Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

The Importance of Strategic Thinking Strategic thinking is a critical element in the leadership toolkit, essential for steering organizations towards long-term success. Benefits of Strategic Thinking for Leaders The benefits of strategic thinking for leaders are manifold.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

How, if you are facing this situation, can you initiate a conversation with strategic thinking questions safe enough to raise the issue? 5 Strategic Thinking Questions to Start Reimagining the Organization. Need Fresh Insights to Drive Your Strategy? Stimulate fresh thinking. Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 7, 2016

We frequently facilitate a strategic thinking exercise that uses a character outside a situation as the perspective. Switching their characteristics unveiled multiple insights about the strategies, decisions, and outcomes related to their interactions. This is different, however. Mike Brown.

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Idea Drop

JULY 20, 2017

There are two distinct (though complementary) ways to work through a problem and develop a solution: we might label them ‘creative thinking’ and ‘strategic thinking’. Creative thinking focuses on capturing the unusual, unique and unchartered. How does this creative idea fit into our larger strategic vision?

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 10, 2018

Since The Brainzooming Group launched, we have developed many strategic thinking exercises and models applying our methodology to diverse clients and business situations. We are further along and can even more easily customize these strategic thinking exercises to your needs if you face comparable situations. The result?

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 6, 2016

9 Strategic Thinking Questions – Innovative Ideas from Experts. Many of the strategic thinking questions we share help people imagine things that have never happened. Ready to boost your innovation strategy? Related posts Strategic Thinking Questions – What defines an Idea or a Product Name?

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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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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Additionally, predictive analytics can highlight emerging leadership trends, helping you future-proof your skills development strategies. Practical AI applications can significantly boost decision-making capabilities and strategic thinking. Strategic Thinking Scenario planning and trend analysis.

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BrainZooming

MAY 19, 2016

But given our unwillingness to settle for that easy answer, we created a rapid fire strategic thinking exercise to push for ideas. Strategic Thinking Exercise – 17 Questions to Find Innovation Case Studies. Who are our strategic partners? What other companies have similar strategies to ours?

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BrainZooming

APRIL 7, 2017

We see seven keys to creating an innovative workplace culture where individuals are able to meaningfully contribute to the organization’s innovation strategy. It’s vital to point your innovation strategy in a direction. What is the first innovation strategy question to ask? 5 Ideas for Turning a Vision Statement into Strategy.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 28, 2017

How can you develop strategic thinking exercises to envision the future when it’s so easy to let previous experience cloud your imagination? 4 Strategic Thinking Exercises to Envision Future Strategy. Strategic Thinking Exercise: Simulation and Role Playing. ” Yes, the role is different.

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BrainZooming

JULY 24, 2017

More often, however, it seems great ideas come along with a variety of other things that are not going to add tremendous value to creating great strategy. That’s when having the strategic thinking skills to extract the great ideas from everything else is so vital to them seeing the light of day and getting the consideration they deserve.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 16, 2018

The article inspired a laundry list of strategic thinking exercise prompts to re-imagine a threatened business model when your service offering is under assault from online offerings, bots, or some other form of complete automation. A New Strategic Thinking Exercise. Extreme Creativity. Branding and Marketing.

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BrainZooming

JULY 20, 2018

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. That’s why having a book of Brainzooming creative leadership ideas all in one place will be so handy! ). via Shutterstick. ).

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Nook and cranny strategic thinking exercises. The nook and cranny strategic thinking exercises term popped into my head during a Brainzooming client workshop. Each strategic thinking exercise poster had four or five brand dimensions on the Y-axis. You do the math with this strategic thinking exercise.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

At an Idea Magnets workshop, we shared a strategic thinking exercise we call Rock-Paper-Scissors. In the post-workshop evaluation, one attendee asked about extending this strategic thinking exercise to identify things you aren’t currently doing that you should be doing. Need Fresh Insights to Drive Your Strategy?

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 3, 2019

How about Creative Thinking Questions? To prepare for the in-person planning, Tara forwarded creative thinking questions that looked out from today to more than a decade into the future. While the document was daunting, working with a fresh set of questions forced me to think about completely new opportunities and issues.

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BrainZooming

JULY 18, 2017

5 Strategic Thinking Questions to Answer Before Making a Decision. Here are five strategic thinking questions you should identify well before you are on the verge of making a decision: Who owns making the decision? 9 ideas for introducing your strategic plan with style and impact to engage your organization.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

The Importance of Strategic Thinking In the ever-evolving business landscape, the ability to anticipate changes and craft effective strategies is invaluable. Leaders with a strategic mindset can transcend day-to-day operational thinking and focus on long-term objectives.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 29, 2024

The Importance of Strategic Thinking In the ever-evolving business landscape, the ability to anticipate changes and craft effective strategies is invaluable. Leaders with a strategic mindset can transcend day-to-day operational thinking and focus on long-term objectives.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business environment, crafting and leading an effective executive team offsite has emerged as a pivotal strategy for fostering alignment, stimulating innovation, and bolstering organizational resilience. Preparing for Success The foundation of a productive executive team offsite lies in meticulous preparation.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 24, 2018

Someone wondered about the range of topics included in the disruptive innovation strategy workshop we delivered recently. 27 Links to Energize Your Innovation Strategy. If you’re interested in reviewing some of the innovation strategy content we shared during the workshop , here are links within three major focus areas: Imagine.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 7, 2025

Strategic offsite meetings are a secret weapon for bigwigs and top management folks looking to shake up their game plan and spark fresh ideas. These gatherings whisk everyone away from the daily chaos, giving leaders a bright, shiny place to dive into high-level strategy stuff. The goals will steer the ship.

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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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CMOE

MARCH 17, 2025

What Are the Behaviors of a Strategic Thinker? The traits of strategic thinkers manifest in certain behaviors that can help you identify them. Look for these actions that are consistent with strategic thinking: They anticipate future challenges. They offer creative solutions. They adapt to new situations.

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BrainZooming

MAY 25, 2017

If your creativity ideas have dried up, today is the day to download our FREE ebook, The 600 Most Powerful Strategic Planning Questions. There are links in this eBook for 600 of the most powerful brainstorming and extreme creativity questions we use , including ones specifically tailored for innovation and creative boldness!

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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

MAY 18, 2016

During a strategic thinking skills workshop for a client, we shared ideas for taking information from varied sources and identifying strategic themes. The picture represents two approaches to strategic thinking skills that analysts I’ve met throughout my career display. You’ll enjoy it! – Mike Brown.

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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? 5 Strategic Thinking Skills to Lead Groups to Action. Here are five strategic thinking skills you can employ in comparable group situations: Listen for verbs. Verbs suggest action.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 6, 2017

We turn to extreme creativity questions to help clients imagine big ideas. It is all part of not ASKING for big ideas ; we use big questions that enhance peoples’ natural creative thinking skills. Based on our experience using extreme creativity questions, they DO tend to yield bigger ideas. Here are five of them: 1.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Understanding Executive Strategy Offsites Strategy offsites for executive teams are instrumental in shaping the direction of an organization. These events, often conducted away from the usual office environment, provide a setting conducive to strategic thinking, decision-making, and team alignment.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 21, 2017

We were listening in on an internal innovation strategy call conducted by one of our clients. The key question was, “Where’s the beef with this innovation strategy?”. They seemed ready to jump through hoops to justify the innovation strategy to the CEO. 3 Questions When the Innovation Strategy ROI Doesn’t Satisfy the Boss.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 23, 2016

” But what if the superpower weren’t fictional, at least when it comes to your ability to envision and implement an innovation strategy ? If you actually had an innovation strategy superpower, which one would you want to wield? NEW FREE Download: 16 Keys for Finding Resources to Accelerate Your Innovation Strategy.

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Matthew May

AUGUST 28, 2015

I started developing a visual tool for team facilitation of strategy development over two years ago, after I learned the Playing to Win framework from Roger Martin. It is designed to be at once a visual tool, a creative device, a standard operating procedure, and an artifact of a team’s strategic thinking.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

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. Why Specificity Makes or Breaks a Creative Thinking Workshop by Chuck Dymer. Looking for Ideas to Make Strategy Planning More Fun?

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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

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Brainzooming as the blues scale of strategy, innovation, and branding? It’s like the secret to creative success for everyone ! Download our FREE eBook: The 600 Most Powerful Strategic Planning Questions. This Brainzooming strategy eBook features links to 600 proven questions for: Developing Strategy.

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