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How do we remove blindspots from our analysis?
Hello Fellow Strategist,
Blindspots in analysis can lead to costly mistakes or missed opportunities. This week, we’ll debate how to overcome them, whether in situational analysis of the present or scenario analysis of the future.
Here are some key questions we’ll explore:
🎯 Frameworks vs Creativity: Should we rely on structured frameworks like PESTEL or Porter’s Five Forces to surface all critical issues, or do these risk narrowing our focus too much?
🤔 Addressing the Unknown Unknowns: How can we ensure no important issues get missed, especially when they don’t fit neatly into pre-defined categories or challenges?
🚧 Bottleneck Identification: What are the best strategies to uncover all bottlenecks and risks, particularly those that aren’t immediately obvious?
🌍 Peripheral Vision: How do we spot weak signals and peripheral risks that could evolve into major challenges?
🤖 AI’s Role: AI excels at pattern recognition and comprehensive analysis. But can it identify completely new, unprecedented risks better than a human can? Or do human intuition and creativity still hold the edge?
This is a critical topic for strategy professionals—how do we balance frameworks, creativity, technology, and human insight to ensure nothing important slips through the cracks?
Join us this Thursday at 14h00 UK time on #StratChat as we discuss these and related questions over a cup of tea or coffee☕. Click https://www.StratNavApp.com/StratChat/ZoomLink when the time comes.
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