STRATEGIC THINKING AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN THE AGRO-ALLIED INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Strategy does not exist in vacuum. Strategy is a process rather than a packaged model. Its core root element is known as strategic thinking. It is a distinct mode of thought and a framework for analysis. It precedes strategy. To achieve any policy goals, strategic thinking process is a necessity to make deep reflections and decode the many sidedness of the problematic such as the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. No option is off the table for interrogation and consideration. It considers things taken as given as well as those things often taken for granted (Quin, 1988). Time taken to interrogate the various dimensions, including thinking the unthinkable, on any policy is worth it to guide against policy reversal. Strategic thinking calls for a good balance of judgment on both linear and non-lineal mode of thought on a given policy. It accommodates intuitive, critical, creative and systemic thinking processes (Klyuver 2012:1).