BrainZooming

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Beyond meeting with the client team, we spent considerable time with the hotel staff. 9 Strategic Thinking Questions – Innovative Ideas from Experts. Many of the strategic thinking questions we share help people imagine things that have never happened.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2023

Creativity and innovation : Participants must be able to generate creative ideas and innovative solutions to complex problems. Strategic thinking : Participants should be able to think strategically and understand the broader context of the collaboration.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 9, 2017

Someone searched and came to the Brainzooming.com website looking for strategic thinking in the office examples. While we have a post on doing thinking strategically without leaving the office , we don’t have anything on how the physical surroundings of an office can boost strategic thinking.

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Brunner

AUGUST 14, 2023

Dan Magdich’s career has been a fasten-your-seat-belt adventure from his first lessons as an ad agency intern to his current role leading the award-winning Creative team at Brunner. In July 2023, Brunner promoted Magdich from director of creative services to VP, executive creative director. And hey, congratulations, Dan!

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BrainZooming

JULY 20, 2018

I was chatting with someone about what to do when someone asks you a question in a meeting. I suggested another one: Go ahead and ask a great strategic thinking question. The next natural question in our conversation was about what types of strategic thinking questions to ask. via Shutterstick. ).

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

What strategic thinking skills are important in helping find agreement for action amid a big, unstructured conversation? The meeting objective involved identifying actions the board supported and would collectively recommend. 5 Strategic Thinking Skills to Lead Groups to Action. Verbs suggest action.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

It’s always a wonderful inspiration for strategic and creative thinking questions (plus it’s exciting that we have a current client among the companies recognized). 16 Creative Thinking Questions from the Most Innovative Companies. 16 Creative Thinking Questions from the Most Innovative Companies.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Chuck Dymer co-facilitated a client’s internal management meeting with us recently. Chuck is the owner of Brilliance Activator , which helps leaders uncork the creative genius of their teams to improve products and processes, delight customers, and grow profits. It’s lunchtime and a colleague asks you what you’d like to eat.

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Creative Thinking Creativity eBook Strategic Thinking 91

BrainZooming

MAY 9, 2017

Learning what participants in an upcoming big meeting know, think, and believe before they come together in a large group is one tactic to strengthen team collaboration. 14 Team Collaboration Benefits from Pre-Meeting Outreach. Better strategize how to introduce challenging points of view.

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CMOE

MARCH 17, 2025

Without strategic thinking, leaders risk falling into short-term fixes that fail to drive long term sustainable success. Strategic thinking is a skill that can be developed through study, practice, reflection and deliberate effort. How Do You Start Thinking Strategically?

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BrainZooming

JUNE 8, 2016

Last week, we presented a creative and strategic thinking workshop for a Brainzooming reader who leads the national sales division of a global industrial manufacturer. We integrated the Brainzooming strategic thinking workshop into their annual sales meeting. Benefit 3 – Ways to Generate Creative Ideas.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

We have released a host of eBooks on strategic planning exercises and ideas to increase collaboration, creative thinking, alignment, and successful implementation. The 600 Most Powerful Strategic Planning Questions (Download). The questions also address branding, marketing, innovation, creativity, and implementation.

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Exercises Tools eBook Strategic Thinking 94

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 19, 2015

“I know you have a certain way you set up for your pizza meeting. But your pizza meetings COULD BE DIFFERENT.”. What’s a “pizza meeting,” and what does it have to do with creative thinking? We’d make creative thinking happen wherever we could find a large enough meeting room at one of our headquarters locations.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 4, 2016

That would definitely take extreme creativity ! A New Add to Our Extreme Creativity Strategic Thinking Exercises. Thinking about the statement further and the audacity of trying to do “the impossible with nothing” suggested this idea was the ultimate in extreme creativity.

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Strategic Thinking Exercises eBook Creativity 40

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Going into a strategy meeting today that is sure to be a snoozer ? Even if you are going into the meeting with the same old people , the same old topics, and the same old expectations to just get a strategy done and put into a notebook on a shelf so you can go back to doing what you’ve always been doing, there is hope! Outrageous.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 9, 2018

Vickie’s drive to strategize, revise, and improvise in the name of extreme creativity and productivity is as fierce and inspiring as ever, making her a natural choice for an interview on the Brainzooming blog. Now Streaming: Extreme Creativity and Vickie Howell. VH: I had my pitch meeting with ProductionFor in February.

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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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Strategic Thinking Exercises Underperforming Technical Team Collaboration 40

BrainZooming

AUGUST 29, 2016

A Chicago Creative Nudge. To put it succinctly, Diane came in and kicked my creative and content marketing ass in the nicest possible way. She also kindly shared one of her Innovation Think Pad kits and issued a creative nudge to create a visual vocabulary for Brainzooming. Want to Meet IRL in Your Town?

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Collaboration Meeting eBook Creativity 68

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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Strategic Thinking Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Technical Review 100

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Does it meet everything your customers are looking for? You think there’s not much more you can do to improve your brand’s customer experience ? Don’t you think that is a very dangerous falsehood to hang onto and accept as reality? Mike is a frequent speaker on innovation, strategic thinking, and social media.

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Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy Tools 102

Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

For more insights into how a strategic mindset can augment leadership capabilities, consider exploring strategic thinking for leaders , a resource designed to broaden your perspective on leadership strategies. Developing Strategic Thinking Skills Strategic thinking is another cornerstone of effective leadership.

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Strategic Thinking Leadership Trends Culture 100

Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

For more insights into how a strategic mindset can augment leadership capabilities, consider exploring strategic thinking for leaders , a resource designed to broaden your perspective on leadership strategies. Developing Strategic Thinking Skills Strategic thinking is another cornerstone of effective leadership.

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Strategic Thinking Leadership Trends Culture 100

BrainZooming

JULY 31, 2017

I visited it a few days early to see the meeting room. I survived the presentation, and had the opportunity to meet Michael Irvin, “The Big Idea Guy.” Michael won the creative kit door prize I gave away. Boost Your Extreme Creativity with “Taking the NO Out of InNOvation”.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

To get to a consistent performance of innovation and creativity within organizations you do need to rely on a process, structure and the consistent ability to foster a culture of innovation. The innovation mandate is often overlooked or undervalued.

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Innovation Technical Review Innovation Programs Collaboration 189

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Through a blend of strategic planning sessions, team-building activities, and reflective exercises, a well-designed offsite can unlock new perspectives, ignite creativity, and lay the groundwork for transformative growth. Your agenda should balance structured meeting time with breaks and informal interaction opportunities.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

By and large, hotel meetings rooms suck for actually encouraging people to collaborate and work productively. That’s why I find myself so frequently trying to manipulate hotel meeting rooms in ways that hotel proprietors never imagined. 12 Reasons Hotel Meeting Rooms Suck for Collaboration. Conquer Fears of Business Innovation!

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Leaders with an innovative mindset can identify emerging opportunities, inspire creative thinking, and challenge the status quo to drive progress. They act as catalysts for change, pushing boundaries and encouraging teams to think beyond conventional solutions. Vision and Strategic Thinking Innovative leaders are visionary.

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Leadership Roadmap Innovation Culture of Innovation 100

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

I recorded a video for the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) that ties into my presentation at their conference on creative thinking skills and “Taking the NO Out of InNOvation.”. A big part of improving your creative thinking does not necessarily mean setting aside time to have offsite meetings and generate ideas.

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Creative Thinking Creativity eBook Strategic Thinking 40

Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

It’s the environment that supports an ongoing commitment to creativity and novel problem-solving. This involves not only verbal encouragement but also the implementation of tangible policies and practices that empower your team to think differently and take risks.

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Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Training Culture 100

BrainZooming

JULY 17, 2018

Do your organization’s strategic planning meetings turn into annual snoozefests ? That happens when strategic planning becomes too complex, gets detached from real business issues, or the whole process focuses on trying to complete cumbersome strategy templates. 16 Strategic Thinking Exercises Ready to Go for You Right Now!

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BrainZooming

JULY 18, 2016

We were on a call with an extended creative team generating ideas for client videos. During breaks, I found myself jotting down examples of important creative thinking skills the team was exhibiting. 7 Important Creative Thinking Skills. It can open the way to getting others to support your thinking, as well.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 9, 2016

The challenge in a client meeting was developing the strategy for a later meeting intended to build support for a biennial community event. The potential supporters in the later meeting were community organizations. 9 Creative Thinking Skills to Turn Talk into Strategy.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 20, 2016

Chuck facilitated multiple engaging, high-energy strategic innovation sessions for us at Yellow Corporation. Chuck’s creativity techniques and helped us generate tons of ideas. We’d do these sessions as part of strategic planning. Chalking up a late night creating a strategic plan marked an early Brainzooming process standard.

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Exercises Strategic Thinking eBook Creativity 67

Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

These events, often conducted away from the usual office environment, provide a setting conducive to strategic thinking, decision-making, and team alignment. Importance of Executive Strategy Offsites The significance of executive strategy offsites lies in their ability to foster an atmosphere of creativity and open communication.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

In business, you’re usually equal parts discovering problems AND using creative problem solving to address the issues. They wanted to leave the creative problem solving for later. Trying Painstorming Before Creative Problem Solving. Stakeholder comments revealed focus areas among the meeting participants.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Benefits of Facilitating Strategic Planning Offsites Facilitating strategic planning offsites offers a multitude of benefits, from enhancing team cohesion to driving organizational alignment. Improved Focus : With day-to-day distractions left behind, your team can concentrate fully on strategic issues and high-level thinking.

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