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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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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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 27, 2017

Most organizations are seeking solutions to the necessary connections between Strategy and Innovation. Often it is within the strategies that should be outlined, lies the potential new spaces to play for innovation’s design. Innovation needs a much stronger alignment to strategy, they need connecting far better.

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CMOE

MARCH 17, 2025

Mintzberg’s 5 Ps of Strategy: A Lens to Understand Strategic Thinking Strategic thinking helps businesses analyze situations, make decisions, and solve problems. For those new to strategic thinking, this process can be difficult to master. What Is Strategic Thinking According to Mintzberg?

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BrainZooming

JULY 9, 2019

She is seeking strategic thinking exercises to include in her organization’s executive committee senior retreat. 12 Strategic Thinking Exercises to Stretch Executive Perspectives. 12 Strategic Thinking Exercises to Stretch Executive Perspectives. What are your biggest strategy opportunities or challenges?

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CMOE

MARCH 17, 2025

Why Is Strategy Important to Employees? In contrast, when team members know and understand company strategy, they are more likely to feel engaged in their work. Communicating Strategy Accomplishes Goals Employees need to know the strategic plan for any project because it provides them with a goal.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 5, 2017

One of the most popular Brainzooming blog posts the past few years is rich in strategic thinking tools. It features more than 200 strategic thinking questions we’ve gathered, envisioned, and created going back to The Brainzooming Group origins as a corporate strategic planning department. Innovation. Creativity.

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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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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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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

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

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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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Impact on strategy and innovation What does this mean for two concepts near and dear to my heart - strategy and innovation? If strategy is a "plan of action designed to achieve a major aim" then what should our strategies look like as we encounter a competitive environment with little stability and a significant amount of change?

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 3, 2025

Key Advantages: Efficiency: Automate repetitive tasks and streamline processes, freeing up more time for strategic thinking. Personalized Recommendations and Strategies AI can analyze client-specific data to develop tailored recommendations and strategies. Tailored growth and expansion strategies.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Matt Britton, a millennial generation expert , spoke about the anticipating the Class of 2025 as the keynote speaker on the closing day of the October 2017 Social Media Strategies Summit in New York. A Future-Looking Strategic Thinking Experiment. What could we do better in this scenario? Where should the team start exploring?

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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. Branding and Marketing. Innovation. Extreme Creativity.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 14, 2025

Adaptable leaders can pivot strategies, reassess goals, and manage their teams through challenging times effectively. For additional strategies on combining AI and leadership, see AI for executive development. Lead Successful Strategy Projects! In today’s fast-paced world, adaptability is a crucial trait for leaders.

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BrainZooming

MAY 8, 2017

Or you receive confirmation from a speaker that what you have been thinking is right (or pretty close to right), and you can take that back to the office and tell the boss. A Strategic Thinking Framework Is Better than an Answer, Really! Instead, I include lots of strategic thinking frameworks for decision making.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 14, 2025

Whether you are working on enhancing emotional intelligence or strategic thinking, AI provides the tools necessary for timely and effective leadership development. Lead Successful Strategy Projects! Market Analysis Reports Competitive Positioning Offers insights on market trends, customer preferences, and competitor strategies.

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CMOE

APRIL 28, 2021

In a recent survey, 97% of 10,000 senior leaders surveyed said that being strategic was the leadership behavior most important to their organization’s success—but another study indicated that fully 96% of leaders say they lack the time for strategic thinking.*. They firmly believe that strategy is everyone’s job.

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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

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

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

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

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. 21 Strategic Thinking Questions When You Have Nothing to Ask. 21 Strategic Thinking Questions When You Have Nothing to Ask.

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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’. The key principles of strategic thinking Limit your time: strategic thinking is all about efficiency.

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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.

Strategy 100

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Ankush Chopra

JULY 16, 2020

Strategy simulation is a powerful method in developing strategy as well as in teaching strategic thinking. In this article, I explain strategy simulation and how it can benefit your organization in teaching strategic thinking as well as in building strategy alignment. What is a Simulation?

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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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Kainexus

JUNE 12, 2024

In an era where efficiency and agility are paramount, Lean business transformation has emerged as a pivotal strategy for organizations aiming to streamline operations and enhance value creation. Lean principles foster a culture of innovation and strategic thinking within organizations.

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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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Focused Momentum

MARCH 13, 2024

As an expert in strategy development for more than 20 years, I have had a front row seat to how this trend has impaired strategic thinking too. As you know, it has gotten so bad that we’ve had to pass laws to do less of it, and now research indicates that rather than increasing productivity, it could be harming us.

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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. Selecting the Right Venue The venue for your offsite plays a significant role in contributing to its success.

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