Jan 2020

How to Capture All the Advantages of Open Innovation

23m 57s

Jan 2020

Revisiting “Jobs To Be Done” with Clayton Christensen

25m 46s

Aug 11

The Innovation Strategy Most Companies Miss

Companies often build products for wealthy markets first and then try to adapt them for the rest of the world. But according to Dartmouth Tuck professor Vijay Govindarajan and MIT professor Amos Winter, designing for the toughest constraints first—whether that's affordability, po ... Show More

31m 13s

Sep 2024

To Set a Great Strategy, Start by Imagining the Future You Want

Some managers develop strategy by focusing on problems in the present, and that’s especially true during a crisis. But Mark Johnson, co-founder of the innovation consulting firm Innosight, argues that leaders should imagine the future and then work backward to build their organiz ... Show More

25m 59s

Jun 2024

How to Future-Proof Your Strategy

So much has been written about how to future-proof a strategy. But Peter Scoblic says that too many companies still rely on short-sighted strategies that don’t effectively plan for different potential future scenarios. Scoblic is a co-founder and principal of the consultancy Even ... Show More

27m 32s

Jun 2025

Stress Test Your Strategy Before It Fails

While many teams and organizations engage in scenario planning, most don’t go far enough. Arjan Singh, consultant and adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University, says a more disciplined approach, borrowed from the military, can help leaders truly test how their strategies ... Show More

26m 51s

Nov 2024

Scaling a Startup in Emerging Markets

If you’re a fast-growing company in an emerging economy, you need a strategy for competing in your home market in the short term. But you also need a longer-term strategy that will help you grow beyond that initial market. John Jullens says the challenge is building both strategi ... Show More

15m 58s

Jul 2023

Defining a Growth Strategy in Uncertain Times

To plan for the future, businesses usually look to their past. But what if your company is in uncharted territory? Columbia Business School professor Rita McGrath has a different idea: Design experiments to test your assumptions using “discovery-driven growth.”

12m 25s

Jul 2023

Make Your Future Bigger Than Your Past

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">In this episode, John Maxwell shares five thoughts on how to make your future bigger than your past. Then, Traci Morrow joins Mark Cole to talk about helpful ways you can apply this le ... Show More

42m 17s

Oct 2021

Getting Started with Strategic Planning: Roger Martin

If you’re wondering where to start with strategic planning, pause for a minute before getting into tactical ideas or writing a hundred-page strategic plan of action. Focus on identifying your strategic problem first. Strategy advisor Roger Martin shares common mistakes people mak ... Show More

27m 56s

May 2022

Turning a Problem into an Opportunity

As a business leader, how do you think about a recession, and what’s your approach? Hint: It’s not the strongest that will survive, but the ones who respond best to change. Kipp and Kieran give tangible advice on what will make or break your business in the next 24 months, compan ... Show More

20m 53s

Nov 2021

The relationship of humans with the future

<p>Dubai Stars episode 8 with Mohamed Marwan an expert in building and scaling organizational capabilities, provides a five-step framework to upgrade your thinking capabilities and learn how to re-think future scenarios by applying questioning, contextualizing, modelling, reasoni ... Show More

37m 6s

To Build Strategy, Start with the Future