4. Why?
…and in a future where products and
technology will be commodities, stories
(strategic narratives) will be how your
company separates itself from the noise..
5. Value
An example is Patagonia: With a focus on
sustainability the company has built a great
brand by defining the future they desire and
wrapping a strategic narrative behind it. A
narrative that customers gravitate towards and
employees will get behind. It just so happens to
be the case that Patagonia’s products aid that
sustainable future.
6. Value
Another example is Microsoft (under Satya
Nadella): Microsoft is defining the future of
work. With all the talk of automation taking our
jobs, Microsoft is defining a narrative that sees
more augmentation than human replacement.
It just so happens to be that all of Microsoft’s
productivity suite of current and future products
are in the middle of that change.