BrainZooming

MARCH 2, 2016

9 Strategic Thinking Questions for Helping Teams Execute Strategy. When it comes to helping teams execute strategy, we recommend leaders ask themselves these strategic thinking questions before convening the team to launch a new initiative. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Strategic Results.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Here’s the strategic thinking question I saw in that moment: Where are your mirrors? They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 20, 2016

I asked them to engage in some strategic thinking about innovation opportunities for the company. They used that as a justification for opting out of strategic thinking. I disabused them of the idea, however, that their narrow job descriptions were synonymous with narrow strategic thinking roles.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Here is a way you can turn a typical strategic thinking exercise into something new and fun that both adds variety to your strategy meeting AND could trigger some new ideas to get our strategy out of a rut! Use a New SWOT Strategic Thinking Exercise Nobody Expects. You have no doubt heard of a SWOT analysis. Outrageous.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 11, 2016

It received enough attention that we decided to share an additional strategic thinking exercise that puts a twist on the typical SWOT analysis. To add depth and breadth to the strategic thinking exercise, however, we add four probes to each area of the SWOT analysis. Need to get your strategy developed quickly?

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

During in-person and online strategic planning workshops , we regularly use a strategic thinking exercise that helps leadership groups quickly identify a shared future vision statement. Pushing Back on a Strategic Thinking Exercise. An Alternative Strategic Thinking Exercise to Develop a Vision Statement.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 11, 2016

Here’s an idea for a new strategic thinking exercise that can be a big help. 4 Ways to Examine Brand Performance as a Strategic Thinking Exercise. This is definitely a strategic thinking exercise idea from the Brainzooming R&D lab. First though, a little background. What’s an Examination of Conscience?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

Importance of Strategic Thinking for Senior Executives Strategic thinking is an indispensable element for senior executives. As a senior leader, strategic thinking enables you to anticipate market trends, identify potential challenges, and devise plans that steer your organization towards sustained success.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

Importance of Strategic Thinking for Senior Executives Strategic thinking is an indispensable element for senior executives. As a senior leader, strategic thinking enables you to anticipate market trends, identify potential challenges, and devise plans that steer your organization towards sustained success.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

We have been working with a client that had done a lot of strategic thinking about a new initiative. Those are six starting places to use when you are doing strategic thinking about big lists. The thing is, they had done the hard strategic thinking and already had all the raw material they needed.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 9, 2015

From a facilitation standpoint, it was the most arduous couple of days of going through strategic thinking exercises I recall. With groups changing out every few hours, there was a continual, tight window to get all the input we’d need to build out a strategic plan and timeline for our client’s strategic initiative.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 21, 2017

Download: FREE Innovation Strategic Thinking Fake Book. This new ebook features sixteen strategic thinking exercises to help you ideate, prioritize, and develop your best innovative growth ideas. Learn and rapidly deploy effective strategic thinking exercises to spur innovation.

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IdeaScale

JULY 4, 2017

Think of the improved innovation results they could get if they not only engaged their employees in the innovation process but also helped them to learn about that process and develop their skills in generating, developing, and analyzing ideas. Use an innovation book or online workshop to guide you step-by-step.

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BrainZooming

JULY 18, 2018

Idea Magnets: 7 Strategies for Cultivating & Attracting Creative Business Leaders , my new Brainzooming book on daily innovation, is now available on Amazon.com. We’ll be officially celebrating the book’s launch on Monday, July 23 with a live presentation at 11:00 am Central Daylight Time (US). Idea Magnets Is Available Now!

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 6, 2015

We, however, routinely share how we do things via our methodology, tools, and learnings from Brainzooming strategic thinking workshops. Why Do We Give Away So Many Strategic Thinking Exercises? Strategic Thinking – Exercises and Tools for Creative Thinking and Strategy. What to Blog About?

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BrainZooming

MAY 6, 2016

At the 2016 Brand Strategy Conference, Antonia Dean, Director – Marketing, Brand Development, & Strategy at The Estée Lauder Companies covered the strategic thinking ideas behind creating an entrepreneurial environment in a large company. Building the Team. Google for the answer instead of seeking out the internal expert.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 24, 2018

We led the group through a customized Brainzooming Innovation Fake Book of exercises. Strategic Thinking Exercise – New Product Idea Basics and Extremes in 30 Minutes. Strategic Thinking Exercises – Doing the Impossible with Nothing? Strategic Thinking Success – 3 Critical Thinking Perspectives.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 29, 2017

In that type of situation, we recommend using strong strategic thinking questions and frameworks to quickly understand the situation, the players, and the opportunities. Getting to What Is Strategic. Strategic Thinking Questions to Identify What Matters for a Brand. What Is Strategic and What Isn’t?

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 2, 2023

In my latest book, Experiential Intelligence , I highlight the importance of understanding and developing your team’s mindsets, abilities, and know-how. From the book Experiential Intelligence. Strategic thinking. Flexibility is a key success factor. Assumptions always exist but can be tested. Pattern recognition.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

I have used many of your techniques both at work and as I facilitate visioning and strategic planning at my church. With regards to the email today, I am currently in the middle of leading a Bible study based on the book, “Fear of the Other” by Will Willimon. BTW – if you haven’t read the book, I highly recommend it.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 3, 2018

This Brainzooming book demonstrates the value of stronger creativity. It also spells out seven actionable strategies and shares numerous creative thinking questions, tools, and exercises to inspire every team member’s creative energy and business impact. What’s great about booking an Idea Magnets workshop NOW ?

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Matthew May

AUGUST 28, 2015

It captures the entire strategy formulation process, including the identification of the key strategic issue, reverse engineering, and initial test design, as detailed in Roger Martin and A.G. Lafley’s book, Playing to Win. I’m currently using the A3 to map out the strategy for my new book, which will be out next year.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 16, 2018

And if you want to get your team members going within days on enhancing their creative success, get them copies of our book: Idea Magnets – 7 Strategies for Cultivating & Attracting Creative Business Leaders. Creative Thinking – 7 Keys to How “Idea Magnets” Boost Creativity.

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CMOE

MARCH 31, 2022

Strategic thinking has become one of the most valued skills in managers, and many organizations know that strategic thinking is integral to their success. Unfortunately, managers often run into challenges that prevent them from engaging in strategic thought and action with consistency and regularity.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 5, 2017

This type of strategic planning process: Guides the organization to greater success. More effectively creates alignment in strategic thinking. Looking at this list, you can see why we place such an emphasis on using a collaborative strategic planning process. Contact us, and let’s book time to talk.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Library Innovation Strategy – Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover by Lindsay Santee. From the Dewey Decimal System to the book checkout process and the musty smell of library aisles, even in the digital age, not much has changed about traditional libraries over the years. Boost Your Creativity with “Taking the NO Out of InNOvation”.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 14, 2023

Vision and Strategic Thinking The Universal Need for Direction: Regardless of the industry, every organization seeks a brighter future. Their strategic thinking ensures that actions taken today align with a brighter tomorrow. Leaders, with their capability to see the broader picture, play a pivotal role.

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BrainZooming

MAY 11, 2017

They counter suggesting strategic thinking questions as a starting point over-promises and ignores all the other dynamics involved. See Kodak, Border’s Books, unionized trucking companies, and every department store you ever visited, among others. Our response?

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Searching through the blog this weekend for additional material to incorporate into an upcoming book, I found the list below. Sharing your own knowledge and expertise with others, i.e., what were the five most important things you learned at a seminar or from a book you just read. Being oriented toward helping people solve problems.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

This quote made me think of how we have created the Brainzooming methodology over the years: through pure inspiration and artful adaptation from far-flung sources. The inspirations include reality TV , improv comedy, business consulting, Dennis the Menace cartoon books, magazine ads, and obscure behavioral laws , just to name a few!

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BrainZooming

APRIL 22, 2016

I debuted a presentation on “Results – Creating Strategic Impact,” our mini-book on employee engagement ideas to boost an organization’s strategic thinking. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 21, 2017

The folks at Armada Corporate Intelligence offered an internal branding strategy take on the United Airlines woes, offering strategic thinking questions you can ask and answer to improve your brand’s resiliency and avoid brand crises. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

If you are responsible for leading the strategic planning process at your organization, dive in and tweak your process to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. 113 Ideas for Strategic Planning Process Improvement. 12 Questions to Jump Start Your Strategic Planning Process. 5 Ideas for Simplified Strategic Planning.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 6, 2016

The branding strategy workshop came about from talking to too many executives that think it’s okay to let employees in on branding changes at the same time (or even after) customers learn about them. We will introduce a new Brainzooming Fake Book soon that includes the exercises we will cover in the branding strategy workshop.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 19, 2017

And it’s not hard to see her writing a book and speaking about this, beyond all the individuals she’ll help in person. Strategic Thinking Exercise – Simply Making Big Decisions. On the conference’s second day, we talked about her passion for learning from and helping to mentor and develop strong woman in business.

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BrainZooming

JULY 23, 2018

Today, Monday, July 23, we’re launching the new Brainzooming book, Idea Magnets: 7 Strategies for Cultivating & Attracting Creative Business Leaders. My objective in writing this new book was to help individuals cultivate their personal strengths as Idea Magnets, attracting other Idea Magnets through their creative energy.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Here are four different approaches The Brainzooming Group employs with clients: Instead of using complex strategic exercises that aren’t beneficial outside planning, we use strategic thinking questions that fit how people think and work on a daily basis.

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