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? Understanding this change, however, is challenging when your perspective hasn’t broken from the past. 4 Strategic Thinking Exercises to Envision Future Strategy.

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Strategic Thinking Exercises Strategy Strategy 68

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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Strategic Thinking Case Study eBook Strategy 76

Leapfrogging

JUNE 3, 2020

If you work with consultants or have your own consultancy, take note: Things are changing, fast. But with the dramatic overnight changes in work and society caused by the coronavirus crisis, the disruptive transformation of the consulting industry will only accelerate. Consulting is a $250 billion behemoth global market.

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Software Review Change Technical Review Disruption 130

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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Strategic Thinking Agile Disruption Strategy 40

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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Strategic Thinking Creative Thinking Creativity Exercises 40

Leapfrogging

JUNE 3, 2020

If you work with consultants or have your own consultancy, take note: Things are changing, fast. But with the dramatic overnight changes in work and society caused by the coronavirus crisis, the disruptive transformation of the consulting industry will only accelerate. Consulting is a $250 billion behemoth global market.

Software Review 100

Software Review Change Technical Review Disruption 100

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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Strategic Thinking Exercises Creative Thinking eBook 40

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Benefits of Facilitating Strategic Planning Offsites Facilitating strategic planning offsites offers a multitude of benefits, from enhancing team cohesion to driving organizational alignment. Improved Focus : With day-to-day distractions left behind, your team can concentrate fully on strategic issues and high-level thinking.

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Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Exercises 100

CMOE

DECEMBER 21, 2023

From industry shifts to policy changes to personal triumphs, each experience provides valuable insights, and the agility of navigating these experiences and challenges shows both the need to adapt your strategy to account for these unexpected variables. How did you and your team adapt to unexpected changes? Plan for tomorrow today.

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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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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Product Development 113

BrainZooming

APRIL 7, 2017

Articulating Your Strategic Innovation Direction in an Understandable Way. Strategic Thinking Questions to Identify What Matters for a Brand. Workplace Diversity – The Why, Who, and How of Strategic Thinking. Strategic Thinking Success – 3 Critical Thinking Perspectives. 4 Encourages Change.

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Strategy Strategy Culture Strategic Thinking 151

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Steve Lahey, the Number 1 Brainzooming Fan , posted an intriguing quote about developing organizational strategies from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos: “I very frequently get the question: ‘What’s going to change in the next 10 years?’ I almost never get the question: ‘What’s not going to change in the next 10 years?’ Who tracks these things?

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Strategy Strategy Change Disruption 77

Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The establishing of innovation within any Strategic thinking is becoming even more important today than ever. If you are in a highly dynamic, changing market it might look like 10:30:60. Strategy, like innovation, is dynamic, it is influenced by market conditions, internal needs and ambition.

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Strategy Strategy Innovation Resources 313

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

We’ve written a tremendous amount about change and change management strategy since the Brainzooming blog’s inception. Just HOW MUCH have we written on change management strategy? Well, to identify the articles listed here, a search for “change” on the blog yielded eighty-six PAGES of articles. Don’t Overthink It?

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Change Strategy Strategy Management 40

Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Objectives might include reassessing market position, exploring new partnerships, or setting performance targets. This phase lays the groundwork for a successful meeting where strategic goals can be effectively developed and refined. The insights gained from a SWOT analysis will guide the next steps of your strategic planning.

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Underperforming Technical Team Strategy Strategy Technical Review 100

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

What is the insight I’m not seeing that could make our content marketing strategy make sense?” She’s trying to manage through three strategic expectations the senior management team and board have regarding a content marketing strategy: They want to keep everything on one Facebook page. Not a great situation.

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Marketing Strategy Strategy Conference 93

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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Leadership Innovation Collaboration Culture 113

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. Let’s explore how you can create an environment conducive to collaboration and strategic thinking.

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Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Design Exercises 100

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It propels companies forward, allowing them to adapt in rapidly changing markets and to respond effectively to evolving customer needs. Recognizing these individuals early allows for targeted development, aligning leadership growth with the strategic imperative of fostering an innovation culture.

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Culture of Innovation Culture Leadership Innovation 113

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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Roadmap Design Underperforming Technical Team How To 100

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. Creative Thinking: Tesco Homeplus Virtual Subway Store.

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Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking Exercises 88

CMOE

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The successes you have experienced and the obstacles you have avoided throughout the year equip you to reevaluate your strategic objectives and the resources at your disposal and ensure you win the year. With changing industries, politics, and labor markets, how has your strategic landscape changed?

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CMOE

JULY 27, 2022

77 percent of B2B marketers use educational materials to nurture their leads. While it may be easy to find digital or e-learning products on the market, it is important that you find the right solution—one that will drive maximum value for individual contributors, teams, leaders, and the organization as a whole. It’s no wonder that.

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Course Trends Learning Strategic Thinking 52

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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Disruption Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking 68

BrainZooming

JUNE 21, 2017

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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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Old trading patterns and rules of engagement may be re-evaluated or may change entirely. We aren't quite certain yet how IoT, Blockchain, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence, robotics and other technologies will change things. The pace of change - a common refrain in my writing - seems to only accelerate.

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Technology Strategy Strategy Artificial Inteligence 171

CMOE

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Now, more than ever, leaders and individual contributors alike must be able to look beyond short-term needs, gain a strategic perspective, and act on that perspective. What is Strategic Thinking? Strategic Thinking is the ability to anticipate, prepare, and get positioned for the future.

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Strategic Thinking Leadership Creativity Management 59

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 26, 2023

Building a detailed Ecosystem thinking and design of collaboration needs Intellectual property management : Innovation often generates valuable intellectual property, and the innovation mandate should outline how this intellectual property will be managed and protected. In any document, feedback and suggestions should be actively sought.

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Policies Innovation Programs Innovation Collaboration 148

BrainZooming

MARCH 31, 2020

That recommendation came from my own experience at a transportation company where I’d inherited the marketing department during a labor strike. With the near-term challenges of dealing with newly remote teams and the changing landscape of what’s allowed or not in business and society, where should you focus?

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Strategic Thinking Disruption Engagement Course 111

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

We need to understand successful innovation actually touches all aspects of a business, by contributing to improving business processes, identifying new, often imaginative, ways to reduce costs, building out existing business models into new directions and value and discovering new ways and positioning into markets.

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Innovation Programs Technical Review Innovation Policies 190

Innovation Excellence

JUNE 15, 2020

If you work with consultants or have your own consultancy, take note: Things are changing, fast. But with the dramatic overnight changes in work and society caused by the coronavirus crisis, the disruptive transformation of the consulting industry will only accelerate. Consulting is a $250 billion behemoth global market.

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Change Software Review Disruption Technical Review 55

Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

The Age of AI and Business Strategy Understanding AI-Driven Rapid Change In the current landscape, AI-driven technologies are reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. Artificial Intelligence is not just a tool but a revolutionary force, catalyzing fundamental changes in how businesses operate, compete, and deliver value.

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Strategy Strategy Change Underperforming Technical Team 100

Brunner

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

During a year in which employees worked from home and were challenged to push creativity and strategic thinking to new heights amid insurmountable uncertainty, Brunner rose to the occasion. It represents the hard work and collaboration of our teams and clients during a time of tremendous change.”.

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Strategic Thinking Agile Collaboration Marketing 75

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

How far out are you looking out to create significant changes in your business ? Based on this list, think ahead: What you would do NOW to prepare if 2020 were going to be the year of. Turning your company into the ultimate content creator in your market? Slight changes with dramatic impacts? Through the next six months?

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eBook Strategic Thinking Technical Review Strategy 99

BrainZooming

AUGUST 23, 2018

The strategy change is dramatic and a disruptive business model, but hardly a surprise. Morgan Chase looked to Amazon Prime as a disruptive business model for its own market. It likely won’t be by charging current market rates for what your platform delivers.) Benefits, Capabilities, and Adjacent Markets.

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Disruption Strategic Thinking Exercises Data 72

CMOE

DECEMBER 8, 2021

To do this, leaders must navigate changes and challenges with a strategic mindset and purpose: Be nimble as they solve problems and make decisions that help ensure business success, even in chaos. You might ask, “How can leaders strategically move beyond a crisis or challenge and prepare for future uncertainty or change?”

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Leadership Strategic Thinking Technical Review Brainstorming 52

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 10, 2017

How can we establish Innovation as the vital link to a process of change and strategic direction options? One that lifts the debates of managing today’s business by linking it into the future and then turning this thinking into a series of plausible and coherent set of activities? Innovation can drive change, change is required.

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