Strategiesthat

Strategiesthat is a term used in discussions of strategic design to describe a framework for organizing reusable templates of strategic actions. It refers to a catalog of decision patterns that can be adapted to different contexts, rather than a single fixed plan. In this view, each strategiesthat consists of four elements: a context descriptor that identifies when the template is applicable, a proposed set of actions or courses of action, triggers or conditions that activate the template, and evaluation criteria that determine success.

The approach is modular and scalable: practitioners select appropriate templates, adapt them to local constraints, and combine several templates to form a complete strategy. Templates are often domain-agnostic, though many organizations tailor them to business, technology, policy, or competitive environments. Common examples include market-entry templates, risk-response templates, and innovation templates, each with recommended actions and metrics such as return on investment, time to impact, and risk exposure.

Development and usage: strategiesthat emerge from knowledge management, playbooks, and decision-support tools. They are typical in planning processes that value repeatability, rapid deployment, and auditability. Limitations include potential misfit with unique contexts, overreliance on templates, and the need for ongoing governance to keep templates current.

See also: strategy pattern, playbook, decision tree, template method. References are drawn from strategic-management literature and case studies.