BrainZooming

MAY 11, 2017

They counter suggesting strategic thinking questions as a starting point over-promises and ignores all the other dynamics involved. 13 Exercises for Disruptive Innovation Strategy: Disrupting Thinking eBook. Industry and market dynamics. Our response? Marketing strategies. Organizational structure and processes.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 8, 2016

Last week, we presented a creative and strategic thinking workshop for a Brainzooming reader who leads the national sales division of a global industrial manufacturer. We integrated the Brainzooming strategic thinking workshop into their annual sales meeting. 13 Unexpected Benefits of a Strategic Thinking Workshop.

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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. Strategic Planning Exercises Can Be Fun. Rearrange working groups.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 7, 2016

Yes, I’m serious about that strategic thinking question. If you struggle with those questions, take a time out right away and do the strategic thinking needed to get back in touch with the love in what you do. What do you LOVE about your business? Can you say what you LOVE about your business, and what it does?

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Invest in Learning Resources : Provide access to the latest research, industry reports, and thought leadership on innovation. These programs can be offered through various formats such as leadership development workshops and seminars that focus on real-world applications of innovative thinking.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Now apply that idea to the traditional industry knowledge – the conventional wisdom of your business. Conventional wisdom is especially prized by executives with tenure and experience in one industry, company, and/or discipline. Strategic Planning Questions that Create Surprise.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

Through a blend of strategic planning sessions, team-building activities, and reflective exercises, a well-designed offsite can unlock new perspectives, ignite creativity, and lay the groundwork for transformative growth. Conversely, if your team excels in operational details, encourage activities that stretch their strategic thinking.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 3, 2019

When it comes to focus and preparation exercises, it’s a numbers game. And that’s always the goal with strong set of creative thinking questions: to push you to explore important (often overly-familiar) areas more deeply and with fresh thinking. 8 Creative Thinking Questions to Focus Your Year. Here’s the Answer!

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Trait IQ EQ Nature Cognitive Emotional Focus Problem-solving Interpersonal skills Stability Relatively static Can be developed Leaders with high IQ may excel in strategic thinking and technical skills, but those with high EQ are often better at inspiring, motivating, and connecting with their teams.

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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. 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.

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BrainZooming

MAY 27, 2016

I suspect many, if not most industries, know there’s an elusive brand promise customers have been requesting for a long time that no competitor has figured out yet. One competitive response is to try to explain to customers why they don’t really need what they think they need.

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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.” ” That question relates to something we do all the time: walk into a new client in an unfamiliar industry to design and facilitate a strategic planning process.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 5, 2018

Identifying innovation across industries. Brainzooming identified relevant best practices and innovative strategies across industries. The early input shapes the strategic priorities, innovation exercises , and additional deliverables to foster successful implementation. Want to maximize innovation AND efficiency?

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BrainZooming

MARCH 22, 2017

What are the stupid unwritten rules in our industry we must upend right away? This exercise produced my biggest personal insight about creative thinking skills: When you need huge thinking, don’t ask for big ideas ; instead, use big questions to cultivate extreme creativity and breakthrough ideas. Disruption.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 13, 2018

This would happen irrespective of whether it was a brand from the same industry or a hotel, investment firm, or catalog company that wasn’t competing directly. You might say that passengers forgetting how to use cabs because of rideshare brands is all in the same industry. Granted, it’s all about getting from one place to another.

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 15, 2015

The blog started on the Blogger platform in November 2007 after seeing Jessica Myers (who was at Garmin Industries at the time) speak at a conference about being able to start a blog for free in just ten minutes. Today, based on the post counter in WordPress, is our two thousandth blog. MM, 2K, 2000. Yes, you can do too much of a good thing.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Decompose the vision into strategic dimensions. Strategic dimensions are areas where an organization has the opportunity to make major decisions or where industry players are creating competitive advantage. Here are five ideas The Brainzooming Group uses to help clients when turning a vision statement into strategy.

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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 3, 2018

It also spells out seven actionable strategies and shares numerous creative thinking questions, tools, and exercises to inspire every team member’s creative energy and business impact. Creative Thinking Help Is on the Way – Idea Magnets! Mike is a frequent speaker on innovation, strategic thinking, and social media.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

These trends, as one industry insider put it, “burn really bright and really short,” necessitating abbreviating product development cycles from several years to months, or even weeks. LaRose Industries saw Walmart sales of its Cra-Z-Art glue increase over 50% monthly in the fall of 2016. Listening to the Market in Multiple Ways.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Strategic Planning Process. “Helping train my team to be strategic thinkers and not just executors” Creative Thinking Skills for Sales – A Workshop Approach. Strategic Thinking – Exercises and Tools for Creative Thinking and Strategy. 5 Keys to Streamlining Strategic Planning.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Additionally, there was a need to identify ways other businesses in comparable and far-flung industries are using this area to transform themselves. The right combination of outside perspectives and productive strategic thinking exercises enables your brand to ideate, prioritize, and propel innovative growth.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 3, 2018

If there’s an organization that can come to the table and do strategy and tactics with previous experience in your industry, and do it all for the same price, that’s great. The messaging and audience strategy must change and be immediately on target to make rapid headway in the broad B2B market you are beginning to target. .

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 27, 2017

If another company outside our industry were addressing these opportunities and challenges, what would they do to achieve success? These types of scenarios set the stage for dramatically different strategic thinking and innovative possibilities. Related posts 80 Fun Strategic Planning Activities and Ideas!

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BrainZooming

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Positions itself as a poor industry member by playing up the biggest fear about your entire industry. The right combination of outside perspectives and productive strategic thinking exercises enables your brand to ideate, prioritize, and propel innovative growth.

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BrainZooming

MARCH 7, 2017

Are there industry associations with ideas on answers or research methods to make us smarter? You can employ the strategic thinking exercises in Accelerate to : Facilitate a collaborative approach to identifying innovation resources. Exploring Research Others Have Done. Anticipating Surveys Others May Be Doing.

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BrainZooming

AUGUST 11, 2016

They are out there; we’ve worked with them across industries. This is a topic I’m turning my attention toward increasingly, because we HAVE TO help develop leaders that can successfully implement collaborative plans. It’s not necessarily a different type of leader than exists in business today.

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BrainZooming

JANUARY 8, 2018

FREE Download: 13 Exercises for Disruptive Innovation Strategy. This FREE eBook features thirteen question-based exercises to foster strategic conversations for disrupting. Industry and market dynamics. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates. Marketing strategies.

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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. Evaluate if there’s a non-regulated aspect of your business, industry, or market that’s a close analogy to what’s regulated.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

This is true even if you’re an industrial brand, as Mike pointed out: Well, okay, you might be thinking, But there’s nothing cool about our brand. If they don’t match, perhaps it’s time for a little internal disruptive thinking ? In the workshop, he brought up the idea of turning seemingly boring brands into cool brands.

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IdeaSpies

JULY 12, 2018

The Nation Brand initiative is one that resonates with our own industry and citizens of course but perhaps more importantly, one that needs to be heard across the world by potential investors and talent to convince them Australia is the place to come to realise their dreams.

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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. That is why weeks such as the last one are so rewarding and filled with learning.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 27, 2019

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. Another productive exercise: list the customer benefits (not features) that your brand delivers.

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BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Working with five separate groups for an industrial manufacturer changing a major manufacturing process, we identified more than six hundred tactics for the multi-year initiative during a two-day in-person workshop. Addressing Project Planning with a Zoomference. Discover How Online Collaboration Boosts Progress.

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KindlingApp

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

This is a question we hear a lot, from organizations large and small, and across a variety of industries. For instance, if your goal is to make exercise a part of your life, dedicating just 5 minutes a day for a few weeks can get you in the habit of exercising and help you achieve your fitness goals.

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BrainZooming

JULY 5, 2017

We haven’t wavered from the initial reason for starting The Brainzooming Group: to take our learnings on simplifying, collaboratively approaching, and speeding up strategic planning to smart organizations wanting to conduct business differently. Situations where your best strategy is taking business innovation underground.

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The Inovo Group

MAY 14, 2018

The exact timeframe will vary by industry (although not as much as some may suspect). Such big-picture visions of the future can provide insights that expand and influence current strategic thinking, but they often lack the specifics to effectively inform current actions. Figure 1 – Present-forward and future-back perspectives.

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