To excel in today's exacting world, organizations need to combine strategic planning and strategic thinking. Strategic planning is a formal activity carried out periodically by top managers, but it is vulnerable to change. Strategic thinking is an informal activity that occurs intermittently...

ch. 1. Decoding complexity by isolating form -- ch. 2. Point thinking and organizational persona -- ch. 3. Linear Thinking and organizational performance -- ch. 4. Angular thinking and organizational puzzle -- ch. 5. Triangular thinking and organizational pattern -- ch. 6. Strategic scaffolding...

In this increasingly complex world, managers understandably seek experts’ advice to chart a path forward. Yet they encounter a jumble of metaphors, methods, and models; too often, old wine in new bottles. This article helps managers cut through the clutter. It presents a triangular framework...