Planview

APRIL 6, 2023

Fresh off the pain of my poor Boilermakers loss in the NCAA tournament, I reflect on what a startling competitive disadvantage you’re at if your competitor can score buckets at three times your team’s speed. Speed of software delivery is either a competitive advantage or a startling disadvantage in the digital age.

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BrainZooming

MAY 19, 2016

We were working recently with a company that, based on its competitive and business situation, could certainly lay some claim to having a unique business situation. But given our unwillingness to settle for that easy answer, we created a rapid fire strategic thinking exercise to push for ideas. Who are our strategic partners?

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 10, 2018

Since The Brainzooming Group launched, we have developed many strategic thinking exercises and models applying our methodology to diverse clients and business situations. We are further along and can even more easily customize these strategic thinking exercises to your needs if you face comparable situations. The result?

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 7, 2023

Let’s dive into the answers with some concrete examples and strategies. The Importance of Urgency in Sales In a competitive market, hesitation can be costly. Unconventional Strategies: Embracing Decisiveness One creative approach to instilling urgency is to challenge team members to embrace decisiveness in their personal lives.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Increased Trust : By participating in team-building exercises, employees develop deeper trust in their colleagues, which is crucial for successful collaboration. Trivia encourages friendly competition and team bonding, as members often group into smaller teams to answer the questions.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Unhealthy Competition and Conflict While a certain level of competition can be motivating, an overemphasis on competition can breed conflict and undermine teamwork. Learn about strategies for improving workplace morale. Focusing on trust, communication, and inclusivity are pivotal strategies in this transformation.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 4, 2016

They reported the team’s defensive coordinator, Bob Sutton, told them that when planning competitive strategy , “I want to stay out of ‘never’ and ‘always.’”. What fantastic competitive strategy advice to incorporate this time of year as you implement new strategies. Innovation Strategy to Grow Your Business?

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 7, 2017

A similar phenomenon applies to brand strategy. While success can breed success, it can also lead to blindness about the importance of trying to disrupt your brand strategy before something else comes along to topple your brand. 104 Possibilities to Disrupt Your Brand Strategy. 104 Possibilities to Disrupt Your Brand Strategy.

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Business and Tech

MARCH 21, 2022

There’s no denying there’s fierce competition in play to retain top talent, and HR and other business leaders are increasingly turning to evidence-based strategies to accommodate their workforce’s mental health needs in a bid to keep employees. Numbers don’t lie.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Yesterday’s post on using a new type of SWOT analysis to stimulate bolder strategic conversations in strategy meetings garnered quite a bit of attention. It received enough attention that we decided to share an additional strategic thinking exercise that puts a twist on the typical SWOT analysis. We can help! Mike Brown.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

I'm diverging a bit from my normal focus on innovation and strategy to write a brief piece on planning. You see, planning is vital for strategy and for innovation, and is so ubiquitous that no one in corporate America believes that they lack for planning. Likewise, planning is important for strategy. Don't just do something.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 18, 2023

Shifting strategy always has significant implications, and the real need to understand whether it fits with what we have available generally makes deliberate questioning of the eventual role of innovation’s contribution and ability to deliver. They are not deep into the strategic evaluations and are often ill-equipped when second-guessing.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Frustrations with boring strategy sessions are probably why so many people visit our website looking for creative ideas on fun strategic planning exercises. We’ve previously published some fun strategic planning exercises. Suppose however, you are in a strategy session where things are dragging. Go outside.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 23, 2018

We have designed several branding strategy scopes of work recently where the available time between developing strategy and implementation is tight. In these cases, a critical question arises: How do you open branding strategy development to other partner organizations to create a seamless implementation process?

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BrainZooming

APRIL 5, 2016

In my corporate days, I was dispatched to work with competitive companies our corporation purchased. Since all the companies competed with one another, each one needed to determine its own business strategies. Strategic Thinking Exercises – 3 Responses to New Ideas. When I tell people this story, they chuckle.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Strategies for improving self-regulation include mindfulness practices, stress management techniques, and setting clear personal standards for behavior. The development of EI in leadership can be a strategic advantage in the competitive business landscape. Below are strategies for fostering emotional intelligence in leaders.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 12, 2024

These strategies enable leaders to remain calm and clear-headed in challenging situations. These programs often include a mix of workshops, seminars, and practical exercises that focus on real-world applications. Self-regulation prevents leaders from making rash decisions or compromising their values.

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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. For deeper insights on leading such initiatives, explore our article on leading executive team offsites for business strategy.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

If that’s the case, your task is to start turning the vision statement into strategy to drive and align activities consistent with it. 5 Ideas for Turning a Vision Statement into Strategy. Here are five ideas The Brainzooming Group uses to help clients when turning a vision statement into strategy. Market areas served.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 9, 2022

Successful strategy and innovation are about how fast you can become aware of your assumptions. When it comes to strategy and innovation , success depends on how fast you become aware of your assumptions and then modify them. When it comes to developing your strategy or innovating, get clear on what you need to know and learn.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 17, 2024

They play a pivotal role in providing insights and strategies that can transform the dynamics of team interaction and cooperation. For more in-depth strategies that keynote speakers may utilize to boost team-building, see our article on keynote speaker strategies for team-building.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 12, 2024

Leaders looking to enhance their empathy skills can benefit from active listening exercises and empathy training. Strategies for Improving Emotional Intelligence Improving emotional intelligence involves intentional practice and commitment. Empathy Exercises: Engage in exercises to enhance empathy.

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The Inovo Group

MAY 14, 2020

This is the second in a series of articles about the convergence of strategy and innovation. For more information about the series, and a list of published and upcoming articles, please visit A New Era of Strategy and Innovation. Most strategies are built on specific beliefs about the future. Highlights.

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Innov8rs

APRIL 17, 2024

As Mattia Visigalli, Innovation Consultant - Group Strategy and Innovation at Zurich Insurance Group, says: "Future-proofing our organization involves falling in love with problems because these problems are the key to finding innovative solutions.” The Zurich Innovation Championship is an important link in this chain.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

Their talks are designed to provide you with strategies and practical tips that can be applied to foster a more innovative environment within your organization. When you enlist an innovation keynote speaker, key topics and content often include actionable strategies and methodologies to foster and implement innovation within your business.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

There are also externalities that cannot be controlled, some observable (competitive actions) and some potentially random (timing and luck). Controlling the controllable After working in innovation and strategy for over 20 years, a few things are clear. We ought to ask ourselves as leaders in any company: what can we control?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Undefined Roles and Responsibilities : Without clearly defined expectations, employees may feel uncertain and stressed, leading to conflict and competition rather than collaboration. Here are key strategies to ensure that respect and open communication become cornerstones of your workplace: Model the behavior you want to see.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

Introduction to Experiential Intelligence in Executive Teams Understanding Experiential Intelligence In today’s competitive business landscape, it’s important to recognize that the traditional metrics of intelligence such as IQ or even EQ (Emotional Intelligence) are no longer sufficient on their own.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 13, 2017

He told me how difficult it is for the organization to consider an innovation strategy. 2 Ways to Take a Fresh Look at Outside-In Innovation Strategy. They could also take the outside-in innovation strategy approach we wrote about recently: look at other testing situations ripe for speeding up and solve those. The reason why?

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Planview

APRIL 15, 2024

Choosing the right AI use case doesn’t just affect how the board sees your performance, it impacts your enterprise’s competitiveness in the Digital Age. You can undertake an extensive, expensive market research exercise for AI use cases that takes eight to 10 weeks. “We’ve deployed two use cases.

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BrainZooming

MAY 2, 2016

Using even just a few smart tools and techniques, however, you can eliminate these NO’s to a successful innovation strategy and move yourself and your organization to innovative ideas setting you apart from the competition. We’re planning to cover innovation strategy for both individuals and organizations.,

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Idea to Value

MARCH 9, 2021

Those with a growth mindset enjoyed the exercise, while those with a fixed mindset said the next time they would cheat , they would look for someone who performed worse than them in order to feel better, and that they would try to avoid such challenging tests altogether in the future. They support.

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The Inovo Group

APRIL 10, 2020

A ‘dual-path’ strategy includes both ‘Today-for-Today’ and ‘Today-for-Tomorrow’ strategies that require new methods and tools to create. Now is the time to sprint ahead of the competition by applying to strategy the tools that innovators have proven to be effective. Dual-Path Strategy.

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PlanBox Innovation

JUNE 27, 2023

As a leader, you understand the importance of innovation management in maintaining a competitive edge, much like a motorcyclist constantly adjusts their balance and direction when navigating a challenging road. Action Plan: Focus on value realization, and implementing and maintaining an innovation vision, strategy, and policy.

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PlanBox Innovation

MAY 9, 2023

Innovation is the key to staying ahead of the competition and meeting the ever-changing needs of customers. At level 4 , organizations have achieved perfect alignment between their innovation investments and activities and the strategy of the organization. It’s important to note that an IMA is not a one-and-done exercise.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 27, 2019

Orient – Take advantage of your diverse leadership team to assess where your business is (or could be) potentially losing competitive advantage. Act – Quickly taking advantage of opportunities and addressing disruptive threats through a simple and well-understood strategy that everyone in the organization understands and implements.

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Planview

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Intelligent use of resources manifests in improved internal functions, delightful customer experiences, productive partnerships, winning competitive strategies, and other areas. Crowdsourcing at this stage is focused on practical strategies for how to do the work. Ideas – The “What Could We Do?”

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