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. The descriptions are purposely neither good nor bad; they simply represent ways an organization could pursue the strategy.

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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. Actively engage more employees in strategy AND implementation success.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 9, 2015

The overall group sizes for each innovation strategy workshop varied from fourteen to more than twenty-five people, depending on the topic. From a facilitation standpoint, it was the most arduous couple of days of going through strategic thinking exercises I recall. 11 Things Running through a Facilitator’s Head.

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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. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 29, 2017

While leading strategy development in a new company poses challenges (including needing to learn a tremendous amount as you go), it has a comparable number of advantages (Including not laboring under preconceived ideas about how the organization does things). Getting to What Is Strategic. What Is Strategic and What Isn’t?

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BrainZooming

MAY 9, 2017

Related posts Strategic Thinking Exercises – Group Collaboration the Right Way 7 Collaborative Strategic Planning Process Impacts (Even if the Plan Sits on the Shelf) Branding Strategy – 3 Ways to Invite Productive Strategy Input Creative Thinking – Who are the best collaborators?

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 30, 2016

Shame on me, but I’ve never put the criteria I look for from a business collaboration into the type of strategic decision making tool we develop for clients. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. The criteria are in my head.

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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. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

There are a couple of different ways to apply structure to strategic planning exercises : You can enforce using templates and forms participants have to complete so their answers are uniformed and structured. After this strategic collaboration, a full-time strategic planner (i.e.,

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Because of this, the list was worthless for doing what I suspect everyone hoped it would do: provide a starting point for the strategic thinking needed to back into a definition of and explanation for what the new initiative would turn out to be. 6 Ways to Organize Ideas from Strategic Planning Exercises.

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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

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

. “Helping train my team to be strategic thinkers and not just executors” Creative Thinking Skills for Sales – A Workshop Approach. Strategic Thinking – Exercises and Tools for Creative Thinking and Strategy. 5 Keys to Streamlining Strategic Planning. Innovation. Implementation.

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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. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 26, 2018

There are other questions you can ask, but once the strategy recommendation is complete, you don’t want to waste time opening doors to non-productive strategy options. Mike Brown Founder of The Brainzooming Group, and an expert on strategy, creativity, and innovation. – Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 15, 2016

Individuals Posing Creative Thinking Challenges. How Creative Thinking Gets Killed by Team Members – 8 Fatal Blows. 5 Ideas When an Uber-Positive Boss Crushes Creative Thinking. Strategic Thinking Skills – 29 Clues You’re Not Dealing with a Strategic Thinker.

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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. 3 Ways Your Internal Branding Strategy Can Be Smarter than United Airlines.

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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.

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BrainZooming

MAY 26, 2017

Related posts Corporate Branding Strategy – 5 Keys to Successful Turnaround Branding Branding Strategy – The Best Brand Promise EVER Corporate Branding Strategy – 4 Ideas to Prioritize Internal Brand Messages Branding Strategy – 3 Ways to Invite Productive Strategy Input Who Needs Vision Statement Examples?

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BrainZooming

JULY 6, 2017

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 17, 2018

Team Collaboration – 14 Benefits from Pre-Meeting Outreach Creative Thinking – Who are the best collaborators? Branding Strategy – 3 Ways to Invite Productive Strategy Input.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Creating Strategic Impact – The Updated Brainzooming Manifesto. Looking for the Elusive Big Idea during Strategic Planning. Strategic Planning – All the Strategy Roles You Need. Strategic Thinking Perspectives – Three Strategic Voices to Include on Your Team. Creating Strategic Impact – How to Start?

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BrainZooming

JULY 12, 2016

The right combination of outside perspectives and productive strategic thinking exercises enables your brand to ideate, prioritize, and propel innovative growth. Rapidly deploy effective strategic thinking exercises to spur innovation.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Letting everyone know upfront that WE will handle turning the input into a strategic plan (so they don’t have to). Designing strategic thinking questions leading to engaging conversation among familiar and new participants. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 9, 2016

Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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BrainZooming

JULY 25, 2016

Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 11, 2016

Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 8, 2016

Strategic Thinking and 10 Fundamentals of Creating Strategic Impact. 9 Strategic Thinking Questions – Helping Teams Execute Strategy. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Preparing for Growth.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 29, 2016

Related posts Strategic Planning Benefits – 18 Ways Strategic Planning Helps Your Organization A Strategy for Making a Big Presentation Successful Strategic Thinking Mini-Poster – Don’t Wind Up SSA Project Management Techniques – Identifying a Lazy Project Team Member Early Branding Strategy – 3 Ways to Invite Productive Strategy (..)

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BrainZooming

MARCH 16, 2016

Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 22, 2016

These fourteen articles recap our thinking and recommendations across these three areas. Strategic Planning – All the Strategy Roles You Need. Strategic Thinking Perspectives – Three Strategic Voices to Include on Your Team. Strategic Visioning Exercises – Group Collaboration the Right Way.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 20, 2016

Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage more employees in strategy AND implementation success.

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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.”.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 1, 2016

While the individual steps may seem to go in varied and unexpected directions, they’re all pointing toward the end result of a highly-actionable strategic plan. Individual participants take on different roles within collaborative strategy planning. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 5, 2016

The big strategic thinking question is, “Which one will you pick?”. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. 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

JANUARY 24, 2017

Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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