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  • 3D-ympäristöjen mahdollisuudet globaalin tiimityön tukena
    (2011) Heikkinen, Kati
     Perustieteiden korkeakoulu | Bachelor's thesis
  • Co-developing strategy - Using the design game methodology in strategy development
    (2013) Heikkinen, Kati
     School of Science | Master's thesis
    Strategy development has traditionally been an exclusive task of senior managers. However, several arguments can be found from the literature, which support the inclusion of other organizational members already in the early phase of strategic renewal. These reasons include for example faster knowledge acquisition and more effective implementation of strategic decisions. So far there have been only few studies that research the inclusion of other organizational members on strategy making in practice. This thesis studies the use of a specific co-design method, a design game, to support wider participation on strategy making. The theoretical part of the thesis advances understanding about the factors that enable wider participation on strategy development in an organization. These factors can be divided into two different categories. On one hand, there are factors that facilitate new knowledge creation in a cross-functional collaboration within an episode that aims at developing strategy. On the other hand, there are also factors in the larger scale, embedded in the organizational culture, which may enable or disable cross-functional strategy development. The empirical case study is conducted in an organization that has previous experience in cross-functional strategy development. In addition to the background interviews, the design game methodology and its applicability into strategy development in cross-functional teams is being examined. The design game is adapted from the field of design, and it is originally developed for co-designing a product or service in collaboration with different stakeholders. The thesis provides a framework that demonstrates the factors that enable cross-functional participation, as well as the use of the design game methodology in strategy development. The results provide understanding how the design game methodology can support wider participation on strategy making.