Dr. Graham Kenny – Strategy Expert & Regular Harvard Business Review Author (Full) reviews

September 13, 2022



Rather than pretending to know all the answers, leaders should be able to say “we don’t know”.

That’s the first step to ‘discovering’ strategy.

The difference between ‘discovery’ and ‘developing’ strategy may seem subtle at first, but the approach can change everything.

We held a live webinar with Dr. Graham Kenny, strategy expert and regular Harvard Business Review author, to find out the difference between ‘developing’ and ‘discovering’ strategy and how the right approach can have a significant impact.

Graham has decades of knowledge and practical experience in strategy–from running businesses to hands-on consulting to driving the conversation in academia. Graham has many anecdotes and tips to share with leaders across various industries.

Watch the recording of this live webinar to hear some of Graham’s strategy recommendations, how to take an ‘outside looking in’ approach, and what that could look like.

It is no secret that human-centred design principles are at the heart of what we do at Foundstone which is why we’re dedicated to sharing this content with you.

We’re committed to creating a community that wants to learn and grow together, collaboratively.

That means learning from you as well as doing what we can to keep you well-informed.

The live comments and questions in our session were so good, that we purposefully de-railed our own agenda and questions. That’s the way a real conversation should be!

We’d love to hear your perspectives on this conversation and what you would like to learn next. We’re always open to feedback and to opening up new topics.

Do you prefer listening to podcasts instead? Listen to the audio version on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EPPIl86Tiqrph3EIiBmF9?si=dc6b10d066764265
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/leaders-dont-have-to-know-all-the-answers-dr-graham/id1567127816?i=1000534777825

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00:00 Introduction
6:07 Welcome Graham Kenny
9:39 When did business strategy start?
10:48 Book recommendations
12:29 What does it mean to discover strategy?
15:00 Graham’s inspiration; Academia to real-world experience
16:12 Are businesses leaning towards a more conventional approach to strategy?
17:42 Developing vs discovering strategy
19:33 Listen to what our stakeholders say
21:20 Leaders/managers don’t need to have all the answers
23:37 Hear it first-hand from our consumers
28:23 Can scenario planning/building help to illustrate stakeholders’ needs?
32:17 How can leaders/managers secure answers from the teams around them?
33:49 Seeing the organisation like an outsider
35:36 Getting all teams involved in customer conversations
36:38 Interview (thematic) saturation
38:13 How do we measure outcomes/gather insights from a government perspective?
43:04 The ‘why’ on discovering strategy; what’s the purpose?
48:40 Strategy is a journey, not a project
54:38 What sort of questions should we ask to partners as opposed to broader stakeholders?
56:29 Further resources

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