Scenarios: The Art of Strategic Conversation

Scenarios: The Art of Strategic Conversation

by KeesvanderHeijden (Author)

Synopsis

Scenario planning allows companies to move away from linear thinking and better understand external change. Eight years (and 30,000 copies) after publication Scenarios is still acknowledged as the definitive work in the field. Now, Kees van der Heijden brings his bestseller up to date, following up on his original case studies and adding significant new material. The Second Edition changes focus slightly by providing more in--depth analysis and application of the concept of the a strategic conversationa . While maintaining the underlying rigour of the first edition, van der Heijden revisits the text to make it far more practical and accessible, and in doing so gives you the tools you need to set out and negotiate a successful future course for your organization in the face of significant uncertainty.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 27 Sep 1996

ISBN 10: 0471966398
ISBN 13: 9780471966395

Author Bio
Kees van der Heijden is Professor of General and Strategic Management at the Graduate Business School, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK, and Visiting Professor at Nijenrode University, Holland. He is a co--founder of Global Business Network, Emeryville, California, and is currently a Principal. Before joining Strathclyde University he was in charge of Royal Dutch/Shell's scenario planning, as head of the Group's Business Environment Division. This involved the general development of the process of scenario planning in which Shell has taken a worldwide leading role. Prior to that he was head of Shell's internal strategy consulting group, assisting management teams worldwide in strategy development and implementation. He specializes in scenario planning, strategy development and institutional strategic management processes and has consulted widely in all these areas. The painting serves as an icon for the idea projected in the book strategy is about conversation, which takes place more in corridors than in boardrooms strategy, often treated as an abstract, is in the final analysis about people responding to the needs of other people the image is unconventional for a business book - the hallmark of any successful scenario/strategy project!