- Value [1] Learning
- A continuous commitment to learning and sharing also distinguishes the process of strategic doing from traditional strategic
planning.
- Value [2] Sharing
- Value [3] Focused Conversation
- In the traditional approaches to strategy, decisions rest in the hands of a few. With strategic doing, decisions continuously
emerge through focused conversation and consensus.
- Value [4] Opposing Views
- We listen to opposing views and reach new in sights by integrating new perspectives.
- Value [5] New Perspectives
- Value [6] Action
- Then, we move toward action.
- Value [7] Shared Understanding
- Consensus emerges from a shared understanding that talking has its limits. If we are going to transform, it's less important
what we do, and it is more important that we do something.
- Value [8] Consensus
- Consensus does not mean unanimity. It does, however, mean open participation in the process of choosing among alternatives.
- Value [9] Open Participation
- Not everyone needs to agree, but everyone who wishes to participate needs to be heard. We need full open and full debate of
our strategic alternatives.
- Value [10] Leadership
- Managing these conversations, guiding consensus, and moving toward action quickly requires leadership direction. So, open
participation needs to be balanced with leadership: The ability to see patterns, restate issues, integrate diverse perspectives,
and move ahead. Good leaders give voice to new insights. They move us toward shared outcomes, and they see the tensions that
inevitably emerge as new opportunities for creativity and innovation.
- Value [11] Creativity
- Value [12] Innovation
- Value [13] Transparency
- One last point: Throughout the strategic doing process, transparency becomes a critical component of successful collaborations.
As trust builds within a community or network, gaining consensus becomes faster. Transparency has other benefits. Not everyone
can be everywhere.
- Value [14] Trust
- Value [15] Engagement
- For people who must momentarily step outside the process -- or for latecomers to a strategic doing process -- transparency
helps people engage more quickly. They can quickly make up for what they have missed.
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