Strategic Intelligence

The Institute of Strategic Intelligence is an independent consortium of researchers from leading universities and institutes dedicated to applied strategy research and futures studies. Since 2010, it has set the global agenda for the future and provided content and reports for the World Economic Forum. Other clients include ABB, Aramco, AIG, BlackRock, BCG, Danish Crown, Carlsberg, Roland Berger, Siemens, Shell, Strategy&, Roche, P&G, Maersk, Novo Nordisk, McKinsey, PIF, PwC, IBM, UBS, OECD, Walmart and G20 nations, to name a few. Our researchers and partners include institutions like Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Fraunhofer, INSEAD, London Business School, Copenhagen Business School, HEC Liège, and many others. The Institute was founded in 2009 by Prof. Henrik von Scheel, based on his work in igniting the Digital and Fourth Industrial Revolution. Our disciplines focus on the science of finding meaningful patterns, called “Patternicity”, combined with Statistical Analysis and Probabilistic Analysis. We focus on two core areas: 1. Futures Studies (Futurology): This is based on systematic interdisciplinary research of potential futures using megatrends, Patternicity, Disruption Statistical Analysis, and Impact Probabilistic Analysis. The Institute does not predict the future (which is impossible), but instead, we generate the best possible qualified assumptions for potential futures. 2. Strategy Research (Strategology): We identify repeatable patterns of outperformers + underperformers of the past. The most recognizable patterns are packaged as best practices (what works well), industry practices (performance patterns), leading practices (value patterns), anti-patterns (what not to do), and anomalies. We believe that, the art of strategic intelligence lies not in predicting the future but in preparing for the unknown. In essence, it guides the 3 strategic choices: what not to do, where to different, what to focus on - turn uncertainty into opportunity.