#Mindcandy are scenario prompts to help companies formulate strategy. Also see https://www.ronimmink.com/strategy-development/.
Scenario prompts 6 May 2025
Going to try a new format. I will only highlight one scenario prompt. If you want more details and the other prompts, you can visit my website or subscribe to my substack.
The scenario prompt for today is whether your organisation structure is fit for purpose and which alternatives you should consider, such as the Haier model. Breaking your company into thousands of micro enterprises.
Use this prompt to explore the relevance, assess whether it is an opportunity or threat, analyse the timeline and impact on your organisation. Is it a hard or soft trend? Consider multiple possible futures across 1, 3, 5, and 10 years time horizons.
The other prompts are AI, self repairing machines, toilet paper, sinofuturism, data centres in space, self driving trucks, and bio electronics. You can find them here.
10 Questions About Haier’s RenDanHeYi Model—Answered
https://www.corporate-rebels.com/blog/10-questions-about-haiers-rendanheyi-model-answered
Haier operates on the RenDanHeYi model, which breaks the company into thousands of micro-enterprises (MEs) that function like independent startups. No bureaucratic layers. No command-and-control managers. Just small, autonomous teams directly accountable for their own success. Also read https://www.ronimmink.com/haier-beyond-strategic-intrapreneurship/
AI is coming for your job. Here are 10 strategies to stay relevant
https://www.fastcompany.com/91324364/10-ways-to-avoid-losing-your-job-to-ai
The more you use ai, the more vulnerable you become
How Smart Machines Are Learning to Repair Themselves
https://aboutinsider.com/smart-machines-repair-themselves/
Predictive maintenance becomes smarter, and self-healing materials take it further
“This Changes How You Poop Forever”: Revolutionary Toilet Paper Breakthrough Redefines How Billions Clean Themselves Every Day
In a world where technological advancements often dominate headlines, it’s easy to overlook the subtle revolutions occurring in the most mundane corners of our lives. One such quiet revolution has happened in the realm of toilet paper.
Thoughts on Sinofuturism
https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/thoughts-on-sinofuturism
What does it mean for China to be “the future”? And what does that future look like?
Eric Schmidt apparently bought Relativity Space to put data centers in orbit
Such data centers, ideally, would be powered by solar panels and be able to radiate heat into the vacuum of space.
Aurora’s driverless trucks are making deliveries in Texas
https://www.theverge.com/news/659518/aurora-autonomous-truck-first-delivery-texas
After years of testing and validation, Aurora says its first fully autonomous tractor-trailers are operating on public highways in Texas.
Scientists Have Just Discovered a New Type of Electricity-Conducting Bacteria
A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique morphology and genetic structure may be useful for the development of bioelectronics.
