Leapfrogging

JUNE 3, 2020

The consulting industry was already being disrupted before the coronavirus. Now the disruption is accelerating. I’ve already written about how the management-consulting industry is being disrupted by various trends like emerging technologies, the commodification of knowledge, and outdated business models.

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Software Review Change Technical Review Disruption 130

BrainZooming

MAY 31, 2018

The general manager at an industrial manufacturer wondered about how to effectively engage the hourly workforce as innovation strategy participants ? His question reflects legitimate senior executive interest in engaging the entire workforce to drive innovation and ROI through far-reaching process improvements. via Shutterstock.

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Engagement Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking 55

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.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Groups Strategy 40

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.

Strategy 151

Strategy Strategy Culture Strategic Thinking 151

BrainZooming

MARCH 31, 2020

In a recent post, I mentioned a labor strike as a productive analogy for developing strategies during this time of global disruption. Facing a complete business shutdown, our team used a combination of strategic thinking and real-time course correction to stay engaged with and attempt to re-win the customers we couldn’t currently serve.

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Strategic Thinking Disruption Engagement Course 111

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A speaker’s ability to captivate, engage, and inspire the audience sets the tone and leaves a lasting impression. On the other hand, an ill-suited speaker may lead to disinterest, a lack of engagement, and a negative perception of the event’s value.

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Technical Review Innovation Engagement Conference 100

Leapfrogging

JUNE 3, 2020

The consulting industry was already being disrupted before the coronavirus. Now the disruption is accelerating. I’ve already written about how the management-consulting industry is being disrupted by various trends like emerging technologies, the commodification of knowledge, and outdated business models.

Software Review 100

Software Review Change Technical Review Disruption 100

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Together we will create highly transparent, collaborative, and manageable processes to support our joint clients’ innovation goals.” About RevelX We are a strategic innovation professional services firm. We excel at disruptive creativity, rigorous analysis and disciplined execution. That is our playing field.

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Software Innovation Management Management Crowdsourcing 98

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

BrainZooming

JUNE 22, 2017

How can you get the most mileage from the free strategic planning eBooks we regularly offer as downloads? We do not pretend to be able to imagine EVERY single situation where you might apply our strategic thinking exercises. Using Our Own Strategic Planning Exercises. Less than five minutes. And it tastes darn good.

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Exercises eBook Strategic Thinking Disruption 76

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

As we worked on strategic thinking exercises to explore the company’s future vision and user experience, the change management strategy vocabulary the group used was conventional, unemotional, and lacking innovative thinking. Create the Vision to Align and Engage Your Team!

Strategy 93

Strategy Strategy Change Management 93

Qmarkets

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Together we will create highly transparent, collaborative, and manageable processes to support our joint clients’ innovation goals.” About RevelX We are a strategic innovation professional services firm. We excel at disruptive creativity, rigorous analysis and disciplined execution. That is our playing field.

Software Review 52

Software Review Software Innovation Management Management 52

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.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Underperforming Technical Team eBook 40

BrainZooming

APRIL 10, 2017

Employ extreme creativity and disruptive innovation-oriented questions to push your strategic planning vision exercise in bold, future directions. Ensure you have all the strategic thinking perspective and voices we always recommend. Create the Vision to Align and Engage Your Team!

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Exercises Strategic Thinking eBook Trends 91

BrainZooming

JUNE 5, 2018

Here’s an example from a Brainzooming engagement to help a client’s finance team lead an innovation strategy initiative. Online input and collaboration for greater access. Engaging atypical stakeholders and experts for input. Mike is a frequent speaker on innovation, strategic thinking, and social media.

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Analysis Strategic Thinking Survey Strategy 66

BrainZooming

AUGUST 10, 2018

Strategic Thinking Exercises – 8 Ideas for Brand Innovation. 5 Keys to Engaging Employees in Innovation Strategy – Our Buy-In Manifesto. Strategic Thinking – What Kind of Perfection Are You Looking For? Strategic Thinking Lessons – Keeping Your Company Fresh. Sharing an Innovation Vocabulary.

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Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking eBook 45

Innovation Excellence

JUNE 15, 2020

The consulting industry was already being disrupted before the coronavirus. Now the disruption is accelerating. I’ve already written about how the management-consulting industry is being disrupted by various trends like emerging technologies, the commodification of knowledge, and outdated business models.

Change 55

Change Software Review Disruption Technical Review 55

BrainZooming

JANUARY 15, 2016

If so, this Brainzooming compilation on various ways to combat creative thinking challenges is for you. Organizational Creative Thinking Challenges. Creative Thinking Skills: 29 Phrases Blocking Innovative Ideas. Disruptive Innovation, Change Management & Taking the NO Out of InNOvation.

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Creative Thinking Creativity Brainstorming Strategic Thinking 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

We don’t deal with it more frequently because we consciously push in advance for diverse groups to engage in creative thinking and innovation workshops. 3 Ways to Find Strong Creative Thinking Skills in Logic-Oriented Groups. They can do this based on their strategic thinking perspectives alone. via Shutterstock.

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Creative Thinking Groups Creativity Exercises 96

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Last week, The Brainzooming Group was in San Francisco for the Social Media Strategies Summit , where Mike presented a content marketing strategy workshop and a talk on collaborative engagement. For our purposes, “your people” comprises customers, colleagues, higher-ups, partners, collaborators, and, if possible, competitors.

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Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy Collaboration 63

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

It’s because I can’t fathom trying to assign credit for this deal if it unfolded in a Fortune 500 company: The relationship started multiple years ago through a speaking engagement. The right combination of outside perspectives and productive strategic thinking exercises enables your brand to ideate, prioritize, and propel innovative growth.

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eBook Strategic Thinking Exercises Strategy 70

BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2019

You can employ the strategic thinking exercises in Accelerate to : Facilitate a collaborative approach to identifying innovation resources. Mike is a frequent speaker on innovation, strategic thinking, and social media. Another attendee was heard saying, “My brain is full!”

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Conference Strategic Thinking Creativity Resources 74

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. 10 Lessons to Engage Employees and Drive Improved Results.

Strategy 72

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 72

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

There is a different, and much better way to carry out a strategic planning process. It is faster, more collaborative, and effectively engages the voices and perspectives to create a stronger, more successfully implemented plan. Livening up strategic discussions with exercises designed to generate disruptive ideas.

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Exercises Meeting Strategy Strategy 67

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The most disruptive innovation we ever tried was like a whack to the BLANK.”. I’m thinking we’d print the questions on sheets of orange paper, allowing people to answer them in writing and then hold them up as they introduce themselves. Download our FREE eBook: The 600 Most Powerful Strategic Planning Questions.

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eBook Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy 72

IdeaSpies

JULY 12, 2018

The Academy of Entrepreneurs launched a Corporate Challenge in collaboration with the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) in response to the Australian Government Initiative to develop a stronger Nation Brand. The Academy of Entrepreneurs was founded by CEO Paula Mills with the aim of disrupting the education industry.

Entrepreneurship 57

Entrepreneurship Creativity Course Collaboration 57

BrainZooming

JUNE 10, 2019

Facts may get people’s brains engaged, but these initiatives are as much about the heart as they are about the mind. #3. It’s an ongoing series of daily events – some huge, some barely noticeable – that disrupt the status quo , demonstrate a new way of doing things, and solidify the newness on an ongoing basis.

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Culture Change Leadership Disruption 89

hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

This special team needs to be strategic, tactical, agile and fast. This is the best way to inspire people and drive high-levels of engagement with the overall innovation initiative. Handle the noise, Avoid disruption. Innovation can generate noise and become disruptive (not only to the market but also to the company).

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Technical Review How To Software Review Ideation 68

BrainZooming

JUNE 20, 2017

While a strategic planning process may promise to deliver real objectives and tactics, it often never happens as promised. Senior executives may say they want disruptive ideas, but they really want ideas that are easy to grasp and fit the current system. 80 Fun Strategic Planning Activities and Ideas! 4 Times to Avoid Toys.

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eBook Exercises Meeting Strategy 41