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Inside the Strategy Room
195. Why strategists should embrace imperfection
Feb 9, 2024
"Inside the Strategy Room" welcomes Charles Conn, an investor and entrepreneur, and Rob McLean, a Director Emeritus of McKinsey & Company. They discuss their book "The Imperfectionists" which explores developing strategies in uncertain times. They emphasize the importance of embracing imperfection, celebrating failure, and promoting experimentation and innovation within organizations. They also highlight the effectiveness of visual demonstrations and storytelling in building support for ideas.
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- Imperfectionism challenges traditional strategic approaches and encourages organizations to embrace agile and audacious strategies.
- Cultivating a culture of curiosity involves asking audacious questions, giving employees time to explore ideas, and celebrating successes and failures.
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The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times
The podcast discusses the central theme of the recent book 'The Imperfectionists' and introduces author Charles Kahn, who explains the concept of imperfectionism in strategy. Imperfectionism is about stepping into risk, accepting ambiguity, and making a series of small moves to build knowledge and capabilities in an uncertain world. The book outlines six mindsets that support imperfectionism, including curiosity, the dragonfly eye (adopting multiple perspectives), relentless experimentation, collective intelligence, generating new data, and experimenting, and show and tell (compelling storytelling and visuals). Imperfectionism challenges traditional strategic approaches and encourages organizations to embrace agile, adaptable, and audacious strategies.
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