Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2023

Strategic thinking : Participants should be able to think strategically and understand the broader context of the collaboration. Regular updates and feedback mechanisms should be established to ensure everyone is informed and engaged.

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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. Stimulate fresh thinking.

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BrainZooming

JULY 24, 2017

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. 9 Strategic Thinking Skills to Create Clarity for Great Ideas. Do you stand out at these strategic thinking skills?

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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. Innovation. Extreme Creativity.

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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

APRIL 12, 2017

The Power of Positive Thinking Plus Strategic Thinking Questions. As an alternative, I tried being more like my dad, coupling the power of his positive thinking with the strategic thinking questions that are so comfortable for me. Download our FREE eBook: The 600 Most Powerful Strategic Planning Questions.

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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. Encourage Feedback : Seek constructive criticism and use it as a tool for improvement.

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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. Encourage Feedback : Seek constructive criticism and use it as a tool for improvement.

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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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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. Results – Creating Strategic Impact (Download). The 600 Most Powerful Strategic Planning Questions (Download).

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CMOE

APRIL 21, 2023

Knowing how to make virtual training more engaging is crucial to meet the needs of the workforce. With virtual training front and center, business leaders must find strategic ways to spark community and engagement in their learning programs. This actionable guide will demonstrate how you can engage your team.

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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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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 9, 2023

All the elements of skills, processes, tools, capabilities and behaviours are essential in supporting an effective collaboration across sectors that need to be involved. In this post, I discussed We need to recognize there are specific skills and tools required for cross-sector innovation ecosystem collaborations.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

That’s why instead of typing out nine strategic thinking questions from various business conversations (and contemplations) so far this week, I decided to Sharpie marker and share them with you in this image. These are strategic thinking questions our clients are asking. It’s still early.

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BrainZooming

JULY 6, 2016

Whether strategic planning is months away or close at hand, however, it’s always smart to get a head start tackling big strategic thinking questions that warrant in-depth consideration. 9 Big Strategic Thinking Questions to Start Addressing Now. 9 Big Strategic Thinking Questions to Start Addressing Now.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 11, 2017

I jotted down the questions since I saw them as a strong strategic thinking exercise. A Strategic Thinking Exercise for Determining Trustworthiness. Applying this Strategic Thinking Exercise Broadly. This is a great example of a simple strategic thinking exercise to speed and sharpen decision making.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 19, 2017

One way to look at your branding strategy to identify new value opportunities is to ask this strategic thinking question: What mistakes are customers prone to make before and after they work with us, and how can we eliminate (maybe even guarantee to eliminate) any of those mistakes? That’s a huge question.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Here’s the strategic thinking question I saw in that moment: Where are your mirrors? 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. What’s your mirror? – Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

7 Strategic Thinking Questions When Things Aren’t Working. When things took an unexpected turn the other day, I mentally flew through various strategic thinking questions trying to comes up with ideas to adjust what we were doing. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Create Improved Results.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 5, 2016

It seems ridiculous to help a company become better at strategic thinking and marketing without being allowed to tell them how to do it. Strategic Thinking Exercises – 3 Responses to New Ideas. The answer could suggest their strategic thinking wasn’t effective in this situation.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Alignment on Vision and Goals : Time spent together allows for robust discussions, ensuring everyone is aligned with the company’s vision and strategic goals. Increased Morale and Engagement : Offsites can also serve as a team-building exercise, boosting morale and increasing engagement among team members.

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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

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. Creating engagement with our employees ?

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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

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

If you have the right people present , and they are in a chatty mood, how can you morph the gathering into a strategic conversation? One way is by introducing strategic thinking questions that steer meandering conversations into strategic conversations. 9 Strategic Thinking Questions to Start Strategic Conversations.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 20, 2017

Short Story: With strategic thinking tools, you want dependable ones that deliver help to move forward in a smart fashion – no matter how unusual the tool may seem. We share many Brainzooming strategy, innovation, and branding tools. Yes, prayer works as a business strategy tool. There are any more.

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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.

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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

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. 10 Lessons for Engaging Your Employees to Create Stronger Results.

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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

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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Leapfrogging

MAY 8, 2024

It encompasses the skills and insights a person acquires through active engagement and reflection on real-world challenges. By engaging in hands-on experiences, you can improve strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 4, 2023

Sharing in collaborative arrangements enables the potential for improved operational productivity, and shared application development, tapping into a wider ongoing customer engagement and skill enhancements for all involved to gain from.

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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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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

An innovation mandate is a critical tool for defining the scope and direction of innovation and the underlying values, commitment and resources placed behind it. In summary The alignment and engagement that forms around the organization’s approach and support of the innovation program are often lacking a detailed innovation mandate.

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