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Content Strategy, Sustainability and People. Around these keywords, Franco Zullo aims to support the development of companies capable of being effective in the short and long term, involving people in…

Webinar Stratego “The movement of people with disabilities today between IoT, machine learning and e-health” for SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland)

3 August 2021

View. Contents The webinar is part of the CAS SUPSI series of meetings, “The Virtuous Cycle of Sustainability, to create more Resilient, Systemic, Proactive and Regenerative Organizations” to increase awareness…

Webinar Stratego “Trust as an agent of change to create shared value in Organizations” for SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland)

3 August 2021

View. Contents The webinar is part of the CAS SUPSI series of meetings, “The Virtuous Cycle of Sustainability, to create more Resilient, Systemic, Proactive and Regenerative Organizations” to increase awareness…

Webinar Stratego “Leadership, Diversity and Cultural Change” for SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland)

2 July 2021

View. Contents The webinar is part of the CAS SUPSI series of meetings, “The Virtuous Cycle of Sustainability, to create more Resilient, Systemic, Proactive and Regenerative Organizations” to increase awareness…

Webinar Stratego “Walk the Talk – from Storytelling to Storydoing” for SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland)

2 July 2021

View. Contents The webinar is part of the CAS SUPSI series of meetings, “The Virtuous Cycle of Sustainability, to create more Resilient, Systemic, Proactive and Regenerative Organizations” to increase awareness…

Webinar Stratego “The hallmarks of successful sustainable companies” for SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland)

2 July 2021

View. Contents The webinar is part of the CAS SUPSI series of meetings, “The Virtuous Cycle of Sustainability, to create more Resilient, Systemic, Proactive and Regenerative Organizations” to increase awareness…

Webinar Stratego “How to create desirable, scalable and sustainable futures over time” for SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland)

2 July 2021

View. Contents The webinar is part of the cycle of CAS SUPSI, The Virtuous Cycle of Sustainability, to increase awareness of sustainable development. The rapid economic, social, cultural, environmental and…

Webinar Stratego CAS Presentation “The Virtuous Cycle of Sustainability to Create More Resilient, Systemic, Proactive and Regenerative Organizations” for SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland)

31 May 2021

View. Contents The objective of the CAS journey is to increase the participant’s awareness of sustainability and provide practical tools and innovative methods to implement it in organizations, both at…

Webinar Stratego “Strategic Project Management: bridging the gap between strategy and execution” for SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland)

22 February 2021

Contents 30% of the projects do not meet the corporate goals of the stakeholders, of which 50% fail and the other 50% accept a relaxation of the requirements (source Project…

Webinar Stratego “Sustainability: a 360° sexy business” for SUPSI-APMTi Lugano

22 February 2021

Contents Today, Sustainability has become mainstream, but perhaps still unattractive for many organizations. Being not very sexy is linked more to the cognitive aspects of Top Management and Entrepreneurs, anchored…

Stratego webinar “Lean Decision Quality®: the simple method to build Future-Proof organizations” for SUPSI-APMTi Lugano

22 February 2021

Contents Today we talk a lot about Digital Transformation, a fundamental step for companies to innovate and evolve. Will it be just a trend? In 30/50 years, will we talk…

Open Talk Alto Lato Supporting or Sustainability

22 February 2021

Participation of Franco Zullo, expert in Sustainability, to the Open Talk Alto Lato We will reflect on how much we support our companies today or build a structure that makes…

Participation of Franco Zullo at the Conference organized by Emergenetics Italia “How our brain decides, a dialogue between Neuroscience and Management “

22 February 2021

An open talk about decision-making between experts in Neuroscience and Management of business decision-making processes. https://www.emergenetics.com/italy/come-decide-cervello/

Webinar Stratego “The Virtuous Cycle of Sustainability: how to implement Sustainability effectively in companies” for SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland) – 29-09-20

6 October 2020

View. Contents Sustainability is a much-debated topic today at the political, organizational and social level. The goal is to define first of all what Sustainability is, why to do it…

Webinar Stratego “Strategic Project Management: bridging the gap between strategy and execution” for SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland) – 09-07-20

17 July 2020

View. Contents 30% of the projects do not meet the corporate goals of the stakeholders, of which 50% fail and the other 50% accept a relaxation of the requirements (source…

An interview with Franco Zullo on the Lean Decision Quality® method for Architects

15 July 2020

LeanDecisionQuality, decisionmaking, architetto, architettura, strategicthinker

An interview with Franco Zullo by Marina Sciarrino of the Clients x Architects project. Why do architects and architecture firms need a method to make a quality decision? Anyone who…

The Stratego Empowerment System

8 July 2020

SME, LeanDecisionQuality, Corporate, decisionmaking, startup, peopleempowerment, mindsetinnovation, stratego, forsmarterfasterbetterpeople, complexproblemsolving

This video describes the empowerment system, a mindset that each of us should have to ask the right questions, engage the right people, explore alternatives, collect reliable information and compare…

A Good or Bad Way to Anchor

25 May 2020

When we think of anchors, the first thing that comes to mind is the tool to hold a boat in a specific point on the bottom of a body of…

How to differentiate by playing with complexity

6 May 2020

The advent of platforms, the digital economy, exponential technologies (AI, blockchain, IoT, 3D printing …), geopolitical transformations, sustainability, globalization and the consequent emergence of new business models have established a…

Stratego Webinar “How to make successful decisions manual” for SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland) – 02-04-20

3 April 2020

Strategy, Innovation, Purpose, LeanDecisionQuality, decisionmaking, mindsetinnovation, formasterfasterbetterpeople, values, leadership, neuroscience

A journey on the meaning, in the age of knowledge, of Purpose, corporate and personal Values (Why), and on a method (How) that allows you to connect Values, Purpose and…

Lean Decision Quality®: the simple method to make successful decisions

2 April 2020

SME, LeanDecisionQuality, Corporate, decisionmaking, startup, peopleempowerment, mindsetinnovation, stratego, forsmarterfasterbetterpeople, complexproblemsolving

This video describes the method of increasing your judgment when solving complex problems. The method is called Lean Decision Quality, a multidisciplinary approach to make quality decisions. A business decision…

Lean Decision Quality®: Top Managers’ methodology for Startuppers

2 April 2020

SME, LeanDecisionQuality, Corporate, decisionmaking, startup, peopleempowerment, mindsetinnovation, stratego, forsmarterfasterbetterpeople, complexproblemsolving

This video describes top managers’ methodology for startuppers to turn your dream into a successful reality. The method helps startuppers to excel and capture value from every stage: Ideation, Strategy,…

Don’t let our emotions take over

24 March 2020

Lean Decision Quality, Creativity, Decision Making, Emotion, Rationality, StrategicThinkers

Given the moment we are in here in Milan and in Italy, due to the Coronavirus emergency, a lot of people are letting their emotion taking over their rational side.…

Stratego Webinar “Diversity as a competitive advantage” for SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland) – 13-03-20

24 March 2020

This webinar explains how to foster collective intelligence to effectively solve complex problems or seize new opportunities. Encouraging this Diversity roles, functions, sectors, ages, gender and different cultures means being…

Stratego Webinar “How to make successful decisions in complex environments” for SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland) – 27-01-20

28 February 2020

Lean Decision Quality

This webinar explains how to manage decision making in a VUCA environment, to create value, to inspire people by innovating. Making successful decisions in a VUCA world is increasingly difficult…

Lean Decision Quality® Masterclass: how to make successful decisions – Milan, March 27 and 28

10 February 2020

Lean Decision Quality

The Masterclass aims to propose a method, which comes from Stanford University, to make effective decisions in complex contexts, choosing the right direction with coherence and confidence. More

Webinar Stratego “Sustainability a strategic value to Innovate” for SUPSI (Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana) – 24-10-19

8 November 2019

This webinar explains how to integrate the Value of Sustainability within the corporate culture to inspire new ways of doing business, by innovating. The goal is not to ask what…

Webinar Stratego “LEAN DECISION QUALITY® CANVAS” for SUPSI (Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana) – 02-10-19

5 October 2019

This webinar explains the advantages of using the Canvas Lean Decision Quality® when it comes to complex decisions, structuring the decision-making process, involving the various business functions, defining the right…

Interview with Franco Zullo on the in24 program – Decisions are important

15 June 2019

The interview’s topics: the innovative Liquid Brains® format in which diversity reaches its maximum expression and the Lean Decision Quality® methodology on decision-making processes that every person and organization should…

How to create a Future-Proof organization

16 May 2019

Lean Decision Quality, DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, Smart Organization, Future-Proof Organization, Strategic Direction, VUCA, Customer Centricity

To know how to create a Future-Proof organization we first need to analyze the context (VUCA) a company work in. Indeed, globalization and digitization have transformed the reference framework (Volatile,…

Liquid Brains®: Innovate your Mind!

12 February 2019

Liquid Brains® is a format, reserved for both companies and professionals, which aims to encourage the meeting, sharing and dueling of liquid brains, called #LiquidBrainers, on topics of Leadership, Decision-Making,…

Stratego Workshop “How to Make Successful Decisions ” for SUPSI (University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland) – 21.02.19

24 January 2019

The workshop will be held on February 21, 2019 at the TCS Ticino Section, Conference Hall, Via alla Chiesa 10, Rivera – 3.00 pm (duration 4 hours) Download the Workshop…

How open are we to change?

Innovation and Digital Transformation are getting more and more trendy words in every media and organization. We often link these words to aspects which, actually, are remote from their true…

Webinar Stratego “THE COMPANY FOCUS: HOW TO GENERATE EXPONENTIAL VALUE THROUGH STRATEGIC INNOVATION ” for SUPSI (Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana) – 17-10-18

17 October 2018

This webinar talk about how to generate Exponential Value in organizations by focusing on Strategic Decisions, Customer-Centricity and the creation of Smart Organizations. In short, how to Innovate and Innovate…

Webinar Stratego “Good decisions vs quality decision” for SUPSI (Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana) – 17-09-18

20 September 2018

The webinar explains the difference between good decisions and quality decisions. Everything starts from our mind, which is by its nature self-centered. People, processes and tools are the key to…

Paradigm shift: fostering diversity

18 July 2018

This video explains how to encourage multi-functional and multicultural diversity to accelerate performance, reduce execution time, create a collaborative and proactive environment and foster innovation culture. Subtitles in English

Good Decisions vs Quality Decisions’

12 June 2018

This video explains the difference between Good Decision and Quality Decision. It all starts from our mind. Subtitle in English.

Sharing knowledge with the new generations

4 May 2018

Yesterday I started the journey “Enterprise in Action” program as a Dream Coach volunteer of the #JASchool, at a secondary school in Melegnano (MI). The aim of the program is…

How to measure creativity in Design Thinking

23 April 2018

This video explains how to generate exponential value in Design Thinking through Lean Decision Quality methodology. Subtitle in English

Stratego: who is it for? what is it for?

9 April 2018

This video explains Stratego: why (Vision), how (Mission), What (Strategy), for whom (Customer) Subtitle in English

How to create exponential value in the organizations

20 March 2018

LeanDecisionQuality

This video explains the main obstacles to the creation of exponential value in the Organizations and which are the solutions. Subtitle in English

Why you should have a decision making process

20 March 2018

LeanDecisionQuality

This video explains why today we need decision-making processes in a hyper-connected and globalized world. What are the problems caused by the human mind and which are the solutions. Subtitle in…

Biases mine the quality of a decision. This is how you can avoid it…

Biases are non-conscious drivers — cognitive quirks — that influence how people see the world. They appear to be universal in most of humanity, perhaps hardwired into the brain as…

Lean Decision Quality: which skills to improve to be innovative?

The economic and business environment is constantly evolving due to various factors: Globalization, innovation, new management models: these are key elements which have a great impact on the development and…

How to avoid SMEs and Consultants’ shortsightedness

Now more than ever, the market a SME, as well as any bigger company, deals with is a great influence and forces them to “manage their strategy”. Having a Strategy…

How Lean Decision Quality can be used in Design Thinking to produce innovation and growth

19 October 2017

Lean Decision Quality, Creativity, Analysis, Problem Solving, Design Thinking, IDEO, Tim Brown, Apple, Olivetti, Think Different, Design-Oriented, Stanford, Decision Quality, Strategic Decision, Strategic Design Thinking

Digital evolution has changed everything and has been having consequences both on production and on consumer habits. This gradual change has resulted in the need to radically rethink organization processes…

Stratego Seminar on Lean Decision Quality at the Milan Association of Engineers – October 13th

9 October 2017

Articles, Events

Stratego presents the seminar on Lean Decision Quality on 13 October from 14.00 to 19.00 at the Milan Association of Engineers, the methodology for decision making to make Quality Decisions.…

Choose your Route

11 September 2017

Brand Positioning, Company Positioning, Innovazione, Innovation, Storytelling, Change Management, Problem Solving, Festina Lente, Strategic plan, Purpose, Direction, Change culture, Augustus, Ancient Rome

The “story” of a product or a service, what you choose to tell your client/the person you are talking to is paramount when trying to engage them through an emotional…

Lean Decision Quality Canvas Pro/Vs Business Model Canvas

26 July 2017

Shift Thinking, Mark Boncheck, Lean Decision Quality Canvas, Business Model Canvas, Design Attitude, Decision Attitute, Decision making process, Intuition

It is something you hear everyday: your business needs to be different from your competitors in order to develop and prosper. Innovative and brand new business models which can really…

How to create exponential value

18 July 2017

Lean Decision Quality, Strategic Coaching, Shift Thinking, Mark Boncheck, Creativity, Analysis, Exponential mindset, Exponential Value, Create value

To create exponential value it is imperative to first create an exponential mindset, which can lead us beyond those goal simply satisfying an incremental mindset. This focuses on “making something…

Are you a spring chicken?

21 June 2017

Lean Decision Quality, Brand Positioning, Company Positioning, Pollo Biologico, Pollo senza antibiotici, Deming, Nuovo brand, Chicken, Ostrich, Organic chicken, No antibiotics chicken, New brand

This article is inspired by the latest trend in TV ads. National and international companies, widely recognized as “mass” producers with an “industrial” level of quality to their product range,…

Vision & Consciousness: the magic combo

13 February 2017

There are a lot of things that need to be changed in Italy but there are a lot of things Italians should be conscious and proud of as well. A…

I am buying a new car: am i making the right decision?

19 July 2017

Jonh Belushi, Edwards Deming, auto, decisione

When you buy a new car, your reasons are the most different: you need a more efficient model, you want to be more independent, you want to be “cool” and…

Internet: Elon Musk and his new business model

You can develop many different business models to satisfy clients’ needs but each is, at its core, the result of three factors: Vision, creativity and technological development. Let’s take the…

Milan and its “C area”: C is for citizens’ trust

19 July 2017

Lean Decision Quality, Allineamento Lean DQ, Vision, Stratego Italy, Crowdfunding, Inquinamento, Veicoli elettrici, Trasparenza, Area C, PM10, Strategy, Milan, Citizens, Lean DQ Alignment, Pollution, Electric cars, Transparency

Theory is, sometimes, just a moot point when it is not linked to something real, this is why we decided to use Milan C Area as an example to explain…

Alitalia: the italian airline stuck on the ground

We read that “Alitalia is in a critical situation” almost every year. New managers, new partners (with Etihad as newest partner and shareholder) but in the end it stays the…

“Stratego” helps you making important decisions

21 March 2017

Press

At Stratego, we seek to help and support decision-making process, providing management consultancy and training. “Lean Decision Quality” is an effective decision-making process management and development technique, blending analysis, rationality,…

How biases impact decisions

24 July 2017