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. We turn that input into a collaborative vision statement. Pushing Back on a Strategic Thinking Exercise. So we pushed back.

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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? This is why we run compilation articles frequently to help you find a comprehensive set of resources, exercises, and tools.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 8, 2016

It’s always incredible to work directly with Brainzooming blog readers in supporting their companies’ innovation strategy objectives. 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.

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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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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

MARCH 30, 2017

Along with the recap, Inside the Executive Suite offered sixteen strategic thinking questions inspired by the Fanatics case study that you can use to explore agile strategy options within your own organization. We thought the list was intriguing, so we secured the go ahead to share the strategic thinking questions with you here.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Ten years into the Brainzooming blog , it seemed right to have someone else tell the story from a fresh perspective. Ten Years Now and Mike Brown Has a Blog – Emma Alvarez Gibson. I don’t think I had any clue, at the start, about the impact the blog would have on my life.”. Happy blog anniversary, Mike.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Success factors in strategic planning and creating collaborative strategy were the central topics we tackled on an edition of Smart Companies Radio, hosted by Kelly Scanlon, the owner of Thinking Bigger Business Media, Inc., Creating Strategic Impact mini-book. 10 Keys to Collaborative Strategy and Strategic Planning.

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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. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 27, 2018

If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. Find New Resources to Innovate ! FREE Download: 16 Keys for Finding Resources to Accelerate Your Innovation Strategy. Mike is a frequent speaker on innovation, strategic thinking, and social media. More Posts - Website Follow Me:

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BrainZooming

MAY 1, 2017

For each characteristic, here are related Brainzooming articles with exercises and tips to improve your own performance creating strategic impact. Strategic Thinking Exercise – Simply Making Big Decisions. Strategic Thinking Success – 3 Critical Thinking Perspectives. Quick Decision Making.

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Leapfrogging

JUNE 3, 2020

Consultants are increasingly being pigeonholed as either “strategic” (and worth the high price) or basic “resources” for implementation (and not worth more than a modest hourly rate). How do you digitize a robust, collaborative business strategy process for an executive team, for example?

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 10, 2018

Resources are a common barrier to innovation, download the Brainzooming innovation eBook, 16 Keys for Finding Resources to Accelerate Your Innovation Strategy. Accelerate will help you think about potential resources in dramatically new ways. Strategic Thinking Exercises – 8 Ideas for Brand Innovation.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 2, 2017

I was familiar with the starting topics and trigger events, but did not have close knowledge of the conversations each group had to develop its mini-strategic plan. This simple strategic thinking question helps you quickly identify: Whether the plan provides enough detail. Subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates.

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Leapfrogging

JUNE 3, 2020

Consultants are increasingly being pigeonholed as either “strategic” (and worth the high price) or basic “resources” for implementation (and not worth more than a modest hourly rate). How do you digitize a robust, collaborative business strategy process for an executive team, for example?

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BrainZooming

JUNE 23, 2016

If you invest the time to collect and use the ones that work for you, you can bring your innovation strategy superpower to life via all the creativity questions and strategic thinking exercises on the Brainzooming blog! Find New Resources to Innovate ! See that superpower DOESN’T have to be fictional at all!

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2019

In the meantime, I’ll be sharing some of my takeaways from conference, here on the blog. Common language is crucial — clear and accurate communication is so much more difficult than we think it is. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. Find New Resources to Innovate !

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BrainZooming

MAY 23, 2017

If you are doing strategic planning activities for a support function within a matrix organization , you can face challenges deciding what the plan should emphasize. implement better accounting systems, develop an improved human resources process). If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Our primary contact saw me speak in 2014 at Compete Through Service Symposium produced by the Arizona State University Center for Services Leadership and subscribed to the Brainzooming blog email. He changed jobs early in 2017 and re-subscribed to the blog with his new company’s email address. Brainzooming Has an Answer!

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BrainZooming

JUNE 5, 2018

Online input and collaboration for greater access. Is your management team looking for collaboration and innovation, but concerned about how it will impact the focus on efficient daily operations? If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. This helps focus innovation efforts.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Publications and Thought Leadership : Authoring books, articles, or maintaining an active blog on innovation topics can demonstrate thought leadership. The decision-making process is critical and should be approached with diligence and strategic thinking to find a speaker that will meet, if not exceed, your expectations.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 12, 2016

When I have a TOUGH time coming up with blogging topics, I scour my blogging notebooks for junk ideas to turn into blog post treasures. I also push my creative thinking skills and look through newspaper or magazine articles to inspire ideas. 14, Apply different support or resources to the idea.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Actively take part in identifying who to involve in the strategic planning process. Devote the appropriate amount of time to understanding a workshop’s design and strategic thinking exercises. If you’re intrigued by the possibilities, download our FREE eBook, “11 Fun Ideas for Strategic Planning.”

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BrainZooming

JULY 11, 2017

Be resource-appropriate (so it isn’t DOA because it will bust the budget). If an organization habitually chases tactics in the absence of strategy, we develop and introduce strategic thinking exercises to increase focus on what will create strategic impact.

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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

MAY 16, 2017

These are just a few of the situations where we have helped organizations embrace a different type of collaborative strategic planning process. If you find yourself on this list, contact us and let’s talk before this year’s strategic planning season starts. Create the Vision to Align and Engage Your Team!

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 22, 2016

The search term “strategic visioning exercises” has been consistently near the top recently for what has bringing people to the Brainzooming website. Whenever a regular pattern such as this one surfaces, we like to share a compilation post bringing together a variety of our top resources in one place. What Are We Trying to Say?

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BrainZooming

MARCH 13, 2017

If thinking about doing things in new ways is tough for your organization, start looking at an outside-in innovation strategy! – Mike Brown. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. Rapidly deploy effective strategic thinking exercises to spur innovation.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 8, 2016

Preparing for growth involves using today’s resources to aggressively build for a bigger and more robust future. Strategic Thinking and 10 Fundamentals of Creating Strategic Impact. 9 Strategic Thinking Questions – Helping Teams Execute Strategy. 16 Keys for Innovating with Few Resources.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

We’ve written a tremendous amount about change and change management strategy since the Brainzooming blog’s inception. Well, to identify the articles listed here, a search for “change” on the blog yielded eighty-six PAGES of articles. A 13-Point Strategic Change Management Checklist. Creating Strategic Impact – How to Start?

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BrainZooming

JULY 18, 2016

If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. Find New Resources to Innovate ! NEW FREE Download: 16 Keys for Finding Resources to Accelerate Your Innovation Strategy. You know it’s important for your organization to innovate. Identify alternative internal strategies to secure support.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

That proved to be true; since that time, we have collaborated on two American Marketing Association national market research conferences several years ago and a creative workshop a few months ago. Several business relationships transitioned, and we discovered one of our key software resources might be going away as we look for a replacement.

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 15, 2020

Consultants are increasingly being pigeonholed as either “strategic” (and worth the high price) or basic “resources” for implementation (and not worth more than a modest hourly rate). How do you digitize a robust, collaborative business strategy process for an executive team, for example?

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. Scarce resources ? What are your answers to the questions, and what are you doing to improve the situation right away? Mike Brown. Facing Innovation Barriers? Here Is Help! Limited innovation perspectives ? An overly-internal focus ?

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BrainZooming

MARCH 12, 2018

If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. Scarce resources ? When you let a professional crisis go by without doing so, what is the missed opportunity? – Mike Brown. Facing Innovation Barriers? Here Is Help! Are you facing organizational innovation barriers related to: The fear of change ?

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Daniel Burrus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

In this blog series on how elevating cognitive performance is a game changer for organizations, I’ve invited Neil Smith, CTO at Think Outcomes , to join me in writing on this important topic due to his expertise and the cognitive performance software his firm has created.). collaborate. By Daniel Burrus and Neil Smith. (In

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

If you need new ideas about how to approach strategic opportunities and challenges, a collaborative workshop to imagine a variety of possibilities can be very productive. Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders need high-impact ways to develop employees that can provide input into strategy and then turn it into results.

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