BrainZooming

DECEMBER 1, 2017

His keynote got us thinking about how today’s ten-year-olds (the Class of 2025) will change the landscape for brands, following in the wake of the impact millennials have created. A Future-Looking Strategic Thinking Experiment. A Radically Different Audience Base. What could we do better in this scenario?

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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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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? In an a mid-August 2017 article in The Wall Street Journal , Pasquale Romano, CEO of ChargePoint, Inc., 4 Strategic Thinking Exercises to Envision Future Strategy.

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BrainZooming

MAY 8, 2018

5 Strategic Thinking Questions to Engage Employees in Reorganization. I offered him five strategic thinking questions: When is our organization at its best in performing the variety of activities we do? If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. Mike Brown.

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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

APRIL 5, 2016

The objective was to help them become better strategic thinkers and marketers. 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.

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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. Being a leading instigator for market disruption ?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Setting the Stage for Success To set the stage for a successful strategic planning offsite, several key steps should be taken: Define Clear Objectives : Be clear about what you want to achieve during the offsite. Choose an Appropriate Venue : The location should be conducive to strategic thinking and free from interruptions.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 7, 2016

Yes, I’m serious about that strategic thinking question. If you struggle with those questions, take a time out right away and do the strategic thinking needed to get back in touch with the love in what you do. While its clients are businesses, it is ultimately a part of a consumer market that is ALL about love.

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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. 13 Unexpected Benefits of a Strategic Thinking Workshop.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

These retreats are not merely a change of scenery but a strategic move to foster innovation and alignment among the top decision-makers of your company. The value of such gatherings lies in their capacity to refresh perspectives, encourage strategic thinking, and address complex challenges without the distractions of the office environment.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 6, 2015

The conventional wisdom is you give away “what” you do as part of content marketing, but not “how” you do what you do. We, however, routinely share how we do things via our methodology, tools, and learnings from Brainzooming strategic thinking workshops. Creative Thinking Skills – 200+ Tips and Tools.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 30, 2017

The folks at Armada Corporate Intelligence profiled a Bloomberg Businessweek story on Fanatics , the sports apparel manufacturer and marketer, in its Inside the Executive Suite. It also uses its agile strategy to market apparel for niche opportunities where it might sell as few as ten t-shirts. via Shutterstock.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 4, 2016

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. ” Why are we adding this strategic thinking question?

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 13, 2016

A sidewalk message to navigate the way to what is already a very visible landmark reminds me of my wife’s marketing activities in college. Before we dated, she was in charge of marketing for student activities at Fort Hays State University where we both earned our bachelor’s degrees. Louis arch. Using the St.

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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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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Objectives might include reassessing market position, exploring new partnerships, or setting performance targets. For more on this subject, delve into our article on success factors for executive team offsites. This phase lays the groundwork for a successful meeting where strategic goals can be effectively developed and refined.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 3, 2017

Yesterday, we identified the six types of strategic planning process activities we use to design a client’s strategic thinking workshop. To facilitate you going deeper into thinking about how these activities function within a strategic planning process workshop, here are articles in each of the six areas.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Importance of Strategic Planning Offsites A strategic planning offsite is not just another meeting; it’s an investment in your organization’s future. By removing distractions and dedicating time solely to strategic thinking, you create an atmosphere where creativity and big-picture thinking can thrive.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

For more insights into leading executive team offsites for business strategy, visit our article on leading executive team offsites for business strategy. For more detailed strategies on facilitating these discussions, browse our article on facilitating strategic planning offsites.

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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. Not sure what the right marketing language is? Building the Team.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 6, 2016

Here are links to fourteen articles integrated within the workshop. Strategic Thinking Questions to Identify What Matters for a Brand. Strategic Thinking Questions to Identify What Matters for a Brand. Strategic Thinking Exercises – 5 Questions to Test Vision Statement Impact. Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Well, to identify the articles listed here, a search for “change” on the blog yielded eighty-six PAGES of articles. 35 Articles on Change Management Strategy in a Change Agent Role. A 13-Point Strategic Change Management Checklist. Strategic Thinking about What to Keep and What to Creatively Change.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 7, 2017

You may think your brand is strong and ready to withstand anything that might come its way. But all the while, competitors or market forces you may not even suspect are disrupting your place in the market. 9 Strategic Thinking Questions for Breaking a Business. 12 Permissions to Disrupt New Markets.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

At each gate, key criteria are assessed by a cross-functional team, which may include factors like market viability, technical feasibility, and financial projections. Integrating AI into the phases and gates processes is essential for organizations striving to maintain a competitive edge in today’s fast-paced market.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Innovation in executive teams is not just about developing new products or services; it’s about fostering a culture of continuous improvement, strategic thinking, and adaptability. By leveraging experiential insights, executive teams are better positioned to anticipate market trends, customer needs, and potential disruptions.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 24, 2018

The objective involved taking twenty-three tables of participants through innovation strategy exercises to identify disruptive concepts, craft strategies, document audience profiles, imagine ideas, develop market positions, and propose all the ideas in 9-second pitches. Strategic Thinking Exercises – Doing the Impossible with Nothing?

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BrainZooming

JUNE 30, 2016

I mentioned in an earlier article how the Gas Can event on June 24, 2016 was “half empty” at best. While writing an article poking holes in the Gas Can program would be easy, however, it wouldn’t have much value for you. 14 Event Marketing Strategy Questions You NEED to Ask Early. – Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 21, 2017

Enjoy this article? Download: FREE Innovation Strategic Thinking Fake Book. Are you making the best use of customer input and market insights to deliver innovation and growth? This new ebook features sixteen strategic thinking exercises to help you ideate, prioritize, and develop your best innovative growth ideas.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

I’m in Las Vegas this week, speaking at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas. Strategic Thinking Exercises – 5 Questions to Test Your Vision Statement Impact . Establishing a Clear Market Position. Strategic Thinking Exercises – Where Does Your Brand Live?

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

As we chatted, I perused the Brainzooming website looking for articles on how we surface strategic themes. Posts on making strategic connections address some aspect of our approach, yet they cover only part of the story. 10 Cues to Identify Strategic Themes among Ideas. Branding and Marketing. Innovation.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The 600 Most Powerful Strategic Planning Questions (Download). This is our biggest collection ever of strategic thinking questions to move strategy planning ahead in finding the best strategic direction. The questions also address branding, marketing, innovation, creativity, and implementation.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 10, 2018

and lots of articles, too! Accelerate will help you think about potential resources in dramatically new ways. We have links to articles on all these topics, plus a set of case studies from Disney, Estee Lauder, and Amazon. Here are links to nineteen Brainzooming articles on these topics: Frame Your Innovation Landscape.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 7, 2018

If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. Are you prepared to take better advantage of your brand’s customer and market insights to generate innovative product ideas? Rapidly deploy effective strategic thinking exercises to spur innovation. Brainzooming Has an Answer!

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 29, 2017

If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. Are you prepared to take better advantage of your brand’s customer and market insights to generate innovative product ideas? Rapidly deploy effective strategic thinking exercises to spur innovation. Brainzooming Has an Answer!

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BrainZooming

MARCH 27, 2018

These branding exercises focused on identifying: The organization’s strategic foundation. Future strategic aspirations. The pairing of brand attributes that best describes its market position. The combination of branding exercises effectively identified new language to describe its strategic direction and supporting strategies.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 17, 2016

I’m at the Social Media Strategies Summit in Dallas today, delivering a two-hour workshop on developing a branded content marketing strategy. We recently conducted a dedicated content marketing strategy workshop for a client on this very topic. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates.

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