By Dean Whittaker Recently I was asked to facilitate a strategic planning process. However, the client was looking for a non-traditional approach. I recommended they consider a “strategic doing” approach, having, myself, participated in a local process facilitated by...
By Dean Whittaker We are living in interesting times. Many may not know what it means to sell the seed corn. Basically, the farmer retains a portion of each year’s crop to plant the next year. When we sell the seed corn, we have become dependent on borrowing money to...
By Dean Whittaker When I heard the results of the advisory poll vote, 52% vs. 48%, recommending that the UK leave the European Union, I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach. The FUD factor (fear, uncertainty and doubt) set in. I wondered what the consequence would be...
By Dean Whittaker Technology offers both promise and peril. We see the promise made in medicine, computer science, law-enforcement and many other areas. It has extended our life span and given us the means to feed a larger population. With connectivity comes...
By Dean Whittaker We are living in a time of transition as we move from one economy to the next. As with other times of transition (e.g. agricultural to industrial, industrial to knowledge, and now knowledge to digital), it brings rapid change, disruption, challenges,...
