STRATEGIC THINKING

Amir NikKhah

GLOBALIZATION

Move from National Economy to Global Economy

SPACELESS

Communications

Corporations

Consumers

Capital

Move from National Economy to Global Economy

REGIONALIZATION

Move from National Economy to Global Economy

OUTSOURCING

Move from National Economy to Global Economy

PRODUCTION AND TRADEIN GLOBAL SCALE

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Fundamental ChangesIn

The World of Work

Promoting Knowledge

The Increasing Influence of Customer

QUALITY SERVICE CUSTOMIZATION

COST TIME INNOVATION

The Expanding Change and Chaos

NANOTECHNOLOGY

Managers without Strategic Thinking

Managers with Strategic Thinking

ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY

COMPETITIONORGANIZATIONAL

STRUCTURERESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

PROFITABILITYHUMAN RESOURCE

MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

STYLEPROBLEM SOLVING

Definitions of Strategic Thinking

Mintzberg: Strategic Thinking is a mental synthesis process creating an integrated view of the business in mind,through creativity and intuition.

Porter: Strategic Thinking is such as the glue holding many sub-systems of organization together.

Zabriskie: Strategic Thinking is a prelude for designing the future of the organization.

Bonn: Strategic Thinking must have three characteristics:1) A complete understanding of organization and it’s environment.2) Creativity to provide new ideas.3) A vision for the future of the organization.

Strategic Thinking

Synthetic

Innovative

Divergent

Intuitive

Creative

Strategic Planning

Rational

Prescriptive

Rule Based

Convergent

Contractual

Right hemispheres of the brain Left hemispheres of the brain

Strategy Thinking&

Scenario-Based Planning

Process of Planning Modelby

Georgel Morrisy

Strategic Thinking Long-Term Planning Tactical Planning

Strategic Thinking Tow-Level Modelby

Bonn

Strategic Thinkingat

The Organizational Level

Strategic Thinkingat

The Individual Level

Chain Results Modelby

Kaufman

Sources

Means/Methods/Interventions

Micro Level

Macro Level

Mega Level

Macro Level

Elements of Strategic Thinking Modelby

Liedtka

Strategic Thinking

Focus on The Goal

Systematic Thinking

Orbital Theory

Thinking in Time

Opportunism

Strategic Thinking as Seeingby

Mintzberg

Seeing Behind

SeeingAbove

SeeingBelow

SeeingBeside

SeeingIt Through

SeeingConnections