Deloitte Research has published several reports advocating the adoption of Strategic Flexibility in many different industries and environments.  These reports provide real world examples of how Strategic Flexibility can help companies deal with uncertainty and increase their likelihood of success.

Managing strategic risk in China's automotive market 
Learn how to mitigate long-term risk and provide strategic flexibility in a market fraught with uncertainty.

Managing amid uncertainty: New thinking on how to win in a volatile world
Traditional approaches to strategic planning rely on accurate predictions of the future. But the nature of the uncertainty that imbues almost every aspect of today's business environment has made prediction and even forecasting essentially useless. Consequently, today's competitive environment demands a new approach to strategic planning. This report presents just such a framework—Strategic Flexibility. 

Globalization at risk: Why your corporate strategy should allow for a divided and disorderly world
The failure of the Cancun trade talks is not the only sign that globalization could be running out of steam. This Deloitte Research report identifies 10 forces that could reverse the trend toward global economic and political unity. One of them is hostility between developed and developing nations, the factor being blamed for the shutdown of the Cancun meeting.

Ideas change the world: Strategic flexibility in a world of retail change
This Economic Viewpoint from Deloitte Research makes the case that the interaction of open markets, globalization and information technology have combined to change the world of consumer business. 

Strategic flexibility in media and entertainment
The media and entertainment sector continues to be plagued by extreme and unpredictable forces that promise to restructure the industry radically and forever. This report applies Deloitte's proven Strategic Flexibility framework to the unique challenges of this sector and offers effective methods for companies to deal with uncertainty.

Strategic flexibility in the energy sector
At the outset of the 21st century, utilities and other energy companies face uncertainty in many areas affecting corporate strategy. In this global study, Deloitte Research examines the underlying dynamics of the energy business to determine what strategic planning methods might be equal to the task of charting a way forward during this century's opening decade.

Strategic flexibility in the financial services industry: Creating competitive advantage out of competitive turbulence
Our study provides a framework for developing and implementing strategy in the face of uncertainty. Called "strategic flexibility," this new way of thinking combines insights from scenario-based planning, industry analysis, and the emerging field of real options into how best to manage companies that must prepare for what they cannot predict.

Strategic flexibility in life sciences: From discovering the unknown to exploiting the uncertain
The Life Sciences industry faces twin challenges: increasing competition and greater uncertainty about the specific conditions that will accompany it, making it extremely difficult for management to craft the optimal strategic response. Companies need to know how to develop strategies to deal with major uncertainties impacting the industry. This study argues that the time is right for life sciences companies to adopt "strategic flexibility" to not only to cope with, but also to exploit, uncertainty.

Strategic flexibility in the communications industry: Coping with uncertainty in a world of billion-dollar bets
Our report offers a set of strategies, organizational processes, and decision-making tools that transcend traditional approaches and enable communications companies to act decisively despite today's environment. Using in-depth case studies, we show that conventional notions of "strategic positioning" must give way to a more dynamic framework of "strategic flexibility."

Performance amid uncertainty in global manufacturing: Competing today and positioning for tomorrow
How can global manufacturing companies achieve top performance in uncertain times? This global manufacturing study from Deloitte Research looks at the winning practices among top performing companies and describes how a set of guiding principles — what we call "Strategic Flexibility" — can be applied to help companies not only cope with uncertainty, but also exploit it to their advantage.