Over the past 20 years george has designed and facilitated a range of scenario and futures both in an educational and a consultant capacity. Samenvatting scenarios, the art of strategic conversation. I happen to believe that there is an art to everything we do and why not. The intial preface and contextual chapters are especially well done. It aims to help the reader to be a good listener, details training courses and includes other available resources that are in place across scotland and the rest of the uk. Focussing on the skills of effective scenario planning, the workshop explores the theory of scenario planning in. What does it mean to take a strategic approach to the development of conversation as a core process, or for an organization to begin thinking together for a change.
The informal strategic conversation 323 conclusion 343 references 347 index 351 viii contents 8. The art of conversation, like any art, is a skill of elegance, nuance and creative execution. The book starts with an interview of the author by peter schwartz, a well known scenario planner, about scenarios and the art of strategic conversation. But that is not enough, in itself, for consistent high road leadership. We provide a gametheoretic framework that provides an analysis of both cooperative and strategic.
The art of conversation or improve your conversation skills. How did you come to combine scenarios with strategic conversation in the title of your book. The art of strategic conversation most people love a good chat, yet in the world of business, conversation is often dismissed as wasteful certainly not real work. Scenario planning and the art of strategic conversation is a highly experiential five day workshop focusing on the skills of effective scenario planning.
Questions can be like a lever you use to pry open the stuck lid on a paint can. A conversation between peter schwartz, chairman of global business network and probably the worlds bestknown scenario planner schwartz 1992, and the author, about scenarios and the art of strategic conversation. Tools and pitfalls michel godet abstract the term strategy has been misused and even abused. For strategic conversations, there is often a dream team of participants and a must invite team. Caplan recital hall, 17fl terra join us for a day of strategic conversations. In my opinion, these first two areas of discussion are more well done than the latter two. Learn the delicate art of conversing about teaching to improve instruction.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Scenarios deals with how managers can set out and negotiate a successful course into the future for the organization in the face of significant uncertainty. Our national conferences, print magazine, digital content and, seminars combine insights from prominent business leaders, internationally renowned. Participants work in groups, with a client, and establish a scenario agenda for the client. Then you have at least the potential to develop into a strategic thinker. Few organizational leaders or professional designers are well versed in this discipline, though many designers would no doubt excel at it, given the opportunity to. Abstract models of conversation that rely on a strong notion of cooperation dont apply to strategic conversationthat is, to conversation where the agents motives dont align, such as courtroom cross examination and political debate.
Scenario planning allows companies to move away from linear thinking and better understand external change. It is your vision that inspires greater support as donors envision a world different from today. Art is an instrument for meaningmaking, sensemaking, imagemaking and creating deeper levels of conversation about what matters. Moments of impact shows how design can transform our strategic conversations, too. But absent that spark, absent that desire, its almost impossible. Artsbased learning develops creativity, community and connection. Whichever type of strategic conversation is called for, there are certain elements that can make them more effective. The purpose of our conversations is to foster options, possibilities, ideas and questions. Preface a conversation between peter schwartz, chairman of global business network and probably the worlds bestknown scenario planner schwartz 1992, and the author, about scenarios and the art of strategic conversation. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. For a really important adaptive challenge, youll likely need the. Overview scenario planning is a powerful approach used to explore volatility, uncertainty, complexity and develop plausible futures that map out such issues. Scenario planning and the art of strategic conversation. The art of using strategic conversations, however, is in its application, for different circumstances require different tactics.
Millions of people have been exposed to this basic practice in the context of meditation. Scenario planning and the art of strategic conversation is a highly experiential fiveday workshop focusing on the skills of effective scenario planning. Scott cook, cofounder intuit designing strategic conversations is a craft not a crapshoot. This vision must be backed by a strategic plan, bold goals, and a clear rationale for financial support. When it comes to the art of conversation weve all met people who seem to. The art of crafting effective strategic conversations is a littleknown, yet highimpact subfield of learning experience design. He is also emeritus professor of the university of. Vijay krishna john morgan december 23, 2002 abstract we examine the strategic interaction between an informed expert and an uninformed decision maker, extending the analysis of crawford and sobel 1982. The art of provides business professionals with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in todays marketplace. Worse, the word scenario is often confused with strategy to the point that clari.
Uploaded by booksalecataloger7 on september 26, 2011. The theory of scenario planning is explored in the context of real client problems. Office spaces are divided into separate rooms or cubicles to enable people to focus on the tasks at hand, and not get diverted into idle conversations. If conversation is the medium through which the art of leadership is practiced the vehicle through which social and business value are created how do we get good at it. You can make secondrate copies, but i dont think you can ever make a strategic thinker of someone who doesnt have the innate intellectual curiosity about the way the world works and the way things happen. Without flair and panache most things become drudgery. Once the tactics for the differing common situations are understood and incorporated into your communication process, successful and significant results can be consistently produced. Eight years and 30,000 copies after publication scenarios is still acknowledged as the definitive work in the field. Creative thinking scenarios, the art of strategic conversation. Examples of starting strategic conversation the following links have some case examples of the way strategic conversation has been used in todays world to address key questions, with the help of the questioning mode. The art of conversation includes sections on the myths and the signs of suicide, spotting the signs and helping, and advice on starting difficult conversations.
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