#stratChat: Is strategy possible without creativity?

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Is strategy possible without creativity?

Hello Fellow Strategist,

Last week, we dug into the nature of strategic thinking—how it's learned, where it lives in the mind, and what makes it so elusive to teach. We had analogies from from jazz, chess, war, and even the Beatles

This Thursday, we're following the thread into even more provocative territory:

🧠 Is strategy possible without creativity?

And if not, what kind of creativity is required?

We’ll explore:

Why creativity is more than just “thinking outside the box”
How constraints can fuel rather than stifle innovation
Whether structure kills or cultivates imagination
How strategists can challenge orthodoxy without drifting into chaos
As we rely more and more on AI, can AI ever be creative, or do we always need people for this dimension of strategy?

As always, you're invited to bring your own examples—where creativity elevated a strategy or where it was stifled by structure or assumptions.

🎤 Come with your stories.
🧠 Stay for the insights.
📅 Leave with sharper strategic instincts.

📅 When? Thursday at 14h00 UK time
📍 Where? Online via Zoom

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Here is a post I wrote on the subject: https://www.stratnavapp.com/Articles/strategic-thinking - you might like to critique it as you formulate your own views ahead of #stratChat.

See you there!

Happy Strategising,
Chris

Founder of StratNavApp.com

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