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What will 2026 require of you?

by Lon L. Swartzentruber
on December 23, 2025

I love our Community of Practice. Design Group International’s Community of Practice (CoP) are the individuals who practice their Process Consulting craft together on our platform. Our CoP has varied ...

November 25, 2025 • 2 min read

Thinking and Acting Strategically – What are your underlying strategic theories?

By Lon L. Swartzentruber

What will 2026 require of you?

Can you please tell me more?

Your creativity matters

Why letting go can be more difficult than you expect

What bunnies teach us about transformation

The ladder is not really a ladder

Why culture kills a strategic plan before it even has a chance to start

How multi-scenario planning is helpful in disruptive times

Caught in the obstacle rather than the opportunity it provides

A new visual metaphor to understand organizational culture

Why WHO matters (more than we know)

An Expanding Horizon

When clarity becomes illusive

Pause at the top

Illusion of Control

The Heartbeat of Those Around You

The massiveness of one’s unknown unknown

Hurdles

Reimagining the Future

Seeing through the visible

Being willing to do the hard thing you don’t want to do

Making Wise Decisions

How do you drive for results?

Special Invitation: Resting Retreat for Leaders

Thinking and Acting Strategically – What are your underlying strategic theories?