Peter Compo (Author)

Books

The Emergent Approach to Strategy: Adaptive Design & Execution

A NEW CLARITY FOR STRATEGY THEORY AND PRACTICE

Consultants and academics continue to report chronic failures of strategy practice. Two causes dominate: strategy is still not fully defined, and strategy practice is still largely based on a planned versus adaptive view of the world.

The Emergent Approach to Strategy digs deep into complex adaptive systems to bring a new clarity to strategy function and incorporate this understanding into practice.

The emergent approach practice includes:

  • An agile method for strategy framework design
  • Scenario and bottleneck diagnosis techniques
  • A four-station dashboard emphasizing execution
  • A new set of strategy tests called the five disqualifiers