Policy analysis that understands innovation as a complex system of socio-technical change. Research that attends to what transcends professional domains: the links in between humans and institutions. A focus on transformation as “totally radical,” changing total systems to yield radical outcomes.

Clear, compelling strategy statements: mission, vision, goals. Meaningful, measurable, appropriate performance indicators. Narratives that convey values and causal relationships. Horizon-scanning and speculative future scenarios. Foresight that connects to existing planning processes.

Knowledge visualization that is as simple as it needs to be, but no simpler. Graphs and charts that are elegant, accurate, and memorable. Visual models intended to both communicate and iterate strategy. Illustrations that abide by visual grammars, e.g., logic models, strategy maps, PERT, IDEF0.