Comments on: Prepared Mind — 6 ways to think about the future http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/index.php/prepared-mind-6-ways-to-think-about-the-future We Help Managers Make a Difference Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:26:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bill Welter http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/index.php/prepared-mind-6-ways-to-think-about-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-298 Bill Welter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:23:56 +0000 http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/?p=91#comment-298 Brad, Agreed. Chemistry makes a big difference and having great thinking partners makes it easier to see the future. Bill Brad,
Agreed. Chemistry makes a big difference and having great thinking partners makes it easier to see the future.
Bill

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/index.php/prepared-mind-6-ways-to-think-about-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-297 Brad Shorr Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:19:23 +0000 http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/?p=91#comment-297 Hi Bill, Your post makes it clear how truly difficult it is to think about the future - I would suppose that for a large organization, it is necessary to consider things from each of these six perspectives. A daunting task! I've always found it helpful to brainstorm with one or two other people where there is lots and lots of creative chemistry - people who feel completely comfortable sharing even the craziest ideas, people who can play off any "what if" scenario and come up with an even more exciting one. When the chemistry is good, an agenda may not even be necessary (yet always helpful). When chemistry is bad, no agenda or process gets me very far. <abbr><em>Brad Shorr’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/news/news-and-thank-yous/" rel="nofollow">News and Thank You’s</a></abbr></em> Hi Bill, Your post makes it clear how truly difficult it is to think about the future – I would suppose that for a large organization, it is necessary to consider things from each of these six perspectives. A daunting task! I’ve always found it helpful to brainstorm with one or two other people where there is lots and lots of creative chemistry – people who feel completely comfortable sharing even the craziest ideas, people who can play off any “what if” scenario and come up with an even more exciting one. When the chemistry is good, an agenda may not even be necessary (yet always helpful). When chemistry is bad, no agenda or process gets me very far.

Brad Shorr’s last blog post..News and Thank You’s

]]> By: Bill Welter http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/index.php/prepared-mind-6-ways-to-think-about-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-294 Bill Welter Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:47:14 +0000 http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/?p=91#comment-294 Fred, I like it and will add it to my tool kit. Thanks. Bill Fred,
I like it and will add it to my tool kit. Thanks.
Bill

]]> By: Fred H Schlegel http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/index.php/prepared-mind-6-ways-to-think-about-the-future/comment-page-1#comment-293 Fred H Schlegel Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:05:58 +0000 http://www.adaptstrat.com/blog/?p=91#comment-293 Lot to think about here Bill. I like that you encourage a wide spectrum of thought, instead of focusing on 'one right way.' One exercise I have used is kind of negative, but it can expose some elephants in the room. Asking, "What are you most afraid of?" often delivers answers that are focused on the present, but taken to their logical extreme can expose some of the business model and industry evolution changes you speak of. <abbr><em>Fred H Schlegel’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/frogblog/yTub/~3/bfcr174pZBA/" rel="nofollow">Physics and Ideation: Creativity and Mismatched Socks</a></abbr></em> Lot to think about here Bill. I like that you encourage a wide spectrum of thought, instead of focusing on ‘one right way.’ One exercise I have used is kind of negative, but it can expose some elephants in the room. Asking, “What are you most afraid of?” often delivers answers that are focused on the present, but taken to their logical extreme can expose some of the business model and industry evolution changes you speak of.

Fred H Schlegel’s last blog post..Physics and Ideation: Creativity and Mismatched Socks

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