The reality is that plans have to be made about the use of a company’s resources all of the time…
Alessandro Di Fiore, founder & CEO, European Centre for Strategic Innovation (ECSI) & ECSI Consulting
This is why the quest to rethink strategic planning has never been more urgent and critical.
Takeaways of Note:
21st century planning should be reconceived as Agile Planning…
- deal with a future that will be different;
- cope with more frequent & dynamic changes;
- time invested in strategic conversations rather than simply being a numbers game;
- flexible resources & funds for emerging opportunities.
Agile Planning for the 21st century requires…
A process that coordinates & aligns with agile teams… need to balance & manage bottom-up input with a bigger picture, goals, interdependencies, strategic priorities of the organization (top-down view).
A process that uses both limitless hard data & human judgment… hard data informs our intellect, but soft data generates wisdom… 1st, imagine possibilities; & 2nd, pick the one with the most compelling argument taking into account all data as well as qualitative judgment.