Identifying Strategc Perspectv

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

What determines whether a narrative, organization, or technology will survive the evolutionary cycle of social consumption? When pressed against the friction of conflict, what is the model for success? In an information-driven society, the strategic perspective of a single decision-maker can have far-reaching effects beyond the horizon of their organizational objectives. This course will demonstrate that strategic perspective is central to success. We will deconstruct historical examples to understand the context and internal factors that led to the perspective of decision-makers in culture, technology, and business. Students will evaluate case studies of successes and failures, using a decision-making framework to analyze the outlook of decision-makers. Weekly interaction will provide an in-depth discussion of contemporary campaign messaging, the spread and absorption of culture, and technological adaptation. As a class, we will demonstrate how perspective determines the strategic narrative and directly ties to an investment in or squandering of long-term viability. In this course, assignments will examine: ● How communication becomes infinite, and what is needed to advance communication beyond the limits of nationalist borders. ● A preferred sociological framework, providing case studies depicting finite and/or infinite engagement. ● How technology advances engagement and is adopted by societies, and what predicts the success of new technology. This course will use a highly accessible reading list, a musical, weekly discussion, and periodic essays to analyze and debate the root of strategic perspective and technological change, seeking to answer whether a single organization can infinitely survive, or even thrive.