Conventional Business Thinking Strategic Thinking
Immediate term Depth of vision
Own business focus Cross-disciplinary
Attention to detail Broad vision
Techno-economic trends focus Trends and emerging issues
Problem approach Systems approach
Less attention to connections Interactions and cross-impact
Continuity assumption Wild cards and discontinuities
Bottom line focus Strategic focus
Undiscussables are never spoken Speak the unspeakable
Short term focus Long term orientation
A single future Alternative futures
Mainstream thinking Mind changers
Past and present dominate decision making Future dominates decision making