the infinite game

When we think about strategy and execution as an infinite game, it becomes less about focusing on the endpoint (the goal) and more about building the necessary skills that will allow us to play the game of business indefinitely.

Michael Schlosser16 March 2022strategyexecution, strategicleadership, infinitemindset, infinitegame, adaptiveleadership, adaptiveintelligence, strategy, strategyintoaction

Strategy focused simulation experiences

Leadership development is not just about sharing information, but also about the process through which we engage with it.

Michael Schlosser8 February 2022businesssimulation, strategy, strategicleadership, experientiallearning, strategysimulation, #leadershipdevelopment

Great leaders

We don’t have the answers for a future that is uncertain, but we can develop the skillsets needed to expertly navigate an unclear path.

Michael Schlosser18 October 2021strategicleadership, strategicthinking, bigpicture, adaptiveleadership, adaptiveintelligence, businesssimulation, strategy, strategyexecution

VUCA turns 34…

A VUCA world demands from us a different approach to strategic leadership and a greater contribution from individuals at all levels of the organisation. By developing our capacity for adaptivity we become more skilled at recognising opportunities and threats, faster at responding to them, and more confident in our ability to make good decisions.

Michael Schlosser21 September 2021strategicleadership, disruption, VUCA, strategyexecution, adaptiveleadership, decisionmaking, businesssimulation, simxstrategy, simx

beginner’s mindset

It can be extremely difficult to disidentify from something we were previously engulfed in. Are we willing to unlearn?

Michael Schlosser14 October 2020simulation, businesssimulation, adaptiveleadership, strategicleadership, systemsthinking, unlearn, experientiallearning, evolutionary, simx, simx-strategy

games that change behaviour

If message and method work together in harmony, the need for behaviour change is not forced – it's discovered.

Michael Schlosser14 July 2020simulations, businesssimulation, experientiallearning, adaptiveleadership, strategicleadership, riskfreelearning, gamebasedlearning, gamification, simx, simxstrategy, michaelschlosser

a different type of knowledge

I’ve always been curious about what skillsets the future will demand from us and how we will need to reinvent ourselves and our organisations for the challenges that lie ahead

Michael Schlosser24 June 2020simulations, businesssimulation, bigpicture, adaptability, adaptive, futureready, strategy, strategicleadership, riskfreelearning, experientiallearning, michaelschlosser, simx, simxstrategy

a shift in perspective

Sometimes, a shift in perspective can lead to the most profound personal learning experiences and fundamentally change the way we engage with the world.

Michael Schlosser27 May 2020simulation, businesssimulation, bigpicture, adaptability, adaptive, strategy, strategicleadership, strategyexecution, experientiallearning, simx, simxstrategy, michael schlosser

detached from consequence

Are we still learning when we can’t see the consequences of our actions?

Michael Schlosser22 April 2020simulations, businesssimulation, adaptability, adaptive, strategy, strategicleadership, learning, impact, simxstrategy, michaelschlosser

unexpected events

If you had the opportunity to practice your response to an unexpected event in a risk-free environment, would you take advantage of it?

Michael Schlosser1 April 2020strategicleadership, strategy, unexpectedevents, disruption, simulation, VUCA, practice, strategyintoaction, simx-strategy, michaelschlosser

culture and strategy

Have you have ever worked in an organisation, or in a division, where senior leaders have proposed a new strategy or idea, and you instinctively had that gut feeling it wasn’t going to fly?

Michael Schlosser16 May 2019strategy, culture, strategyexecution, strategicleadership, simxstrategy, simulations, adaptiveleadership, evolutionary, simx, michaelschlosser