Democratising Strategy

Problems with Strategy Today

Traditional approaches to strategy often fall short. Management consultants turn up and dive deep into your 'current state', identify future trends you must follow and leave you with a detailed roadmap to close the gap to where you really 'should be'. However, this approach has two major shortcomings:

The future is uncertain — meaning unpredictable changes will disrupt even the smartest, well analysed plans.
The process takes too long — so new plans can't be made quickly enough, leaving you struggling to adapt in time.

This is why many organisations today prefer execution to strategy. But this is like instructing soldiers in battle to simply fire their weapons faster, while this may produce occasional success it’s no match if you’re up against someone who knows where to aim.

Have you decided it's time to stop looking for "gurus" with the "one right answer" and discover your own way forward instead? Are you ready to stop using linear plans that focus on "to do / doing / done" that stifle the adaptability and innovation you need to succeed in a rapidly-changing world? If you're playing to win (rather than 'not to lose') you know you need more.

Democratising strategy is a light-touch, end to end process based on Wardley Mapping that will improve your situational awareness — enabling you to identify where your next best moves are and improve your organisation's ability to adapt at speed. Ready to take your strategic thinking to the next level and discover where to aim (and not just fire more rapidly)? Contact us today.

Cases

1/ Competing Against Giants

Our client had a small share of a lucrative market, but was being squeezed by market leaders as competition intensified. A rapid strategy engagement enabled the team to discover where they should (and should not) play. In the follow up session they prioritised a series of unique moves their rivals would not/could not respond to.

2/ Overcoming Growing Pains

A multinational organisation had reached a point where their senior team spent more time ‘putting out fires’ than working out how to take the business to the next level. A series of strategy sessions with senior leaders and their teams resolved the operational issues and enabled leaders to quickly identify the moves they needed to take to drive the organisation forward.

3/ Setting A New Direction

The executive team of a major European distributor needed a new strategic direction to reverse a severe decline in the company’s performance over recent years. A strategy engagement with executives enabled them to challenge assumptions that had been holding them back and discover new areas for growth in a rapidly-changing industry.

4/ Creating Team Alignment

After several years in the market, our client had built a state-of-the-art online platform. However, the regulatory nature of their industry limited their geographical reach. They needed to expand internationally, but wanted to ensure all teams were aligned around a common strategic direction first. A two-day Wardley Mapping session provided them with the necessary alignment.

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