Organizations and Markets

Carpenter’s Strategy Toolbox

28 August 2012 at 9:25 am Peter G. Klein 4 comments

| Peter Klein |

Carpenter’s Strategy Toolbox, named for the late Mason Carpenter, is a terrific resource for teachers in strategic management and related fields. Here’s an advertisement from former guest blogger Russ Coff:

Some of you may be familiar with Mason Carpenter’s old teaching toolkit. I have initiated a new site that includes everything from that site plus quite a few additional exercises and videos. Please check it out at:

www.CarpenterStrategyToolbox.com

You can filter by type of tool (exercise, video, etc.) using the tabs at the top or you can filter by topic (entrepreneurship, 5 forces, RBV, global, alliances, etc.) using the categories on the right side. You should find something useful in no time at all.

Here are links to a few exercises and resources that you might find especially useful (to give you a quick feel):

• Egg Drop Auction is an exercise where profit is determined by finding new uses for materials that others did not anticipate.
• Blue Ocean Strategy summary video (plus several related videos like Cirque Du Soliel).
• Tinkertoy exercise for scenario planning or first mover advantage.
• Entrepreneurship and innovation tool page. This is a listing of the resources that are tagged for entrepreneurship content.

Please help make the site more useful:

• Comment on tools you have used (adding tips, etc.)
• Submit new tools so the resource is always growing
• Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions

Entry filed under: - Klein -, Management Theory, People, Strategic Management, Teaching.