The Emergent Approach to Strategy

A NEW CLARITY FOR STRATEGY THEORY AND PRACTICE

Consultants and academics continue to report chronic failures of strategy practice. Two causes dominate: strategy is still not fully defined, and strategy practice is still largely based on a planned versus the adaptive view of the world. The Emergent Approach to Strategy digs deep into complex adaptive systems to bring new clarity to strategy function and incorporate this understanding into practice.

The emergent approach practice includes:

• An agile method for strategy framework design
• Scenario and bottleneck diagnosis techniques
• A four-station dashboard emphasizing execution
• A new set of strategy tests called the five disqualifiers

Go to emergentapproach.com to access the following resources:

• Chapter supplements with appendixes, commentary, and added examples
• Five Task Sets: a guidebook for implementation of the approach
• Templates for use in strategy materials
• Additional examples of the Five Disqualifiers in various fields of endeavor