World of Risk : Next Generation Strategy for a Volatile Era

by Mark Haynes Daniell

• ISBN13: 9780471840855
• ISBN10: 0471840858
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

World of Risk Next Generation Strategy for a Volatile Era We are all now living in a world of accelerating but unmanaged global risk. This book provides a fresh and creative look at risk and its impact on some of the most critical challenges of our time. It outlines a new state-of-the-art model of global strategy and leadership and applies it to provide improved solutions to the rising set of risks inherent in economic crises, crime, disease, the environment, the poverty gap, the unpoliced cyberworld and the erosion of our traditional systems of culture, value and belief. Unlike prior analyses that only highlight problems, World of Risk presents an architecture of practical solutions that can truly make this a better world for the next generation. "Mark Daniell has written a thought-provoking masterpiece with perfect timing on the eve of the millennium. He covers multiple issues of potential danger in the world we live in and sets a strategy for dealing with them. He writes with great clarity and insight on every subject including the commitment of the individual and the collective global responsibility of our leaders and institutions in combating the horrendous risks around us in what he calls a 'dangerous cocktail.' This is a must read for leaders of communities, businessmen, managers of any enterprise, politicians and any member of a family. A great read to start the millennium." Simon Murray former Executive Chairman Asia Pacific, Deutsche Bank and Chairman, GEMS "As complexity and pace of change are rapidly increasing, new ways of thinking become crucial. Mark Daniell's book offers a valuable new approach. Starting from the concept of risk and its transformation he develops an original and innovative way of looking into our future scenario and option spaces. Highly recommended for those who want to stay ahead of the crowd regarding the quintessential skill of the future: thinking." Dr Albrecht A.C. von Muller Founder and Chairman, Think Tools AG

Author Biography

Mark Haynes Daniell is the Managing Director of Bain & Company (Asia), Inc., based in Singapore. He is a leading advisor to some of the world’s largest and most successful corporations on global strategy, leadership and performance improvement. With over 20 years’ experience as a strategic consultant and investment banker, he has worked in more than 50 countries around the globe. For his clients, he has designed and helped implement a full range of successful business strategies, including mergers or acquisitions totaling over US$50 billion. He is a graduate of the Phillips Exeter Academy, Amherst College, the Sorbonne, the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, Oxford University (University College), and the Harvard Law School, where he received his Juris Doctor degree.

Table of Contents

A World of Risk in the 21st Century	1	(50)
Statement of Purpose	2	(5)
Summary of the Argument	7	(44)
Part I A new state-of-the-art model of global strategy...
Systems' Risk and Global Strategic Challenge	51	(50)
Risk and Opportunity	51	(1)
New Sources of Risk and Opportunity Unmasked	52	(7)
Recurring Patterns and Paradigm Principles	59	(16)
Systemic Behavior in the Business World	75	(4)
Winners and Losers in the Search for Strategic Excellence	79	(22)
Next Generation Strategy---A ``How To'' Guide	101	(68)
The Past as Prologue	101	(14)
Structure, Content, and Process of Next Generation Strategy	115	(29)
Organization Implications of Next Generation Strategy	144	(6)
The Process of Next Generation Strategy	150	(10)
Getting Results---An Integrated Model of Solutions	160	(7)
An Architecture of Solutions	167	(2)
Part II ...applied to the most critical challenges of our times
Old Problems, New Paradigms	169	(116)
Application Beyond Business	169	(2)
No More Firewalls: Crisis Lessons from a Global Economy	171	(21)
It's Not Just the Economy	192	(1)
Gaps in the Global Architecture	193	(1)
Asian Crises as Living Examples of Risk Unbound	194	(6)
Why Apply Next Generation Strategy	200	(4)
Crime	204	(18)
Environment	222	(11)
Disease	233	(10)
Terrorism	243	(7)
Deculturization	250	(8)
Economic Disparity	258	(8)
Technology and the Cyberworld	266	(7)
China on My Mind	273	(8)
Bridges over the Faultlines of Civilization	281	(4)
Next Generation Strategy for a World of Risk	285	(28)
Strategy, Structure, and Leadership in Tomorrow's World	285	(1)
Full Strategic Approach Required	285	(11)
Crisis of the Spirit and a Search for Meaning and Value	296	(10)
A Message of Hope	306	(5)
The Beginning of History	311	(2)
Index	313	(6)
Bibliography	319