Reading 2.2: Ohmae

Does Kenichi Ohmae (in ‘The mind of the strategist’, 1982, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 2.2) argue that generative thinkers reject analysis?
1. Yes, it inhibits the creative process (Ohmae, 1982)
2. Yes, it is not possible to work within the boundaries of the ruling orthodoxy/paradigm (Andrews, 1987)
3. No, they cannot do without it. It stimulates the creative process (Ohmae, 1982)
4. No, it is necessary to know the boundaries of the ruling orthodoxy/paradigm (Andrews, 1987).
According to Ohmae (in ‘The mind of the strategist’, 1982, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 2.2), what are the three major constraints, of which strategists need to be aware?
1. Finance, feasibility, flexibility
2. Models, money, motivation
3. Reality, ripeness, resources
4. Customers, culture, control.
According to Ohmae (in ‘The mind of the strategist’, 1982, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 2.2), what is the connection between strategy and learning?
1. A Learning and strategy are opposite sides of the same coin
2. B Strategic success cannot be learnt as a series of steps; rather one must practice at freeing up ones creative ability
3. C Learning about strategy is like drinking lotus water
4. D Learning the fundamental rules and procedures is necessary, although time consuming, for the would-be strategist.
What problem does Ohmae (in ‘The mind of the strategist’, 1982, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 2.2) associate with creative thinking?
1. Creativity and efficiency require the organization to forgo one, in order to achieve the other
2. Creativity is a problem when everyone engages in it
3. Creativity is like water: it flows from the top of the organization to the bottom
4. Creativity can be destructive, in disrupting the status quo.
Ohmae (in ‘The mind of the strategist’, 1982, in De Wit & Meyer, 2010, Reading 2.2) argues that strategic solutions become useful at which point?
1. When they are abstracted
2. When they solve most of the critical issue
3. When they engender ‘buy-in’
4. When they are implemented.