# Emergent and Prescriptive Strategising >[!External Links]- >[Lecture Powerpoint](x-devonthink-item://B4FAD017-6DA2-4EB2-B1C0-FC33B0FC0BDB) ## Strategy as Design - Rational planning and rational choice = [[intended strategy]] - [[Strategic planning must enable an organisation's response to emergent conditions.]] - 'Form follows function' assumes 'strategy + implementation = success' which is **WRONG**. ## Strategy as Process - Decision makers respond to external and internal forces = emergent strategy - Logical incrementalism - Learning from partial commitments rather than through global formulations of total strategies. - Strategic purpose is implemented via practices ## Realised strategy - Is intended strategy plus emergent strategy - Can be worked backwards to see what from the current situation was designed and what was based on emergent factors. Also links to [[Consultation]] and [[Strategy is the long term direction of an organisation]].