by barrager | Nov 16, 2014 | Barrager, Chris Argyris, Collaboration, collaborative design, Decision Analysis, Decision coaching, decision engineering, Deming, Design, Drucker, Framing strategic decisions, Organizational learning, Process, Strategic Design, Tools
The intellectual high ground in business decision making is held by a handful of organizations: The Economist Intelligence Unit, Harvard Business Review, McKinsey Global Institute, and Strategy+Business. I think Rich Karlgaard, the publisher of Forbes, is also a...
by barrager | Feb 2, 2014 | Barrager, Collaboration, collaborative design, Decision Analysis, Decision coaching, Design, Framing strategic decisions, Process, Strategic Design, Uncategorized
In January, the General Motors Corvette and Silverado Pickup truck were named North American car and truck of the year. GM has come a long way in the last twenty years. Twenty years ago the General Motors’ product development process was a mess. The GM...
by barrager | Nov 25, 2012 | Collaboration, collaborative design, Decision coaching, Design, Framing strategic decisions, Process, Tools, Uncategorized
In Peter Schwartz’s book, The Art of the Long View, scenarios are described as: Stories that can help us recognize and adapt to changing aspects of our present environment. They form a method for articulating the different pathways that might exist for you...
by barrager | May 5, 2012 | Analytics, Barrager, Chris Argyris, Collaboration, collaborative design, Decision Analysis, Decision coaching, Design, Framing strategic decisions, Organizational learning, Process, Skills, Strategic Design, Tools
The late Stephen Covey, author of “7 Habits of Highly Successful People,” wrote one last book, “The 3rd Alternative” before he died. In the book Covey makes the case that when faced with virtually any dilemma we can usually find a 3rd path....
by barrager | Dec 11, 2011 | Automotive, Collaboration, collaborative design, Decision Analysis, Decision coaching, Design, Framing strategic decisions, Leadership
Vince Barabba is a market research and strategic planning guru. He knows a lot about listening to the Voice of the Customer and how big organizations make decisions. In the 199o’s he was the executive in charge of Corporate Strategy and Knowledge Development...
