Strategic planning

Strategic Planning including Business Plans and StratPlans. Explore funding models, workforce planning, CSR strategy, and tools for building sustainable and competitive business plans. Pi-Strat

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    The Peace Dividend of Science and Sustainability

    ByElmer Hall

    The peace dividend—once a term describing the economic benefits following the end of military conflict—now reflects a broader truth about how societies thrive. In today’s interconnected world, peace is measured not just by reduced armaments, but by the strength of scientific collaboration, environmental recovery, and innovation ecosystems that rebuild trust across borders. This month, the world recognizes two observances that underscore that transformation: the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War…

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    Future-Proof Your Career with GAPS: White Paper & Pi-Career Compass™ GPT

    ByElmer Hall

    The New Reality of Work How can your future-proof your career? Artificial intelligence, sustainability, and shifting demographics are transforming careers faster than ever before. Traditional ladders are fading, replaced by emerging roles and short-term opportunities. Some jobs of the next decade do not yet exist, while others are being automated out of relevance. The gig economy is upon us, with more professionals piecing together careers from contracts, freelance projects, and part-time roles instead of lifelong…

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    Rotary & Polio: A Service Legacy, A Future Challenge

    ByElmer Hall

    For over 40 years, Rotary has stood at the forefront of the global fight to end polio. With cases reduced by roughly 99.9% since the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), the journey is far from over. Today, as polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the push to finish this mission demands renewed focus and collective action (Global Polio Eradication Initiative [GPEI], 2025). World Polio Day (October 24) is a reminder…

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    Rotary 2055 using SmartGenAI: The Future of Service Clubs

    ByElmer Hall

    A foresight and SmartGenAI approach to Rotary 2055 planning. Rotary faces an uneven future. In the United States and parts of Western Europe, membership has been declining by about 2% annually, while Rotary continues to grow globally, particularly in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. These different trajectories raise an important question: What will Rotary look like in 2055—and how can clubs prepare today? A new white paper by Elmer Hall of Strategic Business Planning Company…

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    Elias’s Future Farm: Building a Sustainable Legacy for 100 Years and Beyond

    BySustainMe

    From Choices to Legacy: the Future Sustainable Farm Elias, the Ohio farmer we met in recent scenario planning case studies, faces choices that mirror the world’s energy dilemmas: drilling for oil and gas, planting corn for ethanol, building solar and wind farms, or adopting regenerative agriculture. Each path offers rewards and risks, but as Elias looks beyond contracts and crop cycles, his thinking shifts to the future sustainable farm and a carbon-negative future. He is…

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    The Farmer’s Choice: Shell-Inspired Scenarios for a Carbon-Negative Future (1/2)

    BySustainMe

    The Farmer’s Dilemma Elias, a farmer in eastern Ohio, stands at the edge of his fields with competing futures before him. Is there a carbon-negative future ahead? His corn stretches toward the horizon, but beneath the soil lie the Utica and Marcellus Shale formations, some of the richest fossil reserves in North America. He could lease to an oil company tomorrow and receive an upfront check larger than any harvest he has ever sold. Yet…