11 Incorporating Design Thinking Into Data-Driven Strategic Management
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Diana Heeb Bivona
Abstract
This chapter discusses how to integrate design thinking into strategic management, i.e., design-led strategy. While essential to strategic decision-making, managers are overwhelmed by the influx of quantitative and qualitative data bombarding organizations today. The chapter examines how managers, individually and collectively, can better use such information to enhance strategy discussions and actions.
Abstract
This chapter discusses how to integrate design thinking into strategic management, i.e., design-led strategy. While essential to strategic decision-making, managers are overwhelmed by the influx of quantitative and qualitative data bombarding organizations today. The chapter examines how managers, individually and collectively, can better use such information to enhance strategy discussions and actions.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Advance Praise for Evolution of Management Practice V
- Contents VII
- 1 Introduction: The Evolution of Management Practice 1
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Evolution of Planning
- 2 Preparing for Organizational Change and Business Transformation 13
- 3 Planning for Technological Change 25
- 4 Creating Strategic Value through Digital Reinvention 35
- 5 Responsible and Sustainable Planning in Contemporary Organizations 47
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Evolution of Leading
- 6 Preferred Managerial Leader Behavior: Implicit and Explicit Theories 59
- 7 Human Resource Leadership in a Technology-Driven World 77
- 8 Preferred Managerial Leader Behavior in a Global and Diverse World 89
- 9 Navigating the Digital Frontier: A Model for Effective Leadership and Virtual Teams 99
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Evolution of Organizing
- 10 Reorganization of Enterprise Business Models with an AI and Blockchain–First Approach 111
- 11 Incorporating Design Thinking Into Data-Driven Strategic Management 123
- 12 Organizing Essential Supply Chain Skills During a Pandemic 135
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Evolution of Controlling
- 13 Innovation and Operational Control 151
- 14 Technology Oversight for Optimal Corporate Performance 165
- 15 Strategic Control and its Impact on Efficiency, Speed, and Innovation in Organizations 177
- List of Figures 187
- List of Contributors 189
- About the Editor 193
- Index 195
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Advance Praise for Evolution of Management Practice V
- Contents VII
- 1 Introduction: The Evolution of Management Practice 1
-
Evolution of Planning
- 2 Preparing for Organizational Change and Business Transformation 13
- 3 Planning for Technological Change 25
- 4 Creating Strategic Value through Digital Reinvention 35
- 5 Responsible and Sustainable Planning in Contemporary Organizations 47
-
Evolution of Leading
- 6 Preferred Managerial Leader Behavior: Implicit and Explicit Theories 59
- 7 Human Resource Leadership in a Technology-Driven World 77
- 8 Preferred Managerial Leader Behavior in a Global and Diverse World 89
- 9 Navigating the Digital Frontier: A Model for Effective Leadership and Virtual Teams 99
-
Evolution of Organizing
- 10 Reorganization of Enterprise Business Models with an AI and Blockchain–First Approach 111
- 11 Incorporating Design Thinking Into Data-Driven Strategic Management 123
- 12 Organizing Essential Supply Chain Skills During a Pandemic 135
-
Evolution of Controlling
- 13 Innovation and Operational Control 151
- 14 Technology Oversight for Optimal Corporate Performance 165
- 15 Strategic Control and its Impact on Efficiency, Speed, and Innovation in Organizations 177
- List of Figures 187
- List of Contributors 189
- About the Editor 193
- Index 195
