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AI Is Revolutionizing Strategic Decision-Making

For decades, the limits of time and brain capacity meant that teams could consider only so many strategic options before making decisions.

Strategy tools—SWOT analyses, portfolio matrices—were simple because that’s what planning meetings needed. AI changes those dynamics. It can generate and evaluate thousands of strategic options and build rich, continually updated views of markets and competitors. And it can stress-test potential plans through structured debate that isn’t influenced by internal politics.

Lasting advantage will go to the companies that pair these tools with proprietary data, integrated workflows, and faster execution. Here’s what that means in practice.

by Felipe A. Csaszar

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This September, HBR is exploring how leaders can make smarter decisions about AI—where it can create value, where human judgment remains essential, and what responsible adoption requires. To kick off the month, read “The Gen AI Playbook for Organizations” for a framework to determine which tasks AI should handle, support, or stay out of. You can also subscribe to the HBR IdeaCast wherever you listen to podcasts for our special AI series, beginning September 17.

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