There are many ways to think about strategic planning. The key though is to remain agile, seeing how your actions are changing your environment, and how the environment is affecting your actions.

I once took a figure sculpture class.
We worked with a live model, forming the figure out of clay.
To sculpt, we used a turntable working on one side at a time. T

The rotating movement of the turntable is important.

When you are working on the piece that is right in front of you, you inevitably are changing the opposite side. In fact, you are changing the whole piece.
By moving in a circular pattern, you are adapting to the changes you are making in a process of continuous refinement.

Sculpture, like strategy, is an iterative process …
Of adding
Subtracting
Defining
Refining
Learning.
That is the heart of agility.

Now You: How do you gain perspective on the effect of your actions?
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