Mind Fields

Since academic strategy literature does not give us any real answers, where else can we look? If we look to the well developed and researched field of design, we can learn from them, and apply their processes to the design of strategy innovation. We need to think in terms of using design theory, tools and processes for the creation of strategy innovation.

How is organisational strategy developed? James Carlopio discusses the main stream strategy development industry and how it still has no widely accepted theory, methods or tools for the creation of strategy innovation.

Even in the modern workplace much of our behavior is guided by ancient primitive instinct. For millennia humans lived as hunters and gatherers. Because of this we have embedded deep within the oldest and most primitive parts of our brains, instinctual biological urges that drive us. James explores how to identify these traits and adjust to them in our modern lives.

Why do people behave the way they do? James Carlopio explores why behaviour is a function of a persons emotional life, relationships, personality and situational aspects of their environment

We have been taught in modern psychology and our individualistic culture that we are (or at least we should be) in control of our behavior. We often think that people are misbehaving when, in fact, they are behaving perfectly normal given their instincts and their psycho-biology. Understanding these distinctions helps us improve our communication and relationships.