It’s nearly impossible to scan the news without encountering AI. From OpenAI’s Sora bringing filmmaking to anyone with a prompt, to tools that generate documents, podcasts, and reports in seconds, we’re witnessing a fundamental shift in how things get made. But here’s the question that matters for those of us working in health and human […]
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In today’s complex environment, traditional strategic planning often fails. Cense advocates for strategic design, prioritizing coherence and adaptability. This approach emphasizes humility, inquiry, and agility in leadership, covering four pillars: intent, imagination, production, and learning. It fosters responsive systems that align people and processes while promoting ongoing learning and engagement.
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Cense’s approach combines design-driven evaluation with strategic innovation, recognizing that innovation in complex systems requires adaptive learning. By embedding evaluation throughout the innovation process, organizations can continuously capture insights, adapt strategies, and enhance learning. This integrated methodology fosters resilience, ensuring effective responses to challenges in dynamic environments.
Strategy isn’t just about planning—it’s about preparing to meet the future, to shape it, and not just react to what comes our way. In complex conditions, organizations that invest in clear thinking are the ones that perform better, adapt faster, and lead with confidence. Why Strategy Making Matters Strategy is an intentional, designed process for
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In today’s health and service sector environment, leaders are facing more complexity than ever. From overlapping user needs and environmental disruptions to rapid policy changes and emerging technologies, it’s a lot to navigate. But complexity doesn’t have to be a roadblock—it can be an invitation to design smarter, more adaptive strategies. That’s where strategic design
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