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Harvard Business Review | Strategy & Execution
 

September 17, 2025

 

Why You Need Systems Thinking Now

By Tima Bansal and Julian Birkinshaw

It’s the best way to anticipate the many secondary effects of change in an interconnected world.

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AI Is Changing the Structure of Consulting Firms by Jeffrey Saviano, et al.

Generative AI tools, predictive algorithms, and synthetic research platforms are increasingly able to do the work of junior consultants. Read more >

 

Your Company Needs a Gaming Strategy by Bastian Bergmann

Video games have transformed consumer engagement. Here’s how you can use them to connect with your audience. Read more >

 

Make Sure Your AI Strategy Actually Creates Value by Mi Ji, et al.

Too many companies are putting the AI “cart” before the strategy “horse.” Read more >

 

Your Company Needs to Focus on Fewer Projects. Here’s How. by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

Success comes not from starting more, but from stopping what no longer creates value. Read more >

 

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Press Play: Why Every Company Needs a Gaming Strategy

 

By Bastian Bergmann

Today’s consumers demand more than products—they crave immersive, personalized experiences. As a result, traditional marketing and engagement strategies have lost their edge. The new frontier? Gaming, where over three billion people worldwide spend their time, attention, and money. In Press Play, Bastian Bergmann, cofounder and COO of Solsten, shows how visionary companies are capitalizing on gaming’s unstoppable rise. Drawing on exclusive interviews and access to forward-thinking companies—ranging from Adidas and Puma to NASCAR and Unilever—Bergmann provides an insider’s view of gaming’s transformative power.

 

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy, Updated and Expanded (featuring “The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy” by Michael E. Porter)

 

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If you read nothing else on strategy, read this book. We’ve chosen a new selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles that will help you understand the dynamics of competition, find new sources of advantage, and create and capture lasting value.

This book will inspire you to:

  • Align your strategic thinking with your evolving industry
  • Spot and mitigate bias in your decision-making
  • Put purpose at the core of your strategy
  • Discover new opportunities in the age of AI
  • Create blue oceans that render the competition irrelevant

 

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