BrainZooming

APRIL 20, 2016

I asked them to engage in some strategic thinking about innovation opportunities for the company. They used that as a justification for opting out of strategic thinking. I disabused them of the idea, however, that their narrow job descriptions were synonymous with narrow strategic thinking roles.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 29, 2017

Someone downloaded a free Brainzooming strategy eBook, noting his biggest strategy challenge is “how to do a strategic planning process when you are new.” Finally, as you compile strategy documents, review them thoroughly to glean all the value they provide. Getting to What Is Strategic.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Designing strategic thinking questions leading to engaging conversation among familiar and new participants. Not sharing all the upfront homework in long presentations (which are almost always NOT FUN), but instead designing the entire strategic planning workshop to reflect the homework’s findings.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 9, 2016

Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use. Actively engage stakeholders in strategy AND implementation success.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

On Wednesday, I delivered the closing keynote at the Real Time Marketing Lab with a mini-workshop on using strategic thinking super models to help C-suite executives understand social networking and content marketing strategy. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 1, 2016

We design collaborative strategy planning for each client with a clear understanding of the overall goal. While the individual steps may seem to go in varied and unexpected directions, they’re all pointing toward the end result of a highly-actionable strategic plan. While that input is vital, it isn’t the final say.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

When discussing a strategic planning or innovation strategy engagement with a client, we use the graphic below to design our recommended approach. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

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