Why do five-year plans fail the moment they hit reality? Pete Compo argues traditional planning is actively dangerous. Most teams use LAMO tools whilst the world demands VUCA fluency. Learn why nested strategy frameworks with simple rules enable adaptation in complex systems.
Stop averaging your scenarios—you're killing your strategy without realising it. Strategy expert Pete Compo reveals why the comfortable 'middle ground' approach destroys strategic thinking. Learn the critical mistakes executives make in scenario planning and how to build genuine strategic capabilities under uncertainty.
Former Parachute Regiment officer Adrian Stratta reveals how military VUCA principles can transform business strategy. Whilst executives debate uncertainty, the military has mastered adaptive frameworks for decades. Discover mission command principles that provide real-time decision guidance when traditional planning fails in volatile environments.
A typical story?: A prestigious consulting firm arrives with frameworks and templates. They analyse, interview, and deliver an impressive strategy deck. Everyone nods during the final presentation. Six months later? The recommendations gather dust, and nothing has changed. This is the "do it for you" consultant trap which may even become the "do it to you" trap.
The most common leadership failure is treating adaptive challenges as if they were technical problems—particularly true in strategy development. While technical problems can be solved by experts with known techniques, strategy requires learning new ways, changing attitudes, and adopting experimental mindsets. Arkaro's "done with you" approach addresses strategy as the adaptive challenge it truly is. This failure is particularly true in strategy design and implementation as the discipline of strategy has not yet caught up to the needs of adaptive challenges.