Which scale & speed fits the challenge?
Two things side by side about scale that caught my eye: One: Over at SNV, Julian Jaursch published a paper (English, German) on EU platform regulation, or more…
Category: Strategy
On Recommendations & Being Done
Just a quick shout-out to an older — dare I say classic? — publication by now-defunct British NGO Doteveryone. Like a great many things Doteveryone published throughout their few…
On Mental Models & Complexity Sinks
A lot of my work is helping orgs (and more importantly, people) navigate through transitions of some kind or another: The complexity and uncertainty of a world changed…
Quick Thoughts on the Metaverse
For some time now, the term metaverse has been the hottest buzz word in tech, giving even stalwarts like blockchain and NFTs a run for their money. All…
6 Investment Hypotheses for Foundations & Public Funding Organizations
A lot of institutional funding goes to established partners and towards well-understood problems. And that’s good! But it also leaves some critical blank spots that are underfunded — especially…
Get ready for the post-pandemic world: Responsibility & Resilience for a new better normal
The pandemic has shaken up most organizations’ strategic plans. Rather than on long-term strategy, the focus was on immediate needs: Getting through this quarter or the next, taking…
Different modes of strategy planning
To simplify how to think about the role of strategic planning, I’d like to share some basic lenses that have been helping me in my work over the…