Strategic thinking

Abstract

Strategic thinking is one of the most complex cognitive processes which integrates time perspectives, entropy dynamics, nonlinearity, probabilistic approaches, intelligence and creativity. From an emotional point of view, strategic thinking requires a robust and optimistic approach, as well as a very strong motivation. Strategic thinking is concerned with future developments of present projects or organizations and its tries to formulate decisions for a dynamic, uncertain and risky future. Strategic thinking is a powerful thinking model which can be used successfully in research, engineering and management activities. The purpose of this paper is to present the main components of models of strategic thinking and to document their significance and contribution from cognitive and pragmatic perspectives. Taken into consideration are static and dynamic models, deterministic and probabilistic models, linear and nonlinear models, intelligent and creative models. Strategic thinking emerges as an integration of the most advanced of these thinking models.