Paul J. H. Schoemaker

Early life and education He was born and raised in the Netherlands,

Professional life In 1975, he started his professional life as a Lecturer of Management Prof. Schoemaker has served as Research Director of the Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he remains as a senior fellow.

He was also the founder and Executive Chairman of Decision Strategies International, a consulting and training firm specializing in strategic management, executive development and multi-media software. The company had of offices in the US and Europe, and was sold in 2016 to Heidrick and Struggles.

Paul Schoemaker has been an active private investor in new technology-based ventures and served on the board of directors of the Decision Education Foundation, and books can be found below:

Books (author)

J. Edward Russo, Paul J.H. Schoemaker (1990); Decision Traps; Simon & Schuster;

Paul R. Kleindorfer, Howard C. Kunreuther, Paul J.H. Schoemaker (1993); Decision Sciences; Cambridge University Press; George S. Day, Paul J. H. Schoemaker, Robert E. Gunther (2000); Wharton On Managing Emerging Technologies; Wiley; J. Edward Russo, Paul J.H. Schoemaker (2001); Winning Decisions; Crown Business; Paul J.H. Schoemaker, Robert E. Gunther (2002); Profiting from Uncertainty; Simon & Schuster; George S. Day, Paul J.H. Schoemaker (2006); Peripheral Vision; Harvard Business School Press; Paul J.H. Schoemaker, Joyce A. Schoemaker (2009); Chips, Clones and Living Beyond Hundred; FT Press; Paul J.H. Schoemaker (2011); Brilliant Mistakes: Finding Success on the Far Side of Failure; Wharton Digital Press;

Day, George S. and Schoemaker, Paul J.H., See Sooner–Act Faster: How Vigilant Leaders Thrive in an Era of Digital Turbulence, MIT Press, 2019. Schoemaker, Paul J.H., Advanced Introduction to Scenario Planning, Edward Elgar Publishing, UK, 2022

Articles Paul J.H. Schoemaker (November 1995); Scenario Planning: "A Tool for Strategic Thinking”, Sloan Management Review George S. Day, Paul J.H. Schoemaker (November 2005); Scanning the Periphery; Harvard Business Review Paul J.H. Schoemaker, Robert E. Gunther (June 2006); The Wisdom of Deliberate Mistakes; Harvard Business Review Paul J.H. Schoemaker (March 2012); 6 Habits of True Strategic Thinkers; Inc.com Schoemaker, P.J.H., Steve Krupp and Samantha Howland, “Strategic Leadership: The Essential Skills” Harvard Business Review, Jan/Feb 2013, 131-134 Paul J.H. Schoemaker (April 2012); Why Failure Is the Foundation of Innovation; Inc.com Schoemaker, Paul J.H and Philip E. Tetlock “Superforecasting: How to Upgrade Your Company’s Judgment,” Harvard Business Review, May 2016, pp 72–78 Schoemaker, Paul J.H., Sohvi Heaton, and David Teece “Innovation, Dynamic Capabilities and Leadership,” California Management Review, 2018, Vol. 61(1) pp 15–42. Paul J.H. Schoemaker and George S. Day, “Preparing Organizations for Greater Turbulence,” California Management Review, Summer 2021, Vol 63, Issue 4