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This book and the system detailed in it are the result of collaborative efforts shaped by the insights, dedication, and generosity of many people. We are deeply grateful to all who helped make this book and the strategy system it describes possible. First, we thank our top-notch editor, Erin Richardson. Her thoughtful and insightful guidance helped shape our manuscript with clarity and coherence, and she served as a vital bridge to you, the reader – ensuring that the ideas we present are both accessible and actionable. We are especially grateful for the early contributions of two individuals who inspired foundational elements of the systems approach to strategy. Michael Mankins (with Bain & Company) and Jonathan Ballon (formerly with Cisco) provided early insights and encouragement regarding strategic decision-making and the power of expressing strategy on one page, respectively. Thanks to our APL executive council colleagues who accompanied us on all or part of the strategy journey: Lisa Blodgett, Bobby Braun, Christine Fox, Kristine Frohman, Russ Gingras, Conrad Grant, Donna Gregg, Minh Huebner, Aili Kujawa, Nicholas Langhauser, Mark Lewellyn, Andrew Mara, Andrew Merkle, James Miller, Michael Misumi, Leonard Moss, Ruth Nimmo, Paul Oostburg Sanz, J. Daniel Phillips, Emelia Probasco, Michael Ryschkewitsch, Matthew Schaffer, James Schatz, John Sommerer, G. Daniel Tyler, David Van Wie, and Michael White. Your willingness to experiment was essential to the successful development and implementation of the strategy system described in this book. And your enthusiasm, insight, candor, and commitment to innovation have made the strategy journey fun and adventurous. It was well worth our efforts to anchor this book in the case study that you all brought to life. We are immensely grateful for the leadership and guidance of Dr.Ralph Semmel, APL’s director from 2010 to 2025, to whom this book is dedicated. A true strategic thinker and an inspiring visionary, Ralph was the champion for and driving force behind APL’s development of the strategy approach detailed in this text. We recognize the enduring contributions of directors Gary Smith and Richard Roca, who laid the strategic planning foundation on which much of this work builds. Their leadership created the conditions necessary for the organization’s sustained progress in strategy development. We are also indebted to the APL board of managers for championing the strategic transformation and supporting the vision advanced by Director Semmel to “create defining innovations that ensure our nation’s preeminence in the 21st century.” In particular, we thank Johns Hopkins University President Ronald Daniels and successive board chairs Stuart Janney, Michael Hankin, and Heather Miller for their steadfast support and guidance. Sincere thanks to our colleagues and reviewers whose candid feedback, thoughtful challenges, and intellectual generosity sharpened our thinking and improved this work immeasurably. In particular, we appreciated David Flanigan’s suggestion to pose application-oriented questions to the reader throughout the book. Finally, we are deeply grateful to our families for their patience, understanding, and support throughout the many evenings and weekends we devoted to this project. Writing a book outside the demands of our regular work was no small undertaking, and your encouragement made all the difference. Thank you for the time, space, and grace you gave us to see this through.