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EO CT and
University of
Hartford
Hartford, CT
February 2014

Kaihan Krippendorff
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Ray Kroc
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Mohammad Yunus

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Tata

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Thomas Edison
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Betsy Johnson
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Richard
Branson

Oprah
Winfrey

Dhirubhai
Ambani

Bill Gates

Sōichirō
Honda

Charles
Revson

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Elizabeth
Arden

Henry Ford

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Martin Luther
King, Jr.

Rosa Parks

Mother
Teresa

Mahatma
Gandhi

Mohammad
Yunus

Margaret
Thatcher

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Nelson
Mandela

Benjamin
Franklin

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Mark Zuckerberg
CEO, Facebook

Arianna Huffington
CEO, Huffington Post

Elon Musk
CEO, Tesla Motors

Susan Lyne
CEO, Gilt Groupe

Cory Booker
Mayor, Newark, NJ, USA

Marissa Mayer
CEO, Yahoo

Wayne Gattinella
CEO, WebMD

Robert Keane
Sabrina Herrera
Cofounder, Genomma Lab CEO, Vistaprint

Jeff Bezos
Founder, Amazon.com

Larry Page
CEO, Google

Ann Hand
CEO, Project Frog
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Josh Linkner
Founder, ePrize

Tom Adams
CEO, Rosetta Stone

Mark Vadon
Founder, Blue Nile

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Some Victims

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Most Admired Companies Replaced

2000
1. GE
2. Microsoft
3. Dell
4. Cisco
5. Wal-Mart

2005
1. Dell
2. GE
3. Starbucks*
4. Wal-Mart
5. Southwest A.*

2010
1. Apple*
2. Google*
3. Berkshire H.*
4. J&J*
5. Amazon*

Source: Fortune Magazine, Most Admired Companies
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Fortune 500 Survival is Falling

Source: “What Does Fortune 500 Turnover Mean?” Dane Stangler and Sam Arbesman Ewing Marion;
Kauffman Foundation, June 2012
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S&P Lifespan Shortening

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“First they ignore you,
then they laugh at you,
then they fight you,
then you win.”

Mohandas Gandhi

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The

th
4

Option®

The option beyond the obvious choices;
the option others do not see, will not
consider, and will not respond effectively to.

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Climb the walls

Wait

Go home

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How can we predictably
create a 4th Option®?

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Two Standard Approaches
Option narrowing

Rules
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

X
X
X

Lay out options,
apply data, arrive at
the optimal option

Alkdjfklsdlkj
Asdlkfj bou
Alsk boiuoidf
Goibjhkal dgs
Glijgbuu gds
gljgoiud

Follow proven rules
or best practices

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Five Conversations:
The Outthinker Process
Imagine

Dissect

Expand

Analyze

Sell

Choose
leverage
points others
overlook

Generate
more
potential
strategies

Choose
strategies
competitors
will not copy

Build buy-in
from key
stakeholders

Objectives
Imagine and
commit to
realizing a
different
future

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URBN Revenue History
$ Millions
2,470
2,270
1,840

1,940

1,510
1,230
1,090

830
350

425

2002

2003

550

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Source: Bloomberg & TIAA-CREF
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URBN Results
Growth

Profitability

5Y Ave.* Revenue CAGR (%)

5Y Ave.* EBITD Margin (%)

URBN

13

ANF**

5

Industry

5

20

12

14

* 5 years average as of October 2013
** Abercrombie & Fitch, closest peer by market capitalization
Source: Reuters

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College students only
Used clothing
Artists not managers in charge
Manager freedom
Every store different
…
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The 8Ps

Position
Process
Price

Promotion

Product

Place
Physical
experience

0 – no
difference
1 – 4 year
difference
2 – 5+ year
difference

People

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8P tool on www.kaihan.net

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Five Conversations:
The Outthinker Process
Imagine

Dissect

Expand

Analyze

Sell

Choose
leverage
points others
overlook

Generate
more
potential
strategies

Choose
strategies
competitors
will not copy

Build buy-in
from key
stakeholders

Objectives
Imagine and
commit to
realizing a
different
future

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How Do Great Strategists See the
“Winning Move?”

Alexandra Kosteniuk
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Consciousness

Phonetic loop

Source:

Visuo-special
sketchpad

???

Baddeley model of short term working memory

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Consciousness

Phonetic loop

Source:

Visuo-special
sketchpad

Episodic buffer

Baddeley model of short term working memory

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Relative number of narratives chess players recognize:

Grand master

Master
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Expert
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Europe & Americas –
Fairy tales

Japan – Koan

India – Puranas

China – 36 stratagems

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Identifying Outthinkers

Revenue growth
(CAGR)

(EBITDA)
Profit margin

Value creation
(TRS)

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Core Research

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Narratives to Find a Fourth Option

#22 Move early to the next battleground
#34 Coordinate the uncoordinated
#7 Force two-front battle
#33 Be good
#32 Create something out of nothing

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22 Move Early to the Next Battleground

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22 Move Early to the Next Battleground
“I just think a future in
which anyone can shoot
stuff into space is more
exciting than one which
only the government
can.”
Elon Musk, founder,
Space-X
(2003 interview)

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22 Move Early to the Next Battleground

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22 Move Early to the Next Battleground
Identify and move early to the next
battleground.

Where is the next battleground?
- Technological trends?
- Social shifts?
- Geographies?
- Buying patterns?
- Needs?

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Narratives to Find a Fourth Option

#22 Move early to the next battleground
#34 Coordinate the uncoordinated
#7 Force two-front battle
#33 Be good
#32 Create something out of nothing

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34

Coordinate the Uncoordinated

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34

Coordinate the Uncoordinated

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34

Coordinate the Uncoordinated
Combine and coordinate independent
elements within your environment to
orchestrate much greater power.
Who would we like to coordinate?
- Customers
- Experts
- Employees
- Real estate
- Regulators
- Competitors
- Driveways
-…
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Narratives to Find a Fourth Option

#22 Move early to the next battleground
#34 Coordinate the uncoordinated
#7 Force two-front battle
#33 Be good
#32 Create something out of nothing

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7 Force a Two-Front Battle

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7 Force a Two-Front Battle
“There is no physical analog for
what Amazon.com is becoming.”
- Jeff Bezos

Cloud
providers

Retail

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Cloud
services

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7 Force a Two-Front Battle

Shoes

Customer
service

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Shoes

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7 Force a two-front battle
Project your unique capability into a new
area.
What is your unique advantage/
capability?
Into what new area could you project this?

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Narratives to Find a Fourth Option

#22 Move early to the next battleground
#34 Coordinate the uncoordinated
#7 Force two-front battle
#33 Be good
#32 Create something out of nothing

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33

Be Good
Shareholders

Environment

Community

Corporation
Government /
country

Employees

Customers

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33 Be Good

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The Holstee
Manifesto

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33

Be good
Adopt a strategy that Benefits others.
How can you profitably benefit key
stakeholders that you are not now
considering?

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Narratives to Find a Fourth Option

#22 Move early to the next battleground
#34 Coordinate the uncoordinated
#7 Force two-front battle
#33 Be good
#32 Create something out of nothing

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32 Create Something Out of Nothing

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32 Create Something Out of Nothing

Julie Pickens
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32 Create Something Out of Nothing

Ingvar Kamprad

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32 Create Something Out of Nothing

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32 Create Something Out of Nothing

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32 Create something out of nothing
Add a new piece the board.
What would you like to create/ add
to the game?
- New categories?
- New occasions or needs?
- New customers?
- New suppliers?
- New distributors?
- New regulations?

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Find More Stratagems at www.kaihan.net

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Narratives to Find a Fourth Option

#22 Move early to the next battleground

Where is the next battleground?

#34 Coordinate the uncoordinated

Who could you coordinate?

#7 Force two-front battle

How can you project into a new sector?

#33 Be good

How can you be good?

#32 Create something out of nothing

What can you create?

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EO CT and
University of
Hartford – Part II
Hartford, CT
February 2014

Kaihan Krippendorff
www.outthinker.com
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Recap

1.Fourth option

2.Across 8 dimensions
3.Using IDEAS

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Outthinkers are Outliers
“Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?”
Harry M. Warner, CEO of Warner Brothers Pictures, circa 1927

“Heavier than air flying machines are
impossible.”
Lord Kelvin President, Royal Society, circa 1895

“There is no likelihood man can ever tap
the power of the atom.”
“There is no reason for any individual to have a
computer in their home.”

Robert Millikan, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923

Ken Olsen President , Digital Equipment Corporation,1977

“The phonograph … is not of any commercial value.”
Thomas Alva Edison (Inventor of the Phonograph), circa 1880
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Session goals

1.Find a Fourth Option® for your
business/ career
2.Learn a process and set of tools
3.Feel confident in your ability to
apply these going forward
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 2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
Five Conversations:
The Outthinker Process
Imagine

Dissect

Expand

Analyze

Sell

Choose
leverage
points others
overlook

Generate
more
potential
strategies

Choose
strategies
competitors
will not copy

Build buy-in
from key
stakeholders

Objectives
Imagine and
commit to
realizing a
different
future

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You just received a $1,000. How would you allocate the money?
“Use it to buy something nice for someone special.”
“Invest it in a retirement fund.”
“Plan a fun and extravagant occasion.”
“Put it in a checking account.”

“Me Now”

“Me Later”

3x

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I | IMAGINE
Objective: Give yourself permission to dream a different future.

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I | IMAGINE
Objective: Force yourself to travel to a different future.

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 2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
I | IMAGINE
Objective: Force yourself to travel to a different future.

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 2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
I | IMAGINE
Objective: Force yourself to travel to a different future.

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I | IMAGINE
Objective: Bring that future back to the present.

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I | IMAGINE
Objective: Attain strategic clarity.

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Five Conversations:
The Outthinker Process
Imagine

Dissect

Expand

Analyze

Sell

Choose
leverage
points others
overlook

Generate
more
potential
strategies

Choose
strategies
competitors
will not copy

Build buy-in
from key
stakeholders

Objectives
Imagine and
commit to
realizing a
different
future

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Vistaprint

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Vistaprint

Competitors

Standard size
and paper

Customized

Microbusinesses

Big
businesses

Only online

Face to face

Technology
marketiers

Printing
Experts
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Vistaprint
0 – no
difference

Position
Product

Price

Promotion

Processes

Place

Physical
experience
People

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1 – up to
4-year
difference
2. 5+ year
difference

 2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
Five Conversations:
The Outthinker Process
Imagine

Dissect

Expand

Analyze

Sell

Choose
leverage
points others
overlook

Generate
more
potential
strategies

Choose
strategies
competitors
will not copy

Build buy-in
from key
stakeholders

Objectives
Imagine and
commit to
realizing a
different
future

www.kaihan.net

 2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
How Do Great Strategists See the
“Winning Move?”

Alexandra Kosteniuk
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 2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
Relative number of narratives chess players recognize:

Grand master

Master
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Expert
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Narratives to Find a Fourth Option

#22 Move early to the next battleground
#34 Coordinate the uncoordinated
#7 Force two-front battle
#33 Be good
#32 Create something out of nothing

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 2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
Find More Stratagems at www.kaihan.net

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 2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
Five Conversations:
The Outthinker Process
Imagine

Dissect

Expand

Analyze

Sell

Choose
leverage
points others
overlook

Generate
more
potential
strategies

Choose
strategies
competitors
will not copy

Build buy-in
from key
stakeholders

Objectives
Imagine and
commit to
realizing a
different
future

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“Impossible is a word to
be found only in the
dictionary of fools.”
Napoleon Bonaparte

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Selecting your 4th Option
High Crazy ideas

Winning moves

Impact
• How far would
this get me
toward my
goal?
• How long
before the
competition
responds?

Wastes of time Tactics

Low
Difficult

Easy

• Can we do this quickly?
• Is this inexpensive?
• Do we have the capability?

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 2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
Selecting your 4th Option
High Crazy ideas

Winning moves

Impact
• How far would
this get me
toward my
goal?
• How long
before the
competition
responds?

Wastes of time Tactics

Low
Difficult

Easy

• Can we do this quickly?
• Is this inexpensive?
• Do we have the capability?

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Make the impossible possible
“Each of these
looked like show
stoppers”

Don’t build
handsets

Risk of no
WiFi

David Morken, CEO Bandwidth.com

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Motorola

Early
adopters

Customer
Service too
costly

No one
provides
service

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“It's not that I'm so
smart, it's just that I
stay with problems
longer.”

- Albert Einstein

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Imagine

Dissect

Expand

Analyze

Sell

Choose
leverage
points others
overlook

Generate
more
potential
strategies

Choose
strategies
competitors
will not copy

Build buy-in
for your
strategy

Objectives
Imagine and
commit to
realizing a
different
future
Mr. Practical

Mr. Obvious

Mr. Expert

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Mr. What Works

Mr. Cog

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Personal Example

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Ray Kroc
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Mohammad Yunus

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Ratan Tata

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Thomas Edison
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Betsy Johnson
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kaihan@outthinker.com
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@kaihan
• Register for newsletter,
tools, videos
• Work out your Fourth
Option®
• Email me to get
presentation
• Contact us at Outthinker
for more support
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“Impossible is a word to
be found only in the
dictionary of fools.”
Napoleon Bonaparte

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 2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
Selecting your 4th Option
High Crazy ideas

Winning moves

Impact
• How far would
this get me
toward my
goal?
• How long
before the
competition
responds?

Wastes of time Tactics

Low
Difficult

Easy

• Can we do this quickly?
• Is this inexpensive?
• Do we have the capability?

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 2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
Make the impossible possible
“Each of these
looked like show
stoppers”

Don’t build
handsets

Risk of no
WiFi

David Morken, CEO Bandwidth.com

www.kaihan.net

Motorola

Early
adopters

Customer
Service too
costly

No one
provides
service

 2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
“It's not that I'm so
smart, it's just that I
stay with problems
longer.”

- Albert Einstein

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 2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
Session goals

1.Find a Fourth Option® for your
business/ career
2.Learn a process and set of tools
3.Feel confident in your ability to
apply these going forward
www.kaihan.net

 2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
kaihan@outthinker.com
www.outthinker.com
@kaihan
• Register for newsletter,
tools, videos
• Work out your Fourth
Option®
• Email me to get
presentation
• Contact us at Outthinker
for more support
www.kaihan.net

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EO CT and University of Hartford Case Study

  • 1. EO CT and University of Hartford Hartford, CT February 2014 Kaihan Krippendorff www.outthinker.com www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 2. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 3. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 4. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 5. Ray Kroc www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 6. Mohammad Yunus www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 7. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 8. Tata www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 9. Thomas Edison www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 10. Betsy Johnson www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 12. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rosa Parks Mother Teresa Mahatma Gandhi Mohammad Yunus Margaret Thatcher www.kaihan.net Nelson Mandela Benjamin Franklin  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 13. Mark Zuckerberg CEO, Facebook Arianna Huffington CEO, Huffington Post Elon Musk CEO, Tesla Motors Susan Lyne CEO, Gilt Groupe Cory Booker Mayor, Newark, NJ, USA Marissa Mayer CEO, Yahoo Wayne Gattinella CEO, WebMD Robert Keane Sabrina Herrera Cofounder, Genomma Lab CEO, Vistaprint Jeff Bezos Founder, Amazon.com Larry Page CEO, Google Ann Hand CEO, Project Frog www.kaihan.net Josh Linkner Founder, ePrize Tom Adams CEO, Rosetta Stone Mark Vadon Founder, Blue Nile  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 14. Some Victims www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 15. Most Admired Companies Replaced 2000 1. GE 2. Microsoft 3. Dell 4. Cisco 5. Wal-Mart 2005 1. Dell 2. GE 3. Starbucks* 4. Wal-Mart 5. Southwest A.* 2010 1. Apple* 2. Google* 3. Berkshire H.* 4. J&J* 5. Amazon* Source: Fortune Magazine, Most Admired Companies www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 16. Fortune 500 Survival is Falling Source: “What Does Fortune 500 Turnover Mean?” Dane Stangler and Sam Arbesman Ewing Marion; Kauffman Foundation, June 2012 www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 17. S&P Lifespan Shortening www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 18. “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” Mohandas Gandhi www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 19. The th 4 Option® The option beyond the obvious choices; the option others do not see, will not consider, and will not respond effectively to. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 20. Climb the walls Wait Go home www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 21. How can we predictably create a 4th Option®? www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 22. Two Standard Approaches Option narrowing Rules 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. X X X Lay out options, apply data, arrive at the optimal option Alkdjfklsdlkj Asdlkfj bou Alsk boiuoidf Goibjhkal dgs Glijgbuu gds gljgoiud Follow proven rules or best practices www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 23. Five Conversations: The Outthinker Process Imagine Dissect Expand Analyze Sell Choose leverage points others overlook Generate more potential strategies Choose strategies competitors will not copy Build buy-in from key stakeholders Objectives Imagine and commit to realizing a different future www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 24. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 25. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 26. URBN Revenue History $ Millions 2,470 2,270 1,840 1,940 1,510 1,230 1,090 830 350 425 2002 2003 550 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Source: Bloomberg & TIAA-CREF www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 27. URBN Results Growth Profitability 5Y Ave.* Revenue CAGR (%) 5Y Ave.* EBITD Margin (%) URBN 13 ANF** 5 Industry 5 20 12 14 * 5 years average as of October 2013 ** Abercrombie & Fitch, closest peer by market capitalization Source: Reuters www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 28. College students only Used clothing Artists not managers in charge Manager freedom Every store different … www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 29. The 8Ps Position Process Price Promotion Product Place Physical experience 0 – no difference 1 – 4 year difference 2 – 5+ year difference People www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 30. 8P tool on www.kaihan.net www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 31. Five Conversations: The Outthinker Process Imagine Dissect Expand Analyze Sell Choose leverage points others overlook Generate more potential strategies Choose strategies competitors will not copy Build buy-in from key stakeholders Objectives Imagine and commit to realizing a different future www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 32. How Do Great Strategists See the “Winning Move?” Alexandra Kosteniuk www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 33. Consciousness Phonetic loop Source: Visuo-special sketchpad ??? Baddeley model of short term working memory www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 34. Consciousness Phonetic loop Source: Visuo-special sketchpad Episodic buffer Baddeley model of short term working memory www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 35. Relative number of narratives chess players recognize: Grand master Master www.kaihan.net Expert  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 36. Europe & Americas – Fairy tales Japan – Koan India – Puranas China – 36 stratagems www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 37. Identifying Outthinkers Revenue growth (CAGR) (EBITDA) Profit margin Value creation (TRS) www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 38. Core Research www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 39. Narratives to Find a Fourth Option #22 Move early to the next battleground #34 Coordinate the uncoordinated #7 Force two-front battle #33 Be good #32 Create something out of nothing www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 40. 22 Move Early to the Next Battleground www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 41. 22 Move Early to the Next Battleground “I just think a future in which anyone can shoot stuff into space is more exciting than one which only the government can.” Elon Musk, founder, Space-X (2003 interview) www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 42. 22 Move Early to the Next Battleground www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 43. 22 Move Early to the Next Battleground Identify and move early to the next battleground. Where is the next battleground? - Technological trends? - Social shifts? - Geographies? - Buying patterns? - Needs? www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 44. Narratives to Find a Fourth Option #22 Move early to the next battleground #34 Coordinate the uncoordinated #7 Force two-front battle #33 Be good #32 Create something out of nothing www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 45. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 46. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 47. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 48. 34 Coordinate the Uncoordinated www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 49. 34 Coordinate the Uncoordinated www.kaihan.net 49  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 50. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 51. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 52. 34 Coordinate the Uncoordinated Combine and coordinate independent elements within your environment to orchestrate much greater power. Who would we like to coordinate? - Customers - Experts - Employees - Real estate - Regulators - Competitors - Driveways -… www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 53. Narratives to Find a Fourth Option #22 Move early to the next battleground #34 Coordinate the uncoordinated #7 Force two-front battle #33 Be good #32 Create something out of nothing www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 54. 7 Force a Two-Front Battle www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 55. 7 Force a Two-Front Battle “There is no physical analog for what Amazon.com is becoming.” - Jeff Bezos Cloud providers Retail www.kaihan.net Cloud services  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 56. 7 Force a Two-Front Battle Shoes Customer service www.kaihan.net Shoes  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 57. 7 Force a two-front battle Project your unique capability into a new area. What is your unique advantage/ capability? Into what new area could you project this? www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 58. Narratives to Find a Fourth Option #22 Move early to the next battleground #34 Coordinate the uncoordinated #7 Force two-front battle #33 Be good #32 Create something out of nothing www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 60. 33 Be Good www.kaihan.net 61  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 61. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 62. The Holstee Manifesto www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 63. 33 Be good Adopt a strategy that Benefits others. How can you profitably benefit key stakeholders that you are not now considering? www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 64. Narratives to Find a Fourth Option #22 Move early to the next battleground #34 Coordinate the uncoordinated #7 Force two-front battle #33 Be good #32 Create something out of nothing www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 65. 32 Create Something Out of Nothing www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 66. 32 Create Something Out of Nothing Julie Pickens www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 67. 32 Create Something Out of Nothing Ingvar Kamprad www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 68. 32 Create Something Out of Nothing www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 69. 32 Create Something Out of Nothing www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 70. 32 Create something out of nothing Add a new piece the board. What would you like to create/ add to the game? - New categories? - New occasions or needs? - New customers? - New suppliers? - New distributors? - New regulations? www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 71. Find More Stratagems at www.kaihan.net www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 72. Narratives to Find a Fourth Option #22 Move early to the next battleground Where is the next battleground? #34 Coordinate the uncoordinated Who could you coordinate? #7 Force two-front battle How can you project into a new sector? #33 Be good How can you be good? #32 Create something out of nothing What can you create? www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 73. EO CT and University of Hartford – Part II Hartford, CT February 2014 Kaihan Krippendorff www.outthinker.com www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 74. Recap 1.Fourth option 2.Across 8 dimensions 3.Using IDEAS www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 75. Outthinkers are Outliers “Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?” Harry M. Warner, CEO of Warner Brothers Pictures, circa 1927 “Heavier than air flying machines are impossible.” Lord Kelvin President, Royal Society, circa 1895 “There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom.” “There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.” Robert Millikan, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923 Ken Olsen President , Digital Equipment Corporation,1977 “The phonograph … is not of any commercial value.” Thomas Alva Edison (Inventor of the Phonograph), circa 1880 www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 76. Session goals 1.Find a Fourth Option® for your business/ career 2.Learn a process and set of tools 3.Feel confident in your ability to apply these going forward www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 77. Five Conversations: The Outthinker Process Imagine Dissect Expand Analyze Sell Choose leverage points others overlook Generate more potential strategies Choose strategies competitors will not copy Build buy-in from key stakeholders Objectives Imagine and commit to realizing a different future www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 78. You just received a $1,000. How would you allocate the money? “Use it to buy something nice for someone special.” “Invest it in a retirement fund.” “Plan a fun and extravagant occasion.” “Put it in a checking account.” “Me Now” “Me Later” 3x www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 79. I | IMAGINE Objective: Give yourself permission to dream a different future. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 80. I | IMAGINE Objective: Force yourself to travel to a different future. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 81. I | IMAGINE Objective: Force yourself to travel to a different future. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 82. I | IMAGINE Objective: Force yourself to travel to a different future. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 83. I | IMAGINE Objective: Bring that future back to the present. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 84. I | IMAGINE Objective: Attain strategic clarity. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 85. Five Conversations: The Outthinker Process Imagine Dissect Expand Analyze Sell Choose leverage points others overlook Generate more potential strategies Choose strategies competitors will not copy Build buy-in from key stakeholders Objectives Imagine and commit to realizing a different future www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 87. Vistaprint Competitors Standard size and paper Customized Microbusinesses Big businesses Only online Face to face Technology marketiers Printing Experts www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 88. Vistaprint 0 – no difference Position Product Price Promotion Processes Place Physical experience People www.kaihan.net 1 – up to 4-year difference 2. 5+ year difference  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 89. Five Conversations: The Outthinker Process Imagine Dissect Expand Analyze Sell Choose leverage points others overlook Generate more potential strategies Choose strategies competitors will not copy Build buy-in from key stakeholders Objectives Imagine and commit to realizing a different future www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 90. How Do Great Strategists See the “Winning Move?” Alexandra Kosteniuk www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 91. Relative number of narratives chess players recognize: Grand master Master www.kaihan.net Expert  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 92. Narratives to Find a Fourth Option #22 Move early to the next battleground #34 Coordinate the uncoordinated #7 Force two-front battle #33 Be good #32 Create something out of nothing www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 93. Find More Stratagems at www.kaihan.net www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 94. Five Conversations: The Outthinker Process Imagine Dissect Expand Analyze Sell Choose leverage points others overlook Generate more potential strategies Choose strategies competitors will not copy Build buy-in from key stakeholders Objectives Imagine and commit to realizing a different future www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 95. “Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.” Napoleon Bonaparte www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 96. Selecting your 4th Option High Crazy ideas Winning moves Impact • How far would this get me toward my goal? • How long before the competition responds? Wastes of time Tactics Low Difficult Easy • Can we do this quickly? • Is this inexpensive? • Do we have the capability? www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 97. Selecting your 4th Option High Crazy ideas Winning moves Impact • How far would this get me toward my goal? • How long before the competition responds? Wastes of time Tactics Low Difficult Easy • Can we do this quickly? • Is this inexpensive? • Do we have the capability? www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 98. Make the impossible possible “Each of these looked like show stoppers” Don’t build handsets Risk of no WiFi David Morken, CEO Bandwidth.com www.kaihan.net Motorola Early adopters Customer Service too costly No one provides service  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 99. “It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.” - Albert Einstein www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 100. Imagine Dissect Expand Analyze Sell Choose leverage points others overlook Generate more potential strategies Choose strategies competitors will not copy Build buy-in for your strategy Objectives Imagine and commit to realizing a different future Mr. Practical Mr. Obvious Mr. Expert www.kaihan.net Mr. What Works Mr. Cog  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 101. Personal Example www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 102. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
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  • 104. www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 105. Ray Kroc www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 106. Mohammad Yunus www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
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  • 108. Ratan Tata www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 109. Thomas Edison www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 110. Betsy Johnson www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 111. kaihan@outthinker.com www.outthinker.com @kaihan • Register for newsletter, tools, videos • Work out your Fourth Option® • Email me to get presentation • Contact us at Outthinker for more support www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 112. “Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.” Napoleon Bonaparte www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 113. Selecting your 4th Option High Crazy ideas Winning moves Impact • How far would this get me toward my goal? • How long before the competition responds? Wastes of time Tactics Low Difficult Easy • Can we do this quickly? • Is this inexpensive? • Do we have the capability? www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 114. Make the impossible possible “Each of these looked like show stoppers” Don’t build handsets Risk of no WiFi David Morken, CEO Bandwidth.com www.kaihan.net Motorola Early adopters Customer Service too costly No one provides service  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 115. “It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.” - Albert Einstein www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 116. Session goals 1.Find a Fourth Option® for your business/ career 2.Learn a process and set of tools 3.Feel confident in your ability to apply these going forward www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff
  • 117. kaihan@outthinker.com www.outthinker.com @kaihan • Register for newsletter, tools, videos • Work out your Fourth Option® • Email me to get presentation • Contact us at Outthinker for more support www.kaihan.net  2013 Outthinker LL & Kaihan Krippendorff