Having read this chapter, you should be able to say in your own words what the following key terms mean

Strategy

Rational planning

Transactions

Wicked problems

Feedback

Feed-forward

Serendipity

Digitization

Sustainability

2. Who are some of the key thinkers from warcraft and statecraft who provided the antecedents of strategic thought and what did they have to say about strategy?

3. How have war and strategy been related in the history of strategic thought? Why has war impacted on the development of strategic thought?

4. Who are some of the main thinkers in classic strategy thinking and what did they have to say about strategy?

5. What makes a strategy sustainable?

6. What is surveillance capitalism?

7. What are the main strategic capabilities of Zara?

8. It surprises can always happen, what kind of approach to strategy should an organization adopt if it cannot predict the future?

9. Identify some elements of an effective strategic approach to addressing wicked problems.