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Financial uncertainties, unpredictable national and international scenarios, environmental hazards, and technological breakthroughs have taken organizations by a surprise. This has led many leaders to turn to Scenario Planning in order to come up with multiple… Scenario Planning: Oxford Approach
There is abundance of data being generated and stored by organizations across the globe. Data storage is growing at the pace of around 40% per year. Digital assets are of immense value for organizations. However,… Data Valuation
Solving problems, complex problems at that, involves not only good problem formulation but also a structured approach to complement it. Structured Problem Solving is simply an iterative sequence of framing hypotheses and testing them via… Structured Problem Solving: Modified A3
The necessity to accelerate Innovation is not unique to a particular industry. Incumbent companies in numerous industries are thoroughly cognizant of the competitive risks presented by the inadequacies of their Innovation chains. They are also… Open Corporate Accelerator (OCA)
For large global corporations, forming productive alliances with promising startups is a far more challenging undertaking than it appears. Global corporations frequently struggle to identify potentially advantageous startup partners. On the other hand, startups face… Partnerships with Emerging Market Startups
In order to contest and survive in this competitive business environment, organizations need to work towards developing a Differential Advantage that others cannot imitate. Organizations, generally, draw Differential Advantage from price reduction, proprietary intellectual property,… Intelligent Enterprise
How do we acquire quality, actionable Market Intelligence for emerging markets? To make good business decisions, we require good data—i.e. good Market Research & Intelligence. For developed markets, the function of Market Intelligence is mature… Emerging Market Intelligence
In every organization, there is a consistent need to make timely crucial decisions at all levels. This is critical more so at the strategic level where senior leaders are anticipated to possess a strong ability… Executive Decision Making Acumen
Picking ground-breaking new projects for more investment and expansion is perilous and difficult since fresh ideas are characterized by major technological and market ambiguity. There will forever be some winners and some failures in the… Project Investment Selection
Recessions force leaders of almost all organizations, across the world, to contemplate about the impact of a profoundly Disruptive crisis. Facing this crisis, some leaders flourish, causing their organizations to become stronger. Some clearly stagger… Managing Disruption
In this article, we will go on a journey… a journey for your Business Model. As we all know, innovative Business Models can reshape industries and drive tremendous growth. In fact, if executed successfully, Business… Business Model Innovation (BMI): Business Model Journey
Disruptive change has put a tremendous strain on organizations and their IT departments. The capabilities of the IT talent is declining due to inadequate technical education and aging workforce. Legacy systems and diverse IT applications… Information Technology (IT) Redesign