategic-balance-fixed-vision-fluid-details/) - The best organizations are like skilled novelists — steadfast about their destination but creative with the journey.
- [The Secrets Behind Building a Powerful Brand](https://outthinker.com/the-secrets-behind-building-a-powerful-brand/) - How should entrepreneurs be thinking about their brand? RedBalloon Founder Naomi Simson's insights could change how you think about your brand architecture
- [Innovation through Bisociation: Does Copying = Creativity?](https://outthinker.com/innovation-through-bisociation-does-copying-creativity/) - Do innovators ever truly create something new? Or are we just combining different elements we’ve seen before?
- [Culture: The Hidden Force Shaping Behavior and Belonging (Outthinkers Podcast #131)](https://outthinker.com/culture-the-hidden-force-shaping-behavior-and-belonging-outthinkers-podcast-131/) - Learn more from Dr. Marcus Collins, cultural translator behind powerhouse brands such as Beats by Dr. Dre and Google’s “Real Tone” technology.
- [Trends on Chief Strategy Officers’ Radar for 2025](https://outthinker.com/trends-on-chief-strategy-officers-radar-for-2025/) - Read the Top 12 Trends of 2025 as identified by chief strategy officers from a variety of international companies.
- [Outthinker 2025 Macroeconomic Outlook](https://outthinker.com/outthinker-2025-macroeconomic-outlook/) - 2025’s top 3 economic trends affecting strategy as identified by renowned economist James “Jim” Bullard & TIAA Chief Strategic Growth Officer Eric Goldstein
- [Strategy Lessons from the Eagles’ Super Bowl Victory](https://outthinker.com/strategy-lessons-from-the-eagles-super-bowl-victory/) - The Eagles’ dominance offers a masterclass in leadership, discipline, and resilience. Any business can take a page from their playbook.
- [The Power of Psychological Targeting](https://outthinker.com/the-power-of-psychological-targeting/) - Explore the practical and ethical effects of using AI-driven information to predict and shape human behavior.
- [First Quarter Check-In: Is Your Business Meeting its 2025 Goals?](https://outthinker.com/first-quarter-check-in-is-your-business-meeting-its-2025-goals/) - Businesses can use actor Martin Short’s Nine Categories for Self-Evaluation to evaluate how the year is going so far.
- [A Chief Strategy Officer's Roadmap to Board Service](https://outthinker.com/a-chief-strategy-officers-roadmap-to-board-service/) - Chief strategy officers possess a unique blend of skills for boards of directors. Three CSOs offer their recommendations for CSOs who want to join a board.
- [Rethinking Supply Chain Resilience: Insights for Strategists](https://outthinker.com/rethinking-supply-chain-resilience-insights-for-strategists/) - Ben Clark, SVP and Chief Strategy Officer at Expeditors, shares insights into the supply chain challenges that strategy leaders should be paying attention to.
- [Mastering Change– The Survive, Reset, Thrive Framework](https://outthinker.com/mastering-change-the-survive-reset-thrive-framework/) - Strategy expert Rebecca Homkes joins the Outthinkers Podcast to reveal her "survive, reset, thrive" framework to drive breakthrough growth in volatile times.
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- [10 Questions Strategy Officers Asked a Foremost Futurist](https://outthinker.com/10-questions-strategy-officers-asked-a-foremost-futurist/) - Outthinker Strategy Network members who are chief strategy officers asked futurist Faith Popcorn 10 questions about future trends, strategy, and future of work.
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- [How Will AI Really Impact the Future of Work?](https://outthinker.com/how-will-ai-really-impact-the-future-of-work/) - Outthinker spoke with Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Erica Orange to determine the impact AI will have on the future of work.
- [No Rules Rules at Netflix: Rethink Culture to Return to Work](https://outthinker.com/no-rules-rules-at-netflix-rethink-culture-to-return-to-work/) - Outthinker studies Netflix's successful "No Rules Rules" policy to advise organizations on rethinking culture for returning to work post-Covid.
- [How ESG Practices are Updating the Energy Industry ](https://outthinker.com/how-esg-practices-are-updating-the-energy-industry/) - Our planet is facing an uncertain future. The impact of climate change has reached a crisis point. It is up to organizations and to all of us to take action.
- [The Rise of B Corps ](https://outthinker.com/the-rise-of-b-corps/) - Taking some of the steps that B Corporations take to get certified could have a lasting, positive impact on business and bottom line.
- [Banking at Walgreens: Innovation Drives Ecosystems](https://outthinker.com/banking-at-walgreens-innovation-drives-ecosystems/) - Walgreens banking services show that innovation drives unexpected ecosystems. Observing outside their industries helps companies can spot disruption early.
- [Stuck in Sector Myopia? Here’s How to Get Out](https://outthinker.com/stuck-in-sector-myopia-heres-how-to-get-out/) - Business leaders who limit their knowledge to their own sector or industry may miss out on valuable opportunities for innovation and growth.
- [5 Misconceptions about Intrapreneurs](https://outthinker.com/5-misconceptions-about-intrapreneurs/) - Intrapreneurs are often misunderstood and overlooked, yet they are responsible for a significant portion of the world’s most transformative innovations.
- [How to Strategically Plan for Uncertainty](https://outthinker.com/how-to-strategically-plan-for-uncertainty/) - Traditional strategic planning methods are no longer adequate for increased disruption. Eastern concepts offer wisdom on strategically dealing with uncertainty.
- [Maximizing the Benefits of Data & Tech Investments](https://outthinker.com/maximizing-the-benefits-of-data-tech-investments/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [4 Tips for Finding an Investment Banker to Support M&A](https://outthinker.com/4-tips-for-finding-an-investment-banker-to-support-ma/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [Maintaining Cultural Alignment After an Acquisition](https://outthinker.com/maintaining-cultural-alignment-after-an-acquisition/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [Chief Strategists Discuss Organizing Sales Teams at Scale](https://outthinker.com/chief-strategists-discuss-organizing-sales-teams-at-scale/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [Building Startups Adjacent to Your Core Business](https://outthinker.com/building-startups-adjacent-to-your-core-business/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [Will AI and Machine Learning Create a Global Supermind?](https://outthinker.com/will-ai-and-machine-learning-create-a-global-supermind/) - The future of creativity will be propelled not only by human-to-human and human-to-machine, but also by machine-to-machine (AI and ML) communication.
- [Mastercard & the Power of Stories for Transformation](https://outthinker.com/mastercard-the-power-of-stories-for-transformation/) - Ajay Banga, former CEO of Mastercard, shares how storytelling can be a key part of your company's digital transformation efforts.
- [Choosing the Right Partnerships for Your Business Ecosystem](https://outthinker.com/choosing-the-right-partnerships-for-your-business-ecosystem/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [Top 10 Trends for Today’s Business Strategists](https://outthinker.com/top-10-trends-for-todays-business-strategists/) - A common misconception is that what blindsides companies is the trend that takes hold faster than experts expect.
- [What Will the “Electrification” of AI Look Like?](https://outthinker.com/what-will-the-electrification-of-ai-look-like/) - 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 ninth installment. Newsletter subscribers will receive early
- [4 Steps to Turning Leadership Change into Opportunity](https://outthinker.com/_trashed/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [How to Align Innovation Objectives in Matrixed Organizations](https://outthinker.com/how-to-align-innovation-objectives-in-matrixed-organizations/) - For many businesses today, the opportunity of joining or building an ecosystem of alliances is important to holistic success.
- [Focus on Six Key Competencies for Your Business Ecosystem](https://outthinker.com/focus-on-six-key-competencies-for-your-business-ecosystem/) - Business ecosystems offer enhanced capabilities and access to new markets. To take advantage of the benefits, build these six competencies, recommended by CSOs.

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## External Resources

- [What concrete and pigs reveal about creating a supply chain that can withstand disaster](https://www.fastcompany.com/91129167/what-concrete-and-pigs-reveal-about-creating-a-supply-chain-that-can-withstand-disaster)
- [5 ways to increase clarity and accountability at the office](https://qz.com/5-ways-to-increase-clarity-and-accountability-at-the-of-1850648348)
- [A Strategic Approach for Meeting Customer Demand as Quickly as Possible](https://hbr.org/2024/10/a-strategic-approach-for-meeting-customer-demand-as-quickly-as-possible)
- [Is Organizational Hierarchy Getting in the Way of Innovation?](https://hbr.org/2023/09/is-organizational-hierarchy-getting-in-the-way-of-innovation)
- [3 things you’re doing wrong when you try to plan for the future](https://www.fastcompany.com/90732637/3-things-youre-doing-wrong-when-you-try-to-plan-for-the-future)
- [6 Strategic Concepts That Set High-Performing Companies Apart](https://hbr.org/2024/03/6-strategic-concepts-that-set-high-performing-companies-apart)

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