One Step at a Time

The book One Step at a Time: The Strategic Guide to the New Year and Beyond - Innovation Growth and Resilience by Raffaella Grassi and the Origami Group serves as a comprehensive manual for businesses aiming to thrive amidst modern challenges through a structured purpose-driven approach. It explores core strategies that emphasize sustainable growth resilience and innovation in today's dynamic environment.The book begins by highlighting emerging trends in technology such as AI quantum computing IoT and blockchain and their implications for industries like healthcare manufacturing and finance. It then introduces Innovation Engineering outlining methods to harness creativity in a structured way to solve real-world problems and maintain competitiveness.Further it delves into strategic planning essentials stressing the need for alignment with sustainability and long-term objectives. Leadership is framed as critical in fostering adaptability and purpose with traits like emotional intelligence resilience and strategic foresight positioned as vital.The guide also addresses the importance of embedding sustainability into core strategies proposing tools and frameworks like SWOT analysis OKRs and the Balanced Scorecard to align an organization's purpose with measurable goals. It concludes with actionable steps for building a roadmap for continuous innovation aligning growth with core values and positioning businesses to contribute positively to society and the environment.