Watch now | Patrick Van Horne co-authored one of the best books I’ve ever read — Left of Bang. Since it was released over a decade ago, he has continued to evolve his company and work to create and apply this powerful concept at an organizational and team level.
Thanks Michael. I think there are two pieces with it: anticipating what future scenarios could be, and then orgs readying themselves for them.
I think sometimes we expect too much certainty out of the intelligence/forecasting/foresight functions before orgs make the decision to do anything about it.
But by the time you have certainty, it’s often too late to do anything about it. The goal is to get enough clarity to start acting.
I’ve learned to become more of a listener due to time constraints for uninterrupted reading. That being said, I still prefer reading and always value your feedback brother 👊🏻
Baird - I'd rather write instead of speak, so thanks for digging into the articles!
Both models (left of bang or right of bang) have their benefits and limitations, but not being clear on which one you've chosen, whether that matches the expectations of the community or customers, and how those decisions impact the way a person leads their team, is often where organizations run into situations where they look confused and disjointed.
I enjoyed this. The looking ahead sound a lot like the Foresight / Threatcasting community.
Thanks Michael. I think there are two pieces with it: anticipating what future scenarios could be, and then orgs readying themselves for them.
I think sometimes we expect too much certainty out of the intelligence/forecasting/foresight functions before orgs make the decision to do anything about it.
But by the time you have certainty, it’s often too late to do anything about it. The goal is to get enough clarity to start acting.
Appreciate the share.
Yeah, the certainty element drives with nuts with Futures because it’s more pattern recognition and adaptation. Certainty is why we keep failing.
I’ve learned to become more of a listener due to time constraints for uninterrupted reading. That being said, I still prefer reading and always value your feedback brother 👊🏻
Baird - I'd rather write instead of speak, so thanks for digging into the articles!
Both models (left of bang or right of bang) have their benefits and limitations, but not being clear on which one you've chosen, whether that matches the expectations of the community or customers, and how those decisions impact the way a person leads their team, is often where organizations run into situations where they look confused and disjointed.
Yet, it doesn't have to be that way either.