BrainZooming

MARCH 30, 2017

Fanatics introduced disruptive innovation to its marketplace with an agile strategy. It employs technology, focused creative teams, new manufacturing processes, and communications to remove time and waste when creating post-sporting event apparel featuring the winners and exciting story lines. Developing an Agile Strategy.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 30, 2016

I mentioned in an earlier article how the Gas Can event on June 24, 2016 was “half empty” at best. After the event, I posted on Facebook about how difficult it is, once you’ve produced events, to sit in the audience and not re-produce an event with major production problems. – Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 21, 2017

We were listening in on an internal innovation strategy call conducted by one of our clients. The key question was, “Where’s the beef with this innovation strategy?”. They seemed ready to jump through hoops to justify the innovation strategy to the CEO. 3 Questions When the Innovation Strategy ROI Doesn’t Satisfy the Boss.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

These retreats are not merely a change of scenery but a strategic move to foster innovation and alignment among the top decision-makers of your company. The value of such gatherings lies in their capacity to refresh perspectives, encourage strategic thinking, and address complex challenges without the distractions of the office environment.

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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!

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Here’s the strategic thinking question I saw in that moment: Where are your mirrors? Creating Strategic Impact” Leaders are looking for powerful ways to engage strong collaborators to shape shared visions. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results. What’s your mirror?

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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

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

7 Strategic Thinking Questions When Things Aren’t Working. When things took an unexpected turn the other day, I mentally flew through various strategic thinking questions trying to comes up with ideas to adjust what we were doing. They need strategic thinkers who can develop strategy and turn it into results.

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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

AUGUST 10, 2018

Resources are a common barrier to innovation, download the Brainzooming innovation eBook, 16 Keys for Finding Resources to Accelerate Your Innovation Strategy. Accelerate will help you think about potential resources in dramatically new ways. What is the first innovation strategy question to ask? Black Swan Events in Your Plan.

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BrainZooming

MAY 29, 2020

The New Important – Strategy in a Pandemic-Shaped World. Zane wanted to develop and share content that addressed what business executives need to be thinking about in strategy, innovation, branding, and creative leadership. Rethinking your brand and growth strategy to address lower demand expectations.

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BrainZooming

MAY 31, 2017

Are your employees celebrities within your branding strategy activities? I’m asking about whether you feature your employees within your branding strategy in ways that allow them to attract attention and accolades for how great it is to have them as part of your brand? Looking for Brand Innovation to Grow Your Business?

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CMOE

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Maybe your strategy was successful, and perhaps it didn’t pan out, but you certainly faced unexpected challenges and victories that you didn’t plan for. Learning from the Year Reflecting on the past year helps set the foundation for setting goals and adapting strategies in the coming year.

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BrainZooming

MAY 1, 2017

For each characteristic, here are related Brainzooming articles with exercises and tips to improve your own performance creating strategic impact. Strategic Thinking Exercise – Simply Making Big Decisions. Employee Engagement Strategies – Pigs, Chickens, and What Great Leaders Do. Quick Decision Making.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Steve Lahey, the Number 1 Brainzooming Fan , posted an intriguing quote about developing organizational strategies from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos: “I very frequently get the question: ‘What’s going to change in the next 10 years?’ 3 Organizational Strategies for More of the Same & Significant Differences. affiliate link).

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BrainZooming

APRIL 6, 2016

I am in New York today delivering a Brainzooming branding strategy workshop on Engaging Your Internal Brand Team. The event is the Brand Strategy Conference. Our content addresses collaborative ways to strategically engage employees in creating and delivering the best brand experience. Mike Brown.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 21, 2018

Who wouldn’t want to have explicit permission, even encouragement, to routinely make mistakes with your innovation strategy? An article in The Wall Street Journal addressed this issue relative to baseball and how the strategies many major league baseball teams are using to improve player performance translate to typical office settings.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 26, 2016

One of the questions related to how brands can set themselves apart through a customer experience strategy and outstanding customer engagement. Our focus is often on creating memorable event-related experiences. Innovation Strategy to Grow Your Business? Rapidly deploy effective strategic thinking exercises to spur innovation.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 8, 2017

We previously shared ice breaker questions created for various client events. We helped plan a full day event focused on disruptive innovation. The good news here is that looking back through the list, most of these ice breaker questions will work even IF your event isn’t solely tied to disruptive innovation and uncertainty.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

With nearly 2,400 articles (at time of publication) on strategy , branding , and innovation , it’s safe to say there’s a ton of content on the Brainzooming website. This new reader was seeking information on managing strategy and innovation inside an organization described as fearing change.

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BrainZooming

JULY 23, 2018

Today, Monday, July 23, we’re launching the new Brainzooming book, Idea Magnets: 7 Strategies for Cultivating & Attracting Creative Business Leaders. Please join us for the Facebook live event from the Idea Magnets Facebook page. Creative Thinking Skills – 10 Ideas for Stimulating Extreme Team Creativity.

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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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BrainZooming

MARCH 9, 2016

The challenge in a client meeting was developing the strategy for a later meeting intended to build support for a biennial community event. The tricky balance was articulating an initial direction the group couldn’t derail while providing room for them to contribute ideas and time to make the event successful.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Success factors in strategic planning and creating collaborative strategy were the central topics we tackled on an edition of Smart Companies Radio, hosted by Kelly Scanlon, the owner of Thinking Bigger Business Media, Inc., Creating Strategic Impact mini-book. 10 Keys to Collaborative Strategy and Strategic Planning.

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BrainZooming

JULY 5, 2017

I’ll admit it: my views on innovation strategy have been dramatically shaped by working in a Fortune 500 corporation. The size and scale of opportunities you pursue, even in a company that was not always all that innovative, oriented me to think a big team and significant dollars are vital for real innovation.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Try these 5 implementation strategy steps for launching a big initiative properly so the initial implementation leads to outstanding results later. The big first implementation strategy step is assembling the right team with the skills, experience, and perspectives to make a big initiative happen. Make Sure You Have the Right Team.

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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.” 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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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

For as much as we share about the Brainzooming approach to strategy, creativity, and innovation, I still frequently get the question, “What is it The Brainzooming group does?”. “I’m an executive that needs a new strategy. Need Fresh Insights to Drive Your Strategy? Stimulate fresh thinking. Can you help?”

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BrainZooming

JUNE 24, 2016

An attendee at the Curacao Social Media and Content Marketing Strategy Workshop raised a new (for me) and pertinent question: What are ideas to go live with brand impact? First, a quick disclaimer: I’ve NEVER gone live, although maybe we could with some of our Brainzooming events. We’ll have to see. Performance.

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CMOE

DECEMBER 8, 2021

When crises arise, strategic plans are often affected dramatically. As they respond to the situation at hand, leaders understand that they have to keep the overarching business strategy in mind to ensure continued success—in the day-to-day work and in the future. Instead, the creation of strategy must be ongoing.

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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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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. Implementing Reflective Practices and Feedback Loops Reflective practices and feedback loops are instrumental in refining processes and strategies.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2019

On the other hand, this was its inception, and all too often, first-time events don’t go as expected. NEW FREE Download: 16 Keys for Finding Resources to Accelerate Your Innovation Strategy. One challenge, however, is finding and dedicating the resources necessary to develop an innovation strategy and begin innovating.

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BrainZooming

APRIL 17, 2017

I told her I don’t tend to think about moments of pride, since I try to avoid the seven deadly sins as best I can! In response, though, I shared a client’s comment after we completed an all-day social content strategy workshop: “We got six months of work done in one day.” Yes, developing strategy can be fun.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

For insights on staying ahead of the curve, consider exploring creating business strategy in a world of AI-driven rapid change. To avoid the pitfalls of a static strategy and ensure your business is future-proof, it’s essential to foster a culture of agility and strategic foresight.

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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.

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BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

It is time for strategic planning across organizations. To make it a little easier to track down ideas for how you can approach developing strategy this year, here are nineteen Brainzooming articles filled with 113 techniques and ideas for improving your organization’s strategic planning process. Mike Brown.

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