1. Introduction toDesign, Vision, Strategy, and Plans Presented by: Bob JohnsonCopyright 2012 Abrams Learning & Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved

2. Visit us at Purposes www.alisinc.comto access thispresentation,complete with audio. Summarize key terms and ideas Define the need for a logic framework Establish how the key terms and ideas fit togetherCopyright 2012 Abrams Learning & Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved 3. Transitioning to the Future State { Current ConditionsFuture Conditions Problem Recognition that we are dissatisfied with the current or existingset of conditions and desire some future set of conditions Solve the problem of moving from one set of conditions to afuture set of conditionsCopyright 2012 Abrams Learning & Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved 4. What are Complex Problems? A problem, to be a problem, must contain an unknown. If all was known, the problem would vanish.- Alan C. Walter Problem Structure: simple, medium, complex Complex problems are difficult or impossible to solve because ofincomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are oftendifficult to recognize. Because of interdependencies, the effort to solve one aspect of aproblem may reveal or create othersCopyright 2012 Abrams Learning & Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved 5. What is DesignDesign? EnvironmentAdaptationIf I were given onehour to save the planet,I would spend 59 Problemminutes defining theproblem and one minuteresolving it. Solution-Albert EinsteinAssessmentDesign is a methodology for applying critical and creative thinkingto understand, visualize, and describe complex problems and develop approaches to solve or manage them over time.Copyright 2012 Abrams Learning & Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved 6. Visit us at Vision iswww.alisinc.comto access thispresentation, a sensible and appealing picture of the future complete with audio. I believe this nation should commit itself, to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth - John F. Kennedy, May 25, 1961Copyright 2012 Abrams Learning & Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved 7. What is Strategy?Strategy is a logic for how the vision can be achievedStrategy is achieving balance between ends-ways-means and risk The game of business used to be like football: size mattered. Then it changed to basketball: speed and agility. Today, business is more like chess. Customer priorities change continually, and the signals given by these changes are vital clues to the next cycle of growth. - Adrian SlywotzkyCopyright 2012 Abrams Learning & Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved 8. What is Planning?Specific steps, actions, and timetablesto implement strategies Planning consists of examining the consequences of individual actions, then stringing individual actions together into sequences and examining the possible consequences of these sequences of actions. - Dietrich DoernerCopyright 2012 Abrams Learning & Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved 9. How does it come together? {Current StateFuture State Problem Understand the environment, isolate problems, and develop approachesto solve the problems through Design methodologies Describe the direction/intent for change through Vision statements Balance ends-ways-means- and risk through Strategy Conduct detailed Planning to implement the strategy Assess and adapt during implementation using Design methodologiesCopyright 2012 Abrams Learning & Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved 10. Visit us atSummarywww.alisinc.com to access this presentation,Complex problems require systemic solutionscomplete with audio. By employing critical and creative thinking, organizations can effectively: Solve and manage complex problems Innovate, lead, and manage change Develop visions, strategies, plans,assessments, and adaptations Improve quality and reduce costsCopyright 2012 Abrams Learning & Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved 11. Introduction to Design, Vision, Strategy, and PlansPresented By: Bob JohnsonAbrams Learning & Information Systems Inc.To learn more about Complex Problem Solving,Strategic Planning, and DesignVisit us atwww.alisinc.comin the Professional Development tab Copyright 2012 Abrams Learning & Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved