Future Proofing
Strategy 03.10

David Birchall (Author), George Tovstiga (Author)

9781841123271, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 10 January 2002

176 pages
17.5 x 12.4 x 1.4 cm, 0.17 kg

Fast track route to understanding and managing the future.
Covers all the key aspects of future proofing, from identifying alternative scenarios and tracking technology change to developing a blueprint for action and communicating it within the organization
Examples and lessons from benchmark businesses, including ABB, Shell and Anglo American, and ideas from the smartest thinkers including Gary Hamel, Peter Senge and Chris Argyris
Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide
ExpressExec is a unique business resource of one hundred books. These books present the best current thinking and span the entire range of contemporary business practice. Each book gives you the key concepts behind the subject and the techniques to implement the ideas effectively, together with lessons from benchmark companies and ideas from the world's smartest thinkers.
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01 Innovation
02 Enterprise
03 Strategy
04 Marketing
05 Finance
06 Operations and Technology
07 Organizations
08 Leading
09 People
10 Life and Work
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Introduction to Express Exec

Introduction to Future Proofing

An Introduction to The Concepts

The Evolution of Future Proofing

The E-Dimension: Future Proofing

The Global Dimension

The State of the Art

In Practice: How Companies Tackle Planning

Key Concepts and Thinkers

Resources

Making It Work

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Acknowledgements

Index

Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]