The Alchemy of Growth¶
Baghai, Coley, & White. (1999). The Alchemy of Growth: Practical Insights for Building the Enduring Enterprise.
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Primes¶
- Three Horizons Analysis
- The Three Horizons framework translates directly to product-portfolio strategy through what McKinsey-tradition practitioners call the "run-the-business / change-the-business / disrupt-the-business" articulation, the canonical formulation Baghai, Coley, and White (1999) develop in The Alchemy of Growth.
This sourceFoundational McKinsey Three Horizons of Growth framework, articulating H1 (extend and defend the core), H2 (build emerging businesses), and H3 (create viable options) as a portfolio-allocation discipline for sustained corporate growth.
- The Three Horizons framework translates directly to product-portfolio strategy through what McKinsey-tradition practitioners call the "run-the-business / change-the-business / disrupt-the-business" articulation, the canonical formulation Baghai, Coley, and White (1999) develop in The Alchemy of Growth.
Mechanisms¶
- Core / Emerging / Future Investment Buckets
- The guarding discipline is to define the bucket boundaries and, ideally, an intended split before tagging, and to spot-audit a sample of assignments — the same anti-gaming logic behind the McKinsey three-horizons-of-growth allocation model this scheme descends from.
This sourcePresents the three-horizons framework for balancing current core performance, emerging businesses, and future growth opportunities.
- The guarding discipline is to define the bucket boundaries and, ideally, an intended split before tagging, and to spot-audit a sample of assignments — the same anti-gaming logic behind the McKinsey three-horizons-of-growth allocation model this scheme descends from.
- Horizon Portfolio Review
- Banding by horizon is the standard defense against the incumbent's trap of over-investing in today's proven business while under-funding the future that will replace it.
This sourcePresents a three-horizons portfolio framework spanning core businesses, new businesses, and future options.
- Banding by horizon is the standard defense against the incumbent's trap of over-investing in today's proven business while under-funding the future that will replace it.
- Three-Horizons Impact Review
- Horizon 3 is a speculative AI-assembled hyperlocal news product that might redefine the business in a decade, where the posture is probe-and-preserve-optionality
This sourceFrames Horizon 3 as seeding options for future businesses.
- Horizon 3 is a speculative AI-assembled hyperlocal news product that might redefine the business in a decade, where the posture is probe-and-preserve-optionality
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