Strategy Process: A board game approach

Strategy doesn’t always unfold in a straight line. Sometimes we make deliberate choices; other times, chance shapes our path. Much like a game of snakes and ladders, the strategy process combines conscious decisions with unexpected turns of fate. In this book, the strategy journey is reimagined as a board game-complete with beginnings, setbacks, leaps forward, and opportunities to start again. You might choose to turn left at a junction, roll the dice, and suddenly find yourself back at the start. Each step becomes both intentional and unpredictable, blending design with discovery. The process moves through five key phases: design preparation, diagnosis, design, implementation, and execution. Whether you advance quickly, pause to rethink, or circle back to an earlier stage, the board game approach illustrates that strategy is both structured and dynamic-an engaging journey of choices, chances, and challenges. This book offers a fresh perspective on navigating complexity, helping leaders, teams, and thinkers embrace strategy not as a rigid plan but as a living, playful process.