BrainZooming

JULY 6, 2016

Whether strategic planning is months away or close at hand, however, it’s always smart to get a head start tackling big strategic thinking questions that warrant in-depth consideration. 9 Big Strategic Thinking Questions to Start Addressing Now. 9 Big Strategic Thinking Questions to Start Addressing Now.

Strategic Thinking 63

Strategic Thinking Exercises Strategic Management Strategy 63

Leapfrogging

MAY 8, 2024

It involves the application of lessons learned from previous situations to new and unfamiliar challenges. It empowers them to leverage their unique experiences, fostering a growth mindset and continuous learning, which are critical for long-term leadership efficacy.

Training 100

Training Leadership Technical Review Agile 100

BrainZooming

MARCH 30, 2016

Strategic Thinking – 4 Strategies for Successful Remote Collaboration. What Do You Think? We suggest answering these strategic thinking questions to improve clarity: Do you like learning the main point immediately (with details to follow) when someone delivers a recommendation? I Can’t See You!

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Collaboration Strategy Strategy 40

Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

At each gate, key criteria are assessed by a cross-functional team, which may include factors like market viability, technical feasibility, and financial projections. This predictive power can be particularly useful when it comes to gate decisions, which determine if a project should proceed to the next stage.

Generative AI 113

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Product Development 113

Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

Online collaboration tools serve as the cornerstone for virtual teams, fostering communication, project management, and a sense of community among distributed colleagues. Accelerate project timelines through streamlined processes and real-time communication. Integrate seamlessly with other tools and systems already in use.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Tools Guidelines Video 100

BrainZooming

APRIL 7, 2017

Articulating Your Strategic Innovation Direction in an Understandable Way. Strategic Thinking Questions to Identify What Matters for a Brand. Workplace Diversity – The Why, Who, and How of Strategic Thinking. Strategic Thinking Success – 3 Critical Thinking Perspectives.

Strategy 151

Strategy Strategy Culture Strategic Thinking 151

Leapfrogging

MARCH 6, 2024

XQ refers to the ability to draw from past experiences, learnings, and insights to make better decisions, solve complex problems, and navigate the uncertainties of the corporate world. Additionally, learn how to maximize team performance by leveraging experiential intelligence to create psychology safety for high performing teams.

Leadership 113

Leadership Innovation Collaboration Culture 113

Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Curious : Exhibiting a strong desire to learn and understand more. By identifying these traits, organizations can pinpoint the individuals most likely to succeed in roles that require innovative thinking and leadership. Encouraging a Mindset of Continuous Learning Continuous learning is the bedrock of innovation.

Culture of Innovation 113

Culture of Innovation Culture Leadership Innovation 113

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The Brainzooming blog wasn’t originally focused on project management techniques. Implementing innovation in organizations reluctant to embrace the changes needed to survive and grow requires what we’ve come to call “strategic project management.” Project Management Techniques for Starting Strongly.

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Project Management Tips Creativity 40

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. After the offsite, maintaining momentum is key.

Strategy 130

Strategy Strategy Technical Review Groups 130

BrainZooming

JUNE 21, 2017

If there isn’t a standard methodology to project and quantify the innovation strategy impact, it would be a better use of their time to develop one, rather than launching a disruptive CYA effort. #3. Download: FREE Innovation Strategic Thinking Fake Book. If yes, does it support the CEO’s perspective?

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Strategy Strategy Strategic Thinking eBook 117

BrainZooming

JANUARY 20, 2016

10 Project Planning Questions for Launching New Programs. Exploring the right project planning questions from the start allows you to see what flexibility exists to modify initial planning. Exploring the right project planning questions from the start allows you to see what flexibility exists to modify initial planning.

Project 40

Project Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

What’s the project management answer to addressing this tendency among teams and team members? The acronym represents someone we’re always looking for in project management to make sure we will make progress. The DRI concept, however, obviously extends into all project management situations. – Mike Brown.

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Project Management Comparison eBook 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 19, 2017

7 Forgotten Project Management Skills from an Escape Room Fail. Our fail suggested seven solid project management skills we neglected to use. If you’re visiting an escape room or are suddenly hit with a new, time-constrained challenge, here are the project management skills you shouldn’t forget! It could have made a difference.

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Project Management Groups eBook 40

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

Prioritization : An innovation mandate helps to prioritize innovation initiatives and allocate resources accordingly, ensuring that the most promising projects are given the necessary support and funding. The innovation mandate should articulate the organization’s innovation policy and how it will be implemented.

Innovation Programs 189

Innovation Programs Technical Review Innovation Policies 189

BrainZooming

JANUARY 23, 2018

Create expanded roles to ensure partners can contribute their expertise and strategic thinking early. I learned that lesson when I was on the client side and first put competitive marketing agencies together on project teams. Provide full visibility into all strategy development processes.

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Strategy Strategy Marketing Strategic Thinking 95

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

11 Examples of Strategic Thinking without an Offsite Meeting. Strategic Thinking – 12 Ways Project Teams Can Stay out of the Weeds. Creating Strategic Impact – 3 Project Management Steps to Productively Review Concepts. Streamlining Meetings. 1 Simple Strategy for Improving Time Management.

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Meeting Strategic Thinking Project Conference 40

BrainZooming

JUNE 21, 2018

The article focused on dissecting mistakes to learn valuable lessons, similar to the oft-cited trade-off benefit in making more business mistakes: you will learn more things, faster. Actionable Learning: A comparable business situation involves regularly employing moonshot projects to boost innovation.

Strategy 72

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Innovation 72

Innovation Excellence

APRIL 14, 2020

To start an innovation project. Gamification can be used to kick off a project by identifying, defining and agreeing on challenges. Including a serious game for innovation to train people on creativity and innovation makes them more motivated to learn the methodology and helps them better assimilate the concepts involved.

Creative Thinking 53

Creative Thinking Training Innovation Innovation Processes 53

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

To learn how to leverage organizational culture for greater business agility and resilience, see leverage organizational culture for greater business agility and resilience. This may include skills such as strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, and communication.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Culture Change 100

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.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Design Exercises 100

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Stepping up to challenges as they arise with your time, effort, learning, innovative ideas, etc. Sharing your own knowledge and expertise with others, i.e., what were the five most important things you learned at a seminar or from a book you just read. Being a leader–even if you are not personally heading a group or project.

Leadership 69

Leadership Strategic Thinking eBook Guidelines 69

BrainZooming

MARCH 21, 2017

How do you move from creative thinking into action? That was a persistent question during a recent Brainzooming strategic thinking workshop that also included a heavy dose of content on creative thinking. They also wanted a sense of when and why you should think creatively. Turning Creative Thinking into Action.

Creative Thinking 61

Creative Thinking Creativity Strategic Thinking eBook 61

BrainZooming

JANUARY 24, 2019

Even cynical types were openly surprised at the insights and learnings. It was what I’d imagined, as a child, that college would be like: a big group of friendly people who are genuinely excited about learning and doing good in the world. Mike is a frequent speaker on innovation, strategic thinking, and social media.

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Conference Strategic Thinking Creativity Resources 74

Planview

OCTOBER 14, 2021

First and foremost, critical thinking and analysis. There is also a need for strategic thinking and being able to execute those plans. I am immensely proud of this project and of the Hispanic & LatinX employees that shared part of their EPIC selves with us. What are the important skill sets needed for your role?

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Management Meeting Analysis Strategic Thinking 105

CMOE

MAY 28, 2021

Nothing gets overlooked, and if there is anything they do not understand, they are open to learning. Strategic Thinking. This involves strategic thinking , or analyzing critical factors that influence the long-term success of their team and organization. How to Encourage Long-Term Strategic Thinking.

Leadership 52

Leadership Underperforming Technical Team Strategic Thinking Training 52

BrainZooming

MARCH 8, 2016

Unfreezing a team begins with identifying the strategic path from where an organization is to where it needs to go and eliminating roadblocks along the way. Three Strategic Voices to Include on Your Team. 12 Ways Project Teams Can Stay out of the Weeds. Strategic Thinking and 10 Fundamentals of Creating Strategic Impact.

Change 40

Change Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy 40

Moves the Needle

MAY 24, 2019

The way a city works, the way it prioritizes and manages projects and tests new ideas, has a profound impact on all of its “customers”, influencing staff morale and residents’ reactions. This evidence-based approach reduces risk and potential waste, and uses the right behaviors and metrics, at the right times, for the right projects.

Change 63

Change How To Project LEAN 63

BrainZooming

OCTOBER 19, 2015

In fact, I had a conversation just the other day with somebody who was discussing a project they were working on that had to be a certain way. Other than having pride of design, there was nobody else with any expectation of the certain way the project had to be. The certain way, however, was a way completely of their own design.

Creative Thinking 40

Creative Thinking Meeting Creativity Strategic Thinking 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Here’s an alternative approach we use all the time during strategic conversations: listen for specific types of comments and organize them as you go (or after the fact) into strategic deliverables. For example, before a strategic planning workshop started the other day, an internal client leader held court with the project team.

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team eBook Strategic Thinking Exercises 40

BrainZooming

JANUARY 29, 2016

Learn all about how Mike Brown’s workshops on creating strategic impact can boost your success! If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the free Brainzooming blog email updates.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy Exercises 40

BrainZooming

APRIL 17, 2016

A client raised a question the other day in a Brainzooming strategic thinking workshop about what you can do when you are waiting on someone busy AND important to provide input on an initiative so you can continue making progress. 9 Strategic Ideas to Keep Moving without Important Input. – Mike Brown.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Strategy Strategy Project 40

IdeaSpies

JULY 12, 2018

Each of the ideas was executed in different ways but collectively articulated some really special attributes of this country and that’s what this whole project was about. Let’s get to the essence in a simple way about what’s great about his country and let’s celebrate that.

Entrepreneurship 57

Entrepreneurship Creativity Course Collaboration 57

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Addressing Project Planning with a Zoomference. After documenting the tactics, we used a Zoomference so the primary project team could efficiently and collaboratively identify timing for the six-hundred tactics in less than four hours – all online. 10 Keys to Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Strategic Results.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Creative Thinking Exercises Groups 40

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 6, 2023

Project management : Effective project management skills are essential for keeping cross-sector collaborations on track. Strategic thinking : Participants should be able to think strategically and understand the broader context of the collaboration.

Collaboration 290

Collaboration Software Tools Culture 290

Boxes and Arrows

OCTOBER 31, 2017

We’ve found that, depending on the size of the project, it’s less than a job but more than a task: It’s essentially being asked to head a project and the exact bandwidth required will vary with the project. It’s also important to understand that the user champion is a distinctive role requiring distinctive skills.

Agile 69

Agile Design Project Training 69

BrainZooming

MARCH 17, 2017

I’m a great client because of all the creative thinking background and experience communicating with creative people. I’m horrible because I have just enough creative chops to do many things myself, which I’m not reluctant to do if a project isn’t quite working. 8 Pieces of Creative Advice from a Great and Horrible Client.

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Creativity Creative Thinking Exercises eBook 83