Leapfrogging

MARCH 14, 2025

Encouraging cross-functional collaboration to achieve KOIs. Measure and Continuously Improve KOI Performance KOIs should be monitored regularly to track strategic progress and refine business strategies. Adjust strategies based on data insights and business trends. Communicate KOI progress across teams and stakeholders.

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Project Examples 130

Anaqua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Anaqua is taking us into the next generation of IP management with new levels of collaboration and productivity.” – Heidi Martinez, Chief IP Counsel and Associate General Counsel, Xerox Corporation. Our clients and collaborating with them compels us to provide the highest quality IP software and consulting services available.

Collaboration 75

Collaboration Industry Software Review Roadmap 75

BrainZooming

APRIL 5, 2017

7 Collaborative Strategic Planning Process Impacts (Even if the Plan Sits on the Shelf). When you develop a plan from a collaborative, conversationally-driven strategy planning process , you see other tangible impacts. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Collaboration 73

Collaboration Strategic Thinking Strategic Management Strategy 73

IdeaScale

JANUARY 22, 2020

NASA used this product strategy approach when manufacturing a glove worn by astronauts on spacewalks. Though the collaborators came from very different industries, the same idea could be applied to multiple uses due to similarities in the approach.

Crowdsourcing 189

Crowdsourcing Open Innovation Engagement Industry 189

BrainZooming

JUNE 26, 2018

Engage your audience in collaborative strategic planning earlier than later. If you engage your audience early in the collaborative strategic planning process, you can make a legitimate claim to creating a collaborative vision. That means the range of collaboration opportunities narrows. It involves more constraints.

Collaboration 59

Collaboration Engagement Strategic Thinking Leadership 59

Sopheon

APRIL 4, 2023

Product managers and project managers are two distinct roles. To launch new products successfully, they play a crucial role and must collaborate tightly. Product managers work closely with project managers to ensure that product development is aligned with the product strategy.

Project 98

Project Management Product Strategy Product Development 98

Anaqua

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

At Anaqua, client-led innovation and product strategy have been part of our DNA since our founding. These priorities now get woven into our product strategy. Strengthen client collaboration with the AQX Law Firm Client Portal and dynamic Hyperview dashboards. Written by: Jayne Durden, VP of Law Firm Strategy.

Product Strategy 40

Product Strategy Strategy Strategy Roadmap 40

BrainZooming

AUGUST 1, 2016

If you’ve been a Brainzooming reader for any length of time, you know we’re huge proponents of collaborative strategic planning. Collaborative planning implies a process that goes beyond the board room to include individuals throughout the organization in meaningful ways to provide insights and input to shape organizational strategy.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration eBook Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Engagement 121

Engagement Strategy Strategy Video 121

BrainZooming

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Success factors in strategic planning and creating collaborative strategy were the central topics we tackled on an edition of Smart Companies Radio, hosted by Kelly Scanlon, the owner of Thinking Bigger Business Media, Inc., 10 Keys to Collaborative Strategy and Strategic Planning. Creating Strategic Impact mini-book.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking 40

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The week included: Large scale community collaboration workshops – Nearly eighty students from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale gathered Monday night and a comparable number of Carbondale, IL residents assembled on Tuesday for community collaboration workshops to imagine the community’s future with Gigabit Internet capabilities.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Strategic Thinking Groups Engagement 40

BrainZooming

AUGUST 11, 2016

What leadership skills are necessary to successfully champion a collaborative strategy ? A client fully immersed in developing and implementing a collaborative strategy asked that question. 4 Vital Characteristics of Collaborative Strategy Leaders.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking 40

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 1, 2015

In nearly every Brainzooming community collaboration workshop, we conclude with a Plus-Minus-Interesting-Recommendation-Question exercise (a PMIRQ for short). 41 Surprising Things about Community Collaboration Done Well. New People Coming Together Collaboratively and Effectively. Small unknown group collaboration”.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Exercises Strategic Thinking Brainstorming 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

We’re increasingly incorporating online collaboration workshops ( which we call Zoomferences ) to do more of the work typically done through in-person visioning workshops. Sometimes they proceed an in-person strategy planning meeting, but not always. Sometimes we use online collaboration within an in-person strategic planning workshop.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Creative Thinking Exercises Strategic Thinking 40

Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Navigating Virtual Team Communication As the professional landscape continues to adopt remote work, mastering virtual team communication has become a cornerstone of successful team collaboration. Strategies for Seamless Communication In the digital age, virtual teams need to master the art of seamless communication to thrive.

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Collaboration Technical Review 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Navigating Virtual Team Communication As the professional landscape continues to adopt remote work, mastering virtual team communication has become a cornerstone of successful team collaboration. Strategies for Seamless Communication In the digital age, virtual teams need to master the art of seamless communication to thrive.

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Collaboration Technical Review 100

BrainZooming

MAY 17, 2016

On Monday, I discussed the community collaboration process we facilitated for Carbondale, IL in September 2015. We’ve worked with Dave’s team on multiple community collaboration engagements related to broadband initiatives, economic development, and Smart Cities. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

Strategy 70

Strategy Strategy Innovation Collaboration 70

BrainZooming

JUNE 29, 2017

Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Resources 86

Resources Strategic Thinking Comparison eBook 86

BrainZooming

JULY 6, 2017

I delivered a keynote on the importance of collaborative internal branding during the SMC3 2017 Connections conference. The talk prompted several conversations about the distinctions between branding strategy and advertising. Subscribe to the free Brainzooming email updates.

Strategy 15

Strategy Strategy Comparison Conference 15

Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This approach allows for rapid prototyping and iteration, ensuring that AI integration is aligned with your overall product strategy and business goals. Through collaboration, you can ensure that AI is leveraged comprehensively to improve all aspects of product development.

Product Development 100

Product Development Strategy Strategy Artificial Inteligence 100

BrainZooming

JUNE 28, 2016

Since strategy planning is an infrequent activity, it is difficult for executives to master it. We learned that if we asked executives a series of questions leading to the information needed to complete a strategy plan, they became productive strategy planners. Identify alternative internal strategies to secure support.

Exercises 65

Exercises Collaboration Strategy Strategic Thinking 65

Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

One course that stands out as an example of bridging the academic divide between design and business is the Luxury Design and Strategy course in collaboration with Columbia Business School. The course provides ample opportunity for cross-disciplinary collaboration and project work that reflects real business challenges.

Design 93

Design Technical Review Software Review Software Developers 93

BrainZooming

JULY 6, 2016

This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Strategic Thinking 63

Strategic Thinking Exercises Brainstorming Strategic Management 63

Planview

JANUARY 22, 2024

The reduced risk and lower upfront investment that these technologies bring will encourage manufacturers of all kinds to take more innovative bets , leading to greater efficiency and a more dynamic product landscape. Trend #4: Greater Coopetition Collaboration with competitors, known as coopetition, will become more prevalent in 2024.

Product Development 69

Product Development Innovation Management Management Trends 69

BrainZooming

JANUARY 25, 2016

The thing is, there’s a different way to structure business meetings to help a group come together and collaborate in an innovative, productive way. Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible.

Meeting 40

Meeting Collaboration Tips Creative Thinking 40

Planview

JANUARY 31, 2022

At Planview PSA we continue to “Build the Future of Connected Services,” which enables professional service organizations to fully connect, plan, and collaborate, while they work across the entire services lifecycle and within the context of the enterprise in which they live.

How To 72

How To Engagement Project Competition 72

Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The key is being willing to collaborate and get outside of our comfort zone. Whether the customer is an individual consumer or an internal partner, your success depends on communicating what a product is and why someone should care. Embracing marketing is a powerful way designers can lead product strategy.

Underperforming Technical Team 94

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Roadmap Design 94

BrainZooming

MARCH 21, 2016

To complement the in-person workshop content, The Brainzooming Group collaborated with Breanna Jacobs at GSMI, the Brand Strategy Conference producer, to publish a new free branding strategy eBook called, “Engaging Employees as an Internal Brand Team: 3 Actionable Strategies.”.

Engagement 40

Engagement eBook Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 22, 2016

And by done well, we mean that the vision statement: Is developed broadly and collaboratively. Collaborating on a Vision Statement. Strategic Planning – All the Strategy Roles You Need. Strategic Visioning Exercises – Group Collaboration the Right Way. 5 Questions for Creating a Collaborative Vision.

Exercises 40

Exercises Strategic Thinking Collaboration Creativity 40

Boxes and Arrows

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Respondents also reported creating successful relationships with their product teams by involving their scrum teams in the UX process–especially by collaborating on UX issues with technical staff. “One of my teams has a lot of ideas and contributes a lot to the UX of the product. UX managers.

Agile 111

Agile Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review 111

BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2017

This Brainzooming mini-book, “Results – Creating Strategic Impact” unveils ten proven lessons leaders can use to boost collaboration, meaningful strategic conversations, and results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Conference 40

Conference Collaboration Product Strategy Engagement 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

You can provide people with strategic thinking exercises, creative thinking tools, strategy questions, and ways to collaborate with one another, using structure to help imagine better strategies. This means there is no opportunity for productive collaboration to devise the plan.

Exercises 40

Exercises Strategic Thinking Collaboration Strategic Management 40

BrainZooming

APRIL 21, 2017

Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Strategy 72

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 72

BrainZooming

JULY 25, 2016

If you want to go deeper on a viable strategy to improve employee engagement, download our Results eBook. It highlights an approach for more collaborative strategy that provides employees with a real opportunity to contribute their ideas and be a part of actively contributing to your organization’s direction. – Mike Brown.

Engagement 40

Engagement Strategy Strategy eBook 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 15, 2016

Creating Strategic Impact” Senior executives are looking for employees who are strong collaborators and communicators while being creative and flexible. In short they need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Creative Thinking 40

Creative Thinking Creativity Brainstorming Strategic Thinking 40

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 11, 2016

And if you would like to talk about how to quickly deploy a collaborative planning process to get you ready for success next year, contact us at info@brainzooming.com. We will arrange time to talk about how we can help you do more in less time with your strategy planning and implementation. Faster Strategy through Collaboration.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Analysis Underperforming Technical Team 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

And the asterisk on fun acknowledges we’re stretching the definition of fun to cover things nerdy strategic planners think are fun such as “mental stimulation,” “highly collaborative groups,” and “people that want to be involved in strategic planning the next time it happens.”. 11 Boring Details for Making Strategic Planning Fun*.

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Strategic Thinking Exercises Collaboration Creativity 40