Chapter 5
PROGRAMMING AND IMPLEMENTING YOUR STRATEGY
The right strategy is never more than 49 percent of the problem.
—Joseph Bower
A new strategy must first be programmed • Future-oriented activities and the role of the senior team • Minimally viable bureaucracy • The master plan • Breakthrough innovation teams • Incubator designs • A discovery-driven approach • Implementation—incubating, accelerating, and transitioning • There is always more future ahead of us
A few years ago, we worked through our future-back process with the leadership team of a midsized manufacturing company. The future state portfolio we developed together was focused on achieving much greater profitability than its commoditizing core businesses could ...
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