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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BrainZooming

MAY 19, 2016

But given our unwillingness to settle for that easy answer, we created a rapid fire strategic thinking exercise to push for ideas. Our immediate need was to identify potential innovation case studies to discover how other companies and industries are innovating in relevant ways. What other companies have similar strategies to ours?

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Developing an innovation culture within leadership requires a strategic approach, including implementing leadership development strategies that embed innovation as a core competency. It propels companies forward, allowing them to adapt in rapidly changing markets and to respond effectively to evolving customer needs.

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Leapfrogging

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Even worse, your business may end up being disrupted by the next big innovation that comes on the market. By benchmarking their key performance metrics (KPIs) against those of other businesses, business leaders can develop processes which allow them to keep ahead and stay ahead of similar organizations within the same industry.

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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. Aligning with Market Dynamics: The pace of business is ever-increasing. But how can leaders instill this sense of urgency within their teams, and why does it matter?

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 10, 2024

The right speaker can also enhance the prestige of your event, attracting a wider audience and generating buzz within your industry. 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.

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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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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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BrainZooming

JANUARY 3, 2018

He was a client team member on a customer experience strategy engagement several years ago. He has moved to a new role leading marketing for an organization shifting from the B2C to B2B market. The focus was on getting the best, actionable brand strategy foundation elements in place ASAP so they can implement.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 8, 2018

Who should you invite to participate in an innovation strategy workshop ? We’ve written about three important strategic perspectives (general management, functional expertise, and people with creative energy) and three types of voices (traditional, challenger, and emerging) to include in any type of strategy workshop.

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Christensen Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

With limited insights into what exactly internships signal to which employers (and whether the scarcity of internships contributes to the premium they appear to command in the labor market), there are at least two risks if colleges rush to scale internships.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

As an executive leader, I’m often tasked with driving innovation within my team to ensure our company remains at the forefront of our industry. By leveraging experiential insights, executive teams are better positioned to anticipate market trends, customer needs, and potential disruptions.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 5, 2017

We still come across many companies, especially in B2B, that do not incorporate a content marketing strategy to effectively reach potential customers. A content marketing strategy is not a priority for them. 7 Signs to Invest in a Social-First Content Strategy for Your Brand.

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BrainZooming

MAY 30, 2017

It’s time to launch an innovation strategy for your organization. How will the innovation strategy eliminate your revenue shortfalls? But, hey, it’s an innovation strategy! As you and your leadership team announce the new innovation strategy, your employees have questions. They know innovation strategies come and go.

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Brunner

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

At Brunner, we manage paid search engine marketing (SEM) for clients of all types with significant monthly spends. We recommend that advertisers exercise caution using PMax, and we’re not the only ones. That means advertisers should carefully consider their campaign revenue goals and choose the appropriate PMax bid strategy.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

And, if we take the analogy further, can we ask: what are the factors that make some companies so successful, while others, in the same industry, with the same information, aren't successful? I was working as the global VP of Marketing for a software startup doing data mining on large data sets.

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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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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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BrainZooming

MARCH 7, 2017

That was the question from two nonprofit executives tasked with planning market research to support a new marketing plan. Before diving into planning market research, I asked about old research they had. 14 Questions Before Planning Market Research. Examining Your Own Previous Market Research. That’s a Start!

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Idea to Value

MAY 26, 2017

Go through a warm up exercise wherein the brand has been newly acquired and they are there to rebirth it. Now, go through an Orthodoxy exercise to make all inherent bias explicit. Then, run a Business Model Canvas exercise on the existing model. Then, run a pro and con exercise for each model. Now comes the easy part.

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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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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

During in-person and online strategic planning workshops , we regularly use a strategic thinking exercise that helps leadership groups quickly identify a shared future vision statement. The descriptions are purposely neither good nor bad; they simply represent ways an organization could pursue the strategy.

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IdeaScale

JUNE 9, 2021

These five, in particular, might surprise you and offer guidance for your crowdsourcing strategy. It was so popular that when it went to market a few months later, it sold millions of units and was awarded project of the year. Overview: The value of crowdsourcing is that you can find ideas in the most unusual of places.

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mjvinnovation

JULY 26, 2019

In order to meet new demands and be updated in a competitive market, companies are increasingly investing in digital solutions, with mobile devices, Internet of Things, Telemetry, among others. These preferences are important for insurers to rethink the market and develop innovative product and service offerings. For insurers.

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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. Given that, moving to an entrepreneurial environment in 2009 was new territory when it came to learning innovation strategy lessons. 5 Innovation Strategy Lessons Learned as an Entrepreneur.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 4, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design thinking has become a cornerstone methodology in the worlds of innovation, business strategy, and product development. As businesses adapt to the ever-changing market demands, the integration of AI into the design thinking process has become essential.

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Anaqua

MARCH 3, 2022

Patent portfolio management helps a company coordinate its IP strategy with its product and technology strategy. Enabling a company to enjoy sustained market differentiation, higher market valuation, and expanded opportunities for growth, investment, partnership, and M&As. IP Strategy Alignment with Business Goals.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

She asked about a question or exercise “that has worked well to get people thinking about that type of content and how to present it.”. This exercise involves thinking about all the steps customers take in arriving at your brand. Boost Your Brand’s Social Media Strategy with Social-First Content! The Steps to Your Brand.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 28, 2015

When it comes to bad decisions about branding strategies, this scary mistake is all tricks and no treats. Extending Branding Strategies Too Far. We talk about Southwest Airlines frequently example in Brainzooming branding and content marketing workshops. Innovation Strategy to Grow Your Business?

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Don’t automatically presume the sole enabler behind an innovation strategy is generating new thinking and innovative ideas. That’s a significant part of the innovation strategy process, but it’s just one part. Each situation came to us as an innovation strategy challenge. See what we mean?

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BrainZooming

JUNE 27, 2019

They advance a model explaining superior fighter pilot performance as a recommended way for how to avoid disruption in your markets. They also share fundamentals behind the model: Scan – Be on the lookout for new market patterns, emerging customer preferences, unfamiliar competitors, and pattern-breakers changing your industry.

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Planview

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

She’s led her team in bringing AI to the market throughout this turbulent year. Jana suggested working with an analyst to get an industry perspective on the entire picture. This way, you can get a capability to market quickly, test, and learn without risking too much. Overall, make room for experimentation.

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Innovation 360 Group

MAY 16, 2020

Exercises in Innovation #7: Keep digging until you find the emotional connection. The world’s top 5 tool makers control more than half of the power tool industry’s $51 billion market. 5 represent two opposing strategies to achieve market leadership. 5 represent two opposing strategies to achieve market leadership.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 8, 2015

The “Inside the Executive Suite” article from Armada Corporate Intelligence profiled an intriguing innovation strategy example within a regulated industry. The Armada article highlights six ways to formulate innovation strategy in a regulated environment, including the approach JetBlue is taking. A shadow innovation strategy.

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Planview

AUGUST 7, 2023

Executives express to us that their organizations are exercising long-unused decision-making muscles. For Executives An executive needs data-driven, guided decision making to answer questions such as: A recent example: Google search seemed invulnerable to market disruption eight months ago. The market has restored their market cap.

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Business and Tech

MARCH 21, 2022

But no sooner had business begun to slowly recover from the pandemic than the job market began to experience an unprecedented evolution: the Great Resignation. What models and strategies are implemented in your company to safeguard employee safety and health? What are your strategies to lower burnout and employee stress?

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Crafting an Impactful Story to Market Your Business. Design and Creative Strategies 19. The program may also include discussions or exercises on identifying key messages, crafting compelling narratives, and delivering stories in a compelling and engaging way. Historical stories about the evolution of a company or industry.

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