Overview

This two-day masterclass combines practical application with thought-provoking reflective learning and is designed to develop holistic strategic thinking skills for deployment in real-world contexts. Participants will learn a process for thinking strategically and apply it to a business challenge they are working on in their current role. They will also learn, apply, and reflect on the six key capabilities of strategic thinkers. The strategic thinking process taught in this course offers clarity and a common language about what strategic thinking is, and a tool for consciously thinking about and discussing complex challenges. The strategic thinking capabilities provide tools and a perspective for overcoming real-world barriers to thinking strategically. 

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Outline

The course consists of two separate one-day modules, spaced to enhance the learning experience by allowing time for application and reflection between modules. A video module is completed prior to the workshop and includes viewing an introductory video, selecting an individual business challenge to apply the course material to, and completing the first thinking exercise. Participants will get the most out of the course if they also put at least two hours aside for their own application of the course material between the two workshop modules.

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Who should attend? 

• Mid to senior-level managers who want to develop a strategic thinking skillset and perspective.

• Those who want to learn with less time commitment than required for the full Strategic Thinker Development Programme. 

• Groups of managers within an organisation who would benefit from a common language and approach to strategic problem-solving.
   

Individuals & teams

The focus of this workshop is on developing individual capability. Teams or members of the same organisation who attend will leave buzzing with ideas and with a framework that serves as a common language for building on them, however, they won’t have time during the sessions to fully discuss a shared business challenge. Teams looking to build strategic thinking capability as they explore a challenge together should consider a Strategic Teams workshop. 

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