(with Fran Ackermann)
This text details a comprehensive, facilitator-led framework for developing and executing organisational strategy. The authors advocate for the use of causal mapping and oval mapping techniques to visually structure complex business issues, goals, and distinctive competences. By employing these tools in both individual interviews and collaborative workshops, leaders can surface suppressed views and build a unified strategic intent. The material also examines the importance of resource management, the alignment of reward systems with desired outcomes, and the necessity of managing strategic change even when processes remain incomplete. Ultimately, the sources provide a practical toolkit for consultants and managers to navigate the social and psychological negotiations inherent in securing an organisation’s future livelihood.
Sources
- Ackermann - Extending the scope of problem structuring methods.pdf
- [Book] Ackermann et al - 2005 - The practice of making strategy - SAGE.pdf
- [Book] Eden et al - 1979 - Thinking in organizations - Macmillan.pdf- [Book] Eden et al - 1983 - Messing about in problems - Pergamon Press.pdf
- [Book] Eden,Ackermann - 1998 - Making strategy - Sage Publications.pdf
- [Book] Eden,Harris - 1975 - Management Decision and Decision Analysis - Macmillan London Ltd.pdf
- eden use of cognitive maps to structure problems.pdf