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Learning goal: To develop your ability to strategize as part of a team. You will form into teams and then select an organization to analyze/plan for, and inform me of your choice within one week. You will then use the following matrix as your guiding framework.

(A detailed description of the Strategic Scaffolding methodology is presented in chapter 6 of The Geometry of Strategy .) You are free to introduce other concepts/frameworks as well. For the future, be sure to indicate both actual and potential competitors and collaborators.

Centralization Decentralization (Control)

(Cooperation)

(Autonomy)

Collaboration

Centralization Decentralization (Control)

(Cooperation)

(Autonomy)

Collaboration

Centralization (Control)

(Cooperation)

Decentralization (Autonomy)

Collaboration

Differentiation

(Cooperation)

(Autonomy) Economy (Control)

Interaction

Differentiation

(Cooperation)

(Autonomy) Economy (Control)

Interaction

Differentiation

(Cooperation)

(Autonomy) Economy (Control)

Interaction

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STRATEGIC SCAFFOLDING MATRIX (Abbreviated)

Past ( ) Present ( ) Future ( )

Persona (our identity)

Performance

Puzzle (our dilemma)

Pattern CS (our competitive strategy)

Pattern OS (our organizational strategy)

(our metrics)

Slogan:

Likeness:

Counterpoint:

Slogan:

Likeness:

Counterpoint:

Slogan:

Likeness:

Counterpoint:

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CentralizationDecentralization

(Control)

(Cooperation)

(Autonomy)

Collaboration

CentralizationDecentralization

(Control)

(Cooperation)

(Autonomy)

Collaboration

Centralization

(Control)

(Cooperation)

Decentralization

(Autonomy)

Collaboration

Differentiation

(Cooperation)

(Autonomy)

Economy

(Control)

Interaction

Differentiation

(Cooperation)

(Autonomy)

Economy

(Control)

Interaction

Differentiation

(Cooperation)

(Autonomy)

Economy

(Control)

Interaction

x

y

x

y

x

y

STRATEGIC SCAFFOLDING MATRIX (Abbreviated)

Past ( ) Present ( ) Future ( )

Persona

(our identity)

Performance

Puzzle

(our dilemma)

Pattern CS

(our competitive

strategy)

Pattern OS

(our organizational

strategy)

(our metrics)

Slogan:

Likeness:

Counterpoint:

Slogan:

Likeness:

Counterpoint:

Slogan:

Likeness:

Counterpoint:

© 2010 by RWKeidel

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