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Put Your Future in Context

“Tomorrow’s organizations will only thrive if they recognize the uncertainty that faces them and actively imagine the possible threats and opportunities that will emerge under different circumstances. No one can predict the future. But every organization is responsible for defining policies, creating culture and deploying infrastructure that will make them resilient in the face of change.”

Every leader needs a trusted advisor. Every organization needs one too. A trusted advisor who will challenge assumptions, someone who will synthesize research and create decision frameworks that navigate through the messiness of the underlying challenges, someone who will speak truth to power. Leaders need a trusted advisor who will suggest processes, tactics and strategies that deliver efficiencies, drive innovation, serve customers more effectively and create strategies that enable competitive differentiation. As an analyst and executive, Daniel W. Rasmus has served as a trusted advisor to executives, Fortune 100 companies, public sector organizations and NGOs. He has helped organizations transform their work experiences and discover new market potential. He has helped them create deeper more meaningful visions and design more robust technology architectures. If you are looking for an advisor, a coach or a mentor to help enhance your strategic capabilities, Daniel can provide a range of services designed to meet the needs of individual executives, functions, teams. organizations or events.

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Why Big Budget Movies Need Scenario Planning

Posted in: Future of Entertainment, Strategy, The Future of Art and Lit|June 6, 2013No Comments

I agree with Tony Reiss that professional firms need scenarios. But let’s flip that word a bit. I think professional films also need scenarios. Film makers need to use scenarios to help drive plots. Most movies retell tales that writers know—they don’t come up with entirely new plots ideas. Scenarios can, as they do in …

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How to Find a STEM Job

Posted in: Education, Education Strategy|June 6, 2013No Comments

Informative piece by Christine Fisher at onlinecollege.org. Everywhere you look, there’s someone bemoaning the lack of scientists, technology experts, engineers, and mathematicians in America. While it’s certainly a noble goal to encourage young people to work in these fields, the shortage of these professionals isn’t quite as dire as politicians, pundits, and even education experts …

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‘The Future of Work and the Millennial Takeover [Infographic]‘ by GraphicDesignNYC

Posted in: Future of Work, Human Resources, Strategy, uncertainty, Workforce Evolution|June 4, 2013No Comments

Enjoy this well constructed view of the Millennials massing at the gates of the future… This makes certain things about the Millennials seem, well, certain, but just because we can count them, and we know them as children and young people, doesn’t mean we know either how they will really change the workplace, or how …

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