Design Thinking for Strategy

Part I: The Concepts and Theories Behind Innovative Strategy Design.- Part II: A Structured Approach to Strategy Development.- Part III: Laying the Foundation for a Successful Strategy.- Part IV: Iteratively Developing the Business Model Underlying the Strategy.- Part V: Exposing the Designed Strategy to the Competitive Environment.

Dr. Claude Diderich is an innovation, strategy, and digital transformation consultant specialized in design thinking-based business model innovation at the consulting company innovate.d, which he founded in 2011. He has over 20 years of experience in strategy development and business model innovation, with special focus on design thinking. His expertise spans from creating innovative strategies, modernizing business models, launching new products, managing product portfolios, developing target operating models, as well as implementing novel technologies. Claude has worked with diverse firms and advised them on improving their profitability through creativity and innovation in the digital age.Claude holds a doctor ès sciences and a master in computer science engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, a certificate of advanced studies in strategy from the University of St. Gallen, and a specialization certificate in design thinking and innovation from the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. He is a member of the Strategic Management Society and a member of the editorial review board of the Journal of Business Models. Since 2015, he is a senior mentor to University of Virginia's Darden School of Business online design thinking program.