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12 Resources to Lead a Strategic Planning Process When You’re New

BrainZooming

Someone downloaded a free Brainzooming strategy eBook, noting his biggest strategy challenge is “how to do a strategic planning process when you are new.” Secure copies of previous plans and strategy documents, and don’t settle for the first things people offer you. Getting to What Is Strategic.

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3 Ways to Stay Ahead of Disruptive Brands Screwing Up Your Customer Expectations

BrainZooming

You might even engage a firm specializing in competitive intelligence to do this. To the extent that they have meaningful comparisons in other industries , search out the highest-performing providers outside your market. Rapidly deploy effective strategic thinking exercises to spur innovation.

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3 Creative Thinking Skills Ideas from Gas Can 2016

BrainZooming

Today, here are three valuable creative thinking skills ideas no matter where your creative community is located. Stefan Mumaw, Director of Creative Strategy at Hint , shared a creative thinking exercise in a morning break segment. Push for Absurd Ideas. Icky Brand Pairings.

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3 Big Differences between Branding Strategy and Advertising

BrainZooming

The talk prompted several conversations about the distinctions between branding strategy and advertising. I surprised several attendees by discussing branding strategy as a fundamental element of business strategy for any organization. 3 Big Differences between Branding Strategy and Advertising. Enjoy this resource?

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Capabilities and Leadership Close the Skills Gap in Manufacturing

Innovation 360 Group

Attracting the most skilled talent has already become a strategic focus for future-forward companies. But how do you hire for creativity, innovation and strategic thinking, and create the right culture to support and develop it? The Relationship of Capabilities to Leadership.