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Category Archives: Strategy

Costs of Brexit vs Costs of EU Membership

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

On Friday, the pound fell by 1.57% on fears of Brexit. In dollar terms, our GDP is now 1.57% smaller than it otherwise would have been. The total cost of being Continue Reading →

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What Business Cycles Can Teach Us About Evolution (and vice-versa)

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

We often talk about the need for a paradigm shift, but then we carry on with the same old paradigms, because we know them well and they are comfortable. Here Continue Reading →

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What is strategy? What is strategic?

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

‘Strategy’ and ‘strategic’ are two words that are easy to use but difficult to define. People often use the word “strategic” to describe an issue when what they really mean is that it is “very Continue Reading →

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Toyota case study

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

Over the past decade Toyota has grown to catch up and then overtake General Motors as the world’s leading automotive manufacturer. This short video explains how this remarkable gain can Continue Reading →

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Oil price drop represents effective 10%-20% divestment from fossil fuel industry

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

The fossil fuel divestment movement has been gathering pace in recent months, but is still relatively small. A few weeks ago I attended a lecture given by Michael Liebreich, head Continue Reading →

Posted in Oil, Strategy | Leave a reply

What is Sustainable Leadership? – A Map

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

Mark Moody-Stuart, ex-leader of two of the largest extractive companies in the world (Shell and Anglo American) recently published a book called Responsible Leadership. The Ecologist gave it a damning Continue Reading →

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Guardian Strategy, III — Culture and the “ecology of news provision”

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

Another article showing how the thinking in my first book, The Escher Cycle, can be used to make sense of The Guardian’s strategy. This one maps what David Pemsel called Continue Reading →

Posted in Culture, Strategy | Leave a reply

Staying inside your comfort zone

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

Sometimes it is very important to stay inside your comfort zone. When, for example, you are recovering from major surgery (as I am this week). Or when a country, such as Continue Reading →

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It’s more than just “the economy, stupid”

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

Michelle Holmes, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, has been trying for years to raise money for trials on the effects of aspirin on breast cancer. There is good evidence Continue Reading →

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Guardian strategy, II — Advertisers

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

A second analysis showing how thinking from my first book, The Escher Cycle, makes it easy to understand The Guardian’s apparently radical strategy. This time the analysis focuses on understanding how their approach is transforming Continue Reading →

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