Volume 2, Number 3 - Fall 2005 print
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Viewpoint: Managing Emerging Technologies
The business world has experienced increased uncertainty and complexity, fueled by such mutually reinforcing trends as technological innovation, global interdependence and free-market competition. DSI's Dr. Paul Schoemaker reflects on how this environment compels organizations to manage five especially challenging paradoxes. More...
Strategies into Practice: Helping a Major Hospital Develop a New Vision
DSI was contacted by a large, tertiary-care hospital to help deal with a major problem. Jim Austin, DSI’s Director of Life Sciences, reviews how the use of scenario planning helped this major hospital system. Though developing a new vision and charting the steps forward is typically a daunting task for any large institution, DSI's process helped develop a future vision that while building on the past, will move this institution in new directions. More...
Fresh Perspectives: Blue Ocean Strategy
In this article Dr. Roch Parayre, Managing Director and head of DSI’s new Value Innovation practice, discusses Blue Ocean Strategy, a new approach aimed at radically increasing your value offering while making the competition irrelevant. More...
News from Within:
Decision Strategies International, Inc was ranked as one of the 2005 top 100 fastest-growing, privately-held businesses in the Philadelphia region by the Philadelphia 100®, a joint project of the Wharton Small Business Development Center, the Entrepreneurs Forum of Greater Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia Business Journal. Philadelphia 100 rankings are based on verifiable revenue growth.
Celebrating their 25th anniversary, the Strategic Management Society is the leading academic strategy society in the world. At their annual conference, SMS recognizes and honors significant contributors to the development of the field. DSI's Dr. Paul Schoemaker will be one of the honorees at the annual meeting this month in Orlando, Florida.
Decision Strategies International is cited in the Sept/October issue of The Federal Credit Union. The online newsletter, published by The National Association of Federal Credit Unions, recently released an article titled "Scenario Planning" by Thomas C. Davis and John Parsons which references Schoemaker's pioneering scenario planning work.
70% of strategists are surprised by unexpected events and almost all companies lack early warning systems. Peripheral vision is a unique tool which will improve your ability to respond to unexpected events and turn uncertainty into profit. Leading-edge practitioner and Wharton Professor Dr. Paul J.H. Schoemaker, will share his insights into profiting from uncertainty in an upcoming workshop in London with DSI's strategic partner Equattro Consulting. For more information, please visit http://www.eq-c.com/pv.
Jacqueline Claudia recently joined the DSI Team as a Consultant. Jacqueline brings a strong background in strategic planning, market development, and customer experience. She’s published columns for ZD Net’s Ecommerce Best Practices and has spoken at several leading e-commerce conferences. Jacqueline holds a B.S in Economics, with concentrations in Entrepreneurial Management and Marketing, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. She was awarded the American Management Consulting Foundation’s Award and Scholarship.
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