I saw an ad we put in the paper for a client of ours, the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, and it contained two of my favorite words, so it got my attention. The words were strategy and free. And I was not the only one apparently who likes those words because the event was sold out. (well you know what I mean)
Here are a few random thoughts from Professor Miguel Carrillo’s inspiring presentation on Radical Strategizing:
- “Imagination is more important than knowledge”
- “We should stage a coup against the status quo”
- “Strategy is about stretching, stretching, stretching without ripping”
The main point I took away was that we should detach strategizing from planning. Strategizing is big and dreamy and should be radical while planning tends to be more functional and potentially restrictive. I left energized. I’ve always tried to be different. But the Prof’s message was different, on steroids. He does not promote incremental change. He wants you to tear up the rule book.
At pepper, we plan to.
