Authors:

Mark W.Johnson Josh Suskewicz

Group 13(Section B)
1. KRISHNA PRIYADARSINI- B026
2. MEKHLA ROY CHOUDHURY- B028
3. TANMAY KHANDUJA- B063
4. TRINA SINGH- B064
5. SANJANA MALANI- B076
 Where did
Nelson Mandela
their vision
Thomas Edison
come from?
Steve Jobs
Winston Churchill
By what
alchemy, besides
Jeff Bezos sheer force of
intellect,
personality, &
determination, did
Henry Ford Bill Gates they bring them
Kiichiro Toyoda to life?
Why Long-Term Planning
Is Critical ?

Because Growth is never assured!

Growth can be in terms of : Lead from the Future’s author future

● Value & relevance to customers
back approach is simple:
● Technological, scientific &
other capabilities; ❏ setting aside your assumptions about the
● Understanding way things work today
● Organizational wisdom. ❏ Think carefully about your destination-your
organization's targeted state in the future

❏ Finally, develop and implement a step-by-step

plan to get there.
 Each of us will know the diseases to which we
are susceptible. An ecosystem of passive
Hait’s
Story Time!! Predictive
biosensors and trackers-like the step-
counters on our smartphones-will monitor our
Analysis:
biometric signals,and the equivalent of a check
engine light will turn on when something inside
of us begins to go 'out of spec.

BUT…..
Even after seeing the incredible promise of disease interception-

when push came to shove, everyone hesitated & finally

in 2016 Hait realized that a vision alone wasn't enough;

he'd have to reprogram management system

So,how did
Dr.Hait
reprogram his
interception?
Making Future-Back Repeatable

● Need for a leadership Framework:

Balance between present-forward and
Future-back leadership styles

● Future-Back Leaders put the enterprise

first: “When tasked to make critical resource
allocation decisions for the enterprise as a
whole, they might act to protect the interests of
their old fiefdoms instead.”

● Continuity of Vision : A powerful and

consistent vision is key to infuse future-back
thinking into any organisation
Business leaders should be directly
involved in decision making related
to the the future direction of the firm
and delegate basic managerial roles.

Though data, analysis and math play

a vital role in decision making,
sometimes where there is lack of
data, proactive experimenting is
needed.

An effective business leader should be

able to toggle between present
forward and future-back thinking
depending on the need and situation
Broader Implications: US history- their future
thinking or bound to present thinking. The largest scale
projects of the United States has taken on in its history.

What made them complete their aim.

● A sense of urgency
● Necessity
● Exploration
● Competition
● Perseverance
Hence,Discipline of future-back thinking compels
leaders to ask hard questions about both their
future and their present —and reminds them of
their ultimate purpose.
“Future
“Futureback”
back”duedue
to its
to distinct method
its distinct method of defining a a
of defining
future
future state
state and
and working
working backwards,
backwards, in in reverse
reverse time-
time-
lapse fashion, to setting near term priorities and
lapse fashion, to setting near term priorities and
milestones.
milestones. This
This enables
enables to to open
open the
the way
way forward—to
forward—to
Conclusion
imagine
imagine new businesses and business models for
new businesses and business models for the
the
future that can be prototyped and tested
future that can be prototyped and tested today. today.

Future back strategy is like using a GPS to plan a

Future back strategy is like using a GPS to
road trip. You start with destination in mind and then
plan a road trip. You start with destination in
work backwards to determine the right highways, roads,
mind and then work backwards to determine
and signposts.
the right highways, roads, and signposts.