BA 30310: Foresight in Business & Society
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A Quote to Start the Day
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is.
A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.”
Wayne Gretzky
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Consider…
Why do market leaders so often get caught off guard? (i.e. play where the puck used to be)
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HP
How did HP not foresee the “Post-PC era”?
“We know we’re the fifth man in a four man race.”Richard Kerris, HP Executive, WSJ, July 1, 2011 © 2013 University of Notre
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How did Microsoft not foresee the profit potential of Search…?
“Your phone should figure out what you would like to be searching for before you do.”
Eric Schmidt, Google CEOThe Futurist, Sept-Oct 2011© 2013 University of Notre Dame. All rights reserved
#18 in 2013:
How did Kodak so underestimate the potential of digital photography…?
Can you guess who invented the world’s first digital camera in 1975?
Bonus Question:
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How did GM not foresee the emerging demand for fuel efficiency…?
Launched: 1996
Withdrawn: 1999
Launched 2002
Launched 1999
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How did Hasbro miss the gaming app transition?
WSJ 12/15/2011© 2013 University of Notre Dame. All rights reserved
How can business better anticipate change to make better decisions about the future?
http://business.nd.edu/news_and_events/multimedia_gallery/video.aspx?id=5241
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The Future Is…
What did you see that surprised you?
What skills do those executives suggest will be required in the future?
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Class Exercise (Groups of 3-4)
Obsolescence…
2. What is mainstream now that did not exist 10 years ago?
1. What is obsolete now that was mainstream 10 years ago?
3. What is mainstream today that may be obsolete in 10 years?
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What is Strategy?
Operational Effectiveness (is not Strategy)
Performing similar activities better than rivals
Strategy
Performing different activities
Performing similar activities in different ways
Source: Michael Porter, “What is Strategy?”© 2013 University of Notre Dame. All rights reserved
What is Strategy?
Operational Effectiveness
(Better)Strategy
(Different)
Competitive AdvantageStrategic Advantage
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Competitive Convergence
Superior strategic positions are likely to be
cognitively distant.
Position A
Position B
Uncontested Positions
Close Cognitive Proximity
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Strategy - Being Different
“We do not merely want to be the best of the best. We want to be
the only ones who do what we do.”
Jerry Garcia The Grateful Dead
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What is Strategy?
What are some examples of companies or CEOs that have been different?… of companies that pursued Operational Effectiveness and were passed by?Why wouldn’t ALL companies aim to be different?
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Foresight
The ability to anticipate future events and devise plans to take advantage of opportunities and
minimize risk.Judging Too Soon
Deciding Too Late
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Adapted from Dr. Peter C. Bishop, Studies of the Future, University of Houston
Actionable Foresight
Source: Get There Early, Bob Johansen,Institute for the Future
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Course Learning Modules
Anticipating Change… To Make Better Decisions about the Future
1. Perspective - Emergent Change in Business and Society
2. Evidence-Based Foresight3. Insight - Implications for
Business
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Class Participation
Discussion Questions and Lesson Plans Posted on Concourse by End of Prior Week
In Class Sign-In Sheet for Attendance & Preparation
Expect to be Called on In Class
10% of overall grade
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…for next class
CLASS PREPARATION ▪FutureThink pp. 1-21
Homework Assignment Graph, Photograph, Paragraph
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Student Name: Section:
Source: U.S. Dept of Education –National Center for Educational Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=76
Photo Source: The Economist, July 2nd-8th, 2011, Page 46
Trend Observation – Graph, Photograph, Paragraph
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Guest Speaker PresentationBill Marquard “Finding The AND”
7 PM Date TBD
102 DeBartoloAlternatively: Read Posted Article
As a consultant, Bill Marquard has advised some of the world's most influential and forward-thinking companies. Having also served as a C-level leader, he has walked the executive's path.
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