1st Edition
Winning the Uncertainty Game Turning Strategic Intent into Results with Wargaming
Introduction
Part One: Challenges Of A VUCA World And The Need For A New Approach
1. Vuca As A Driver For Change
2. Strategy As A Tool To Deal With Uncertainty
3. The Essence Of A "Joint Approach" - Lessons From Military Planning
4. The "Joint Approach" In A Civilian Context
Part Two: Background To Wargaming
5. The History Of Wargaming
6. Business Wargaming Methodology
Part Three: Wargaming In Practice
7. Tactical Wargaming
8. Operational Wargaming
9. Strategic Wargaming
10. Hindsight: How Well Does Business Wargaming Work? And Why Does Business Wargaming Work?
Part Four: Business Wargaming In Teaching
11. Challenges In Teaching In A VUCA World
12. Reflection On Applying Business Wargaming In The Classroom: Critical Success Factors
Part Five: How To Get Started
13. Design, Execution, And Evaluation
Outlook And Conclusion
Biography
Daniel F. Oriesek is a Swiss general staff officer, civil servant and entrepreneur. After many years in banking and strategy consulting, while pursuing his military career as a reserve officer, he served two tours in the Balkans and in 2014 became a full-time employee of the Swiss Department of Defense. He serves on the board of a real estate company co-founded by him and has participated, designed and conducted numerous business and military wargames.
Jan Oliver Schwarz is a professor of strategic management and leadership at the ESB Business School, Reutlingen University, Germany and a senior advisor at the Institute for Innovation and Change Methodologies (IICM), Munich, Germany. His academic and consulting work specializes in future-oriented strategy development which includes implementing corporate foresight processes and applying approaches such as scenario planning and business wargaming.
