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"Despite how much is written about strategy, and money spent on it, reports of chronic failures persist. Two causes dominate. Strategy is still not fully defined and strategy practice is still largely based on a planned view of the world. Change and innovation, however, are not wholly planned but emerge from the myriad interactions of the players involved—some by design, many not. This science of complex adaptive systems must provide the bedrock on which strategy is built. The Emergent Approach to Strategy is the first book to derive the definition, theory, and practice of strategy from adaptive systems. Aimed at corporate business and functional leaders, but broadly applicable, the approach includes an agile method for strategy framework design that replaces familiar stepwise ""chevron"" methods and presents new tests of strategy called the Five Disqualifiers. This book offers no promise of easy ""transformations."" Change and innovation are hard, sometimes ugly, with no guarantees. But with the right principles and discipline, organizations can efficiently raise the probability of success."

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Compo has provided a path to move beyond the typical annual strategic plan that rarely gets adopted. With an approach that drives clarity in intent with adaptability to changing conditions and opportunities, Compo shows how to unlock the creativity and ability of the people who will turn your strategy into reality and results.--Michael Effron, Chairman, Oliver Wight Peter Compo's The Emergent Approach to Strategy is a wonderful rethinking of the language and logic of business strategy. Be prepared to learn how to identify 'killer problems' and critical 'bottlenecks' as well as how to see the 'disqualifiers' implicit in too many statements of strategy. This is a necessary addition to a strategist's bookshelf.--Richard Rumelt, Author of Good Strategy/Bad Strategy and The Crux

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Dr. Peter Compo, with a background in music and engineering, spent twenty-five years at E.I. DuPont where he held leadership positions in product, market, supply chain, and business management and planning. He saw the same adaptive patterns of creativity in all these areas as well as science and technology broadly, inspiring him to create the emergent approach. To learn more about Dr. Compo's thinking on adaptive systems, and for book supplements including five Task Sets that serve as a guidebook to implementation, visit emergentapproach.com.

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