The objective of the Concentrated Systems Strategy (EKS®) is to apply personal and/or business (economic) forces in a focused, targeted manner. Wolfgang Mewes, the originator of the EKS, found this to be the central problem confronting people and businesses. The application of the EKS in both private and business contexts, operates through the concentration of available forces and resources on the most effective point.
(EKS is a registered trademark).

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Strategy Forum
Fundamentals of the EKS (Concentrated Systems Strategy)
7-Phase Program
Distance Learning
EKS Relates to All Industry Sectors and Other Work or Personal Spheres
General Information

Strategy Forum

The Strategy Forum is a combination of firms, employees and self-employed individuals. The society offers a forum for the exchange of experiences and thoughts to devotees and friends of the EKS, or indeed anyone interested in strategic issues. The Strategy Forum assists its members with targeted professional and personal development. The Strategy Forum covers the German-speaking countries comprehensively through over 35 regional groups. In addition, there are participants and interested parties in other European countries and to some extent, users overseas as well.

Membership (early 2000) comprises over 2000 men and women, probably making the Strategy Forum the largest grouping of cybernetics devotees. The society is headed by a Management Team (Vorstand) which is controlled by a Supervisory Board (Aufsichtsrat). Apart from the meeting of members, there are regular "central congresses". The objective is to facilitate greater societal efficiency for each member, through organized cooperation and communication.

Fundamental to the Strategy Forum is the conviction that the Concentrated Systems Strategy (EKS in short - based on the German name) from Wolfgang Mewes, is the most powerful available aid to achieving both commercial and personal success.

For over thirty years, Mewes has analyzed particularly successful enterprises in order to determine why they succeed. This analysis resulted in the EKS theory. Despite dynamic developments in the commercial world, the four basic principles of success synthesized by Mewes, have lost none of their relevance in the new millennium.

The Four EKS Principles

Principle 1: Concentrate forces where they have the most impact and
minimize wasted energy.

Principle 2: Orient the forces towards a clearly defined target.

Principle 3: Go for the gap - concentrate on market niches

Principle 4: Develop an in-depth solution to the prevailing problem so as to achieve market leadership.

The Seven-Phase Model

The EKS operates though a series of phases. The functional principles of
the model can be summarised as follows:

Phase 1: Analyse own situation and unique strengths
Phase 2: Determine the most promising market or broader field of
endeavour
Phase 3: Analyse the most promising target group
Phase 4: Determine and analyse the most pressing and urgent problem
(bottleneck ) of the target group
Phase 5: Develop an innovative strategy focused on this pressing
"bottleneck"
Phase 6: Cooperate on solving the bottleneck
Phase 7: Aim consistently at the fundamental needs and behaviour that
is required to achieve and retain market leadership.

The above seven phases also activate a "spiral of success".

Distance Learning

The EKS is available at a distance-learning course from:
EKS Die Strategie Wolfgang Mewes GmbH,
Gutenbergstrasse, D-64319 Pfungstadt
(Tel.06157/806406; Fax: 806402, email: info@eks.de
Internet: http://www.eks.de
The company is a member of the Deutschen Weiterbildungesgesellschaft (DWG) (German Association for Further Education), one of the leading institutions for distance learning.

EKS Relates to All Industry Sectors and Other Work or Personal Spheres

One of the most remarkable aspects of the EKS network is the broad spectrum of members. It ranges from tradesmen, employees and self-employed workers to doctors, artists and directors of international companies. It is absolutely correct to state that the members of the Operating Association come from all levels and sectors of professional life. This enables every participant to establish contact with people from his/her profession or specialist area.

General Information

Strategie Forum e.V.
ServiceBüro
Heidelberger Strasse 12
68549 Ilvesheim
Germany

Phone: +49 621- 484 2873
Fax : +49 621 - 484 2874
E-mail : mail@strategie.net
Internet: http://www.strategie.net/

Text: Daniel F. Koch and Thomas Ruf

This English version was translated and edited by Dr. Brian Bloch

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