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. Pushing Back on a Strategic Thinking Exercise. An Alternative Strategic Thinking Exercise to Develop a Vision Statement.

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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

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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BrainZooming

DECEMBER 9, 2015

We facilitated a two-day innovation strategy workshop for an industrial company. From a facilitation standpoint, it was the most arduous couple of days of going through strategic thinking exercises I recall. The company wants to make significant changes to a major production process.

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BrainZooming

MAY 6, 2016

At the 2016 Brand Strategy Conference, Antonia Dean, Director – Marketing, Brand Development, & Strategy at The Estée Lauder Companies covered the strategic thinking ideas behind creating an entrepreneurial environment in a large company. Moving as fast as the company’s fastest competitor demanded an entrepreneurial approach.

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CMOE

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The successes you have experienced and the obstacles you have avoided throughout the year equip you to reevaluate your strategic objectives and the resources at your disposal and ensure you win the year. With changing industries, politics, and labor markets, how has your strategic landscape changed?

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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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CMOE

DECEMBER 21, 2023

From industry shifts to policy changes to personal triumphs, each experience provides valuable insights, and the agility of navigating these experiences and challenges shows both the need to adapt your strategy to account for these unexpected variables.

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Phil McKinney

AUGUST 24, 2023

A visionary leader is forward-thinking, constantly seeking new possibilities, and focused on creating a better future. Visionary thinking is breaking down long-standing norms that have always dictated how the industry functions and what companies are expected to be like in the coming years.

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Leapfrogging

JUNE 3, 2020

The consulting industry was already being disrupted before the coronavirus. I’ve already written about how the management-consulting industry is being disrupted by various trends like emerging technologies, the commodification of knowledge, and outdated business models. Now the disruption is accelerating. percent in the U.S.,

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Leapfrogging

JUNE 3, 2020

The consulting industry was already being disrupted before the coronavirus. I’ve already written about how the management-consulting industry is being disrupted by various trends like emerging technologies, the commodification of knowledge, and outdated business models. Now the disruption is accelerating. percent in the U.S.,

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Why Innovation is a Critical Theme for Keynotes Innovation is a driving force in today’s business landscape, making it an essential theme for keynotes across industries. An innovation keynote speaker brings a forward-thinking perspective and stimulates a culture of creativity and progressive ideas within organizations.

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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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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2022

There must first be an intimate connection between strategic thinking and innovation. Strategic planning must co-exist with strategic foresight. Innovation becomes an answer to a set of strategic questions. Instead of efficiency, we strive for originality, for what will change the game.

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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

JANUARY 3, 2019

If I’m always working with the same people, what can I do each day to increase the diversity of individuals I interact with to stimulate new thinking? What is something that everyone in our industry has known for years would provide great value for customers that nobody has ever done that we can do in 2019? Here’s the Answer!

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 4, 2024

For example, if your team is heavy on big-picture thinkers, include activities that focus on detailed action planning to complement their strategic visions. Conversely, if your team excels in operational details, encourage activities that stretch their strategic thinking.

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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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CMOE

DECEMBER 8, 2021

To help leaders reset the strategy, provide team members with direction, model a strategic mindset, and inspire new levels of strategic thinking across the organization, leaders must look at the crisis from two perspectives: evaluating the situation and reimagining the future. Instead, the creation of strategy must be ongoing.

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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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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The establishing of innovation within any Strategic thinking is becoming even more important today than ever. From this, you can derive inspiration, clarity and connecting and becomes a real sustaining source of impact and motivation.

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CMOE

MAY 28, 2021

The healthcare industry is complex and dynamic. The healthcare industry is complex for several reasons: High-stress situations. In an industry where life-or-death situations are constant, it can be difficult to think amid all the stress. Being able to think on your feet is crucial to thriving in a high-risk industry.

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BrainZooming

JUNE 5, 2018

Identifying innovation across industries. Brainzooming identified relevant best practices and innovative strategies across industries. Mike is a frequent speaker on innovation, strategic thinking, and social media. Mike Brown Founder of The Brainzooming Group, and an expert on strategy, creativity, and innovation.

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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

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Since the release of Idea Magnets, we’ve delivered unique creative thinking workshops for companies such as Farmers Insurance , Cerner Corporation , and Amsted Industries. 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

MAY 31, 2018

The general manager at an industrial manufacturer wondered about how to effectively engage the hourly workforce as innovation strategy participants ? Mike is a frequent speaker on innovation, strategic thinking, and social media. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates.

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BrainZooming

MAY 11, 2017

They counter suggesting strategic thinking questions as a starting point over-promises and ignores all the other dynamics involved. Industry and market dynamics. Our response? We never claim that questions alone will create disruptive innovation. Marketing strategies. Organizational structure and processes. Risk-taking behavior.

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CMOE

JULY 29, 2021

As industries and technology continuously evolve, adaptability is essential to an organization’s long-term viability. When all team members practice innovative thinking and share ideas, it will make change easier and faster for the team. 3. Strategic Thinking. Spearheading change requires strategy.

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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. Scenario Planning Exercises : Leaders explore and plan for multiple potential futures, considering how different scenarios could impact the organization and industry.

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BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

You probably can’t stop, research different strategic thinking exercises, and incorporate them into your strategy session. What can you do right away to turn deadly strategic thinking exercises into fun strategic planning exercises? Strategic Planning Exercises Can Be Fun.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

We will also collaborate with customers and suppliers to co-create new solutions and enhance existing products and services. The post Constructing the innovation mandate first appeared on Paul4innovating Innovation Views.

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BrainZooming

MAY 29, 2020

I’ve spoken at SEMA conferences multiple times and have also spoken and written articles for the Performance Racing Industry. I’d been ghostwriting weekly articles for executives on how to think about and move forward after the pandemic. Zane told me he appreciates how actionable Brainzooming content and tools are for their members.

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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

MARCH 22, 2017

What are the stupid unwritten rules in our industry we must upend right away? You can employ the strategic thinking exercises in Accelerate to : Facilitate a collaborative approach to identifying innovation resources. What would our goals look like if we 10x’d all of them? Disruption.

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Innovation 360 Group

MAY 21, 2020

Are you confident in your strategic thinking, and your organization’s internal innovation competencies and skills? PESTLED illuminates current influences, but more importantly, it alerts you to rapidly approaching changes and market dynamics across industries. Understand an industry or region and preparing for change.

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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

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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