The Winning Strategy game is for discussing what should be done about your strategy so that you can win. The game bundles 52 things to consider when building a winning strategy.
Created in content collaboration with Marco Mäkinen, Senior Vice President, Strategy & New Business at TBWA/Helsinki. Marco has over 30 years of strategy experience from the top of Finnish business.
When, and for whom, is a Winning Strategy session useful, according to Marco Mäkinen?
- The board should play with the management to notice whether they are playing the same game at all. The benefit of playing with this depth of content is that few areas are left undiscussed, and a shared understanding forms of what our way to win is and what we believe in.
- The management should play with different employee groups and teams. Winning Strategy is a deck that should be played across the organisation at least once a year.
- It is essential that the management team plays once a quarter. By playing continuously you can see how the situation has changed, and notice that the purpose is evolving and the competitive advantages have shifted.
- In general, whenever you want to stop and reflect on the core questions.
The themes of the deck:
- Spades – Purpose
- Clubs – Own category
- Diamonds – Competitive advantages
- Hearts – Value creation
Contents: the package includes 52 statement cards, 10 perspective cards, an hourglass, instructions and the game box.
Read more about winning strategy in the interview with Marco Mäkinen.