Turn up the signal. Wipe out the noise.

— Peter Gabriel

My goal is to create more clarity in the realm of business, strategy, innovation, and transformation.

In this age of digital transformation and information overload, I try to provide navigation and bring together relevant trends, insights, the latest thinking, research, and practice.

It's about the signal-to-noise ratio.

— Ivo Ruckstuhl

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Strategy Lessons from Innovation

For the betterment of strategy development, the field of innovation has shown to be a key driver for improving current thinking and practice. This article shares 4 important lessons for improving strategy work.

Ivo Ruckstuhl 10/17/21 Ivo Ruckstuhl 10/17/21

Do We Need to Re-Think Business Strategy? (Part 2)

Is digital rewriting the rules of strategy?

Part 2: The reasoning and answer.

Ivo Ruckstuhl 9/6/21 Ivo Ruckstuhl 9/6/21

Do We Need to Re-Think Business Strategy? (Part 1)

Is digital rewriting the rules of strategy?

Part 1: The case and the challenge.

Ivo Ruckstuhl 5/16/21 Ivo Ruckstuhl 5/16/21

Platforms vs. Ecosystems

It seems that everybody wants to become a platform business and create an ecosystem these days - or have at least a corresponding strategy in place. But how to think and go about it in a smart way?