Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Beginning with clarity of purpose and the selection of an environment that fosters collaboration and creativity, you can set the stage for a successful strategic planning session. For example, if your team is heavy on big-picture thinkers, include activities that focus on detailed action planning to complement their strategic visions.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

We have been working with a client that had done a lot of strategic thinking about a new initiative. The challenge with using the big list of ideas they had created was they simply documented the list in the order in which each idea was identified. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

By stepping away from the day-to-day operations and fostering a focused environment, your leadership team can craft innovative strategies and strengthen collaboration. Importance of Strategic Planning Offsites A strategic planning offsite is not just another meeting; it’s an investment in your organization’s future.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 29, 2017

While leading strategy development in a new company poses challenges (including needing to learn a tremendous amount as you go), it has a comparable number of advantages (Including not laboring under preconceived ideas about how the organization does things). What you see as strategic may not be what others think is strategic.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 15, 2021

I have just finished the second of a planned series with one of my favourite long-term collaborators Jeffrey Phillips. Having a distinct framework mechanism linking strategy and innovation becomes the innovation strategic foundation document that articulates innovation and provides the guiding aspects of innovation for others to work through.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 11, 2017

From before the engagement’s launch until near the completion, we asked for strategy documents spelling out corporate priorities, objectives, and expectations. We wanted a strategic target to align IT strategy and innovation initiatives to support the organization in realizing its overall vision. Putting This to Use.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

We use multiple ways to gather input to ensure that by the time we bring a bigger group together for an in-person visioning workshop we’ve fully exploited more efficient, lower-risk, lower-investment formats to engage participants and solicit input for strategic planning. 3 Ways Online Collaboration Works to Deliver Big Benefits.

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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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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Trait IQ EQ Nature Cognitive Emotional Focus Problem-solving Interpersonal skills Stability Relatively static Can be developed Leaders with high IQ may excel in strategic thinking and technical skills, but those with high EQ are often better at inspiring, motivating, and connecting with their teams.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 20, 2016

We’d do these sessions as part of strategic planning. Since we were learning as we went, some sessions worked better than others. The common denominator was we’d help internal teams generate ideas, document and categorize them, and deliver a long organized list. We’d then turn to preparing a strategic plan.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 29, 2017

They asked what they could do to better document strong processes. Each group can add additional comments to the other group’s assessment based on their learning from the initial work. Rapidly deploy effective strategic thinking exercises to spur innovation. Relative to the result, what was the actual outcome (vs.

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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.

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BrainZooming

MAY 13, 2016

We’ve said it before, experience its confirmation repeatedly, and will thus say it again: One of the best ways to learn more about what you know is to teach it to someone else. We routinely present strategic thinking workshops on the exercises and tools The Brainzooming Group uses to develop and implement innovative ideas.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 28, 2016

Executives that SHOULD know how to develop and write a strategic plan struggled. We learned that if we asked executives a series of questions leading to the information needed to complete a strategy plan, they became productive strategy planners. The collaborative approach created more thorough and vetted plans.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

The challenge with using the big list of ideas they had created was they simply documented the list in the order in which each idea was identified. The thing is, they had done the hard strategic thinking and already had all the raw material they needed. Their list just wasn’t put in order and organized.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 5, 2016

The folks at Armada Corporate Intelligence shared, via their “Inside the Executive Suite” feature , a number of ideas to improve the effectiveness of rolling out your strategic planning document for the upcoming year. Making an Impact with this Year’s Strategic Planning Document. FREE Download: “Results!!!

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Faisal Hoque

DECEMBER 10, 2020

We’re losing sight of the importance of soft skills–like communication, empathy, mindfulness, creativity, collaboration, and leadership. The good news is that the rewards that come from the effort are plentiful–and documented. Break out of your shell once in a while.

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Faisal Hoque

DECEMBER 10, 2020

We’re losing sight of the importance of soft skills–like communication, empathy, mindfulness, creativity, collaboration, and leadership. The good news is that the rewards that come from the effort are plentiful–and documented. Break out of your shell once in a while.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 12, 2017

Here is a recommendation to make it happen through taking on three different strategic roles. . Amid a recent major leadership transition, the incoming CEO drove a broad, collaborative, strategic input initiative. A large leadership group shaped a strategic plan with several strategies and accompanying tactics.

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BrainZooming

MAY 24, 2017

While we undoubtedly covered it in class, I learned the ins and outs of confidential information on the job. In these cases, you sign legal documents with specific parameters. However, waiting to tell employees until after the market has learned the information leaves employees ill-equipped to support the change.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 17, 2016

These profiles, called personas, are three-to-five paragraph descriptions it developed describing specific individuals it serves, seeks to hire, or collaborates with in serving clients. Here’s an overview of each of the strategic thinking exercises : 5 Content Marketing Strategy Exercises to Generate Audience-Oriented Topics.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Our priest asked during a recent homily at daily mass if we see the same type of miracles today that are documented in the Gospels. For organizational innovation success, contact The Brainzooming Group to help your team be more successful by rapidly expanding strategic options and creating innovative growth strategies.

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Boxes and Arrows

JULY 10, 2008

Generally speaking, though, people under pressure may answer personality tests as they think they should rather than honestly. Collaboration is a big part of design best practice and the ability to work well with teammates should be of paramount concern. Others will be frustrated if it takes a long time to get things done.

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