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Tag: Obtaining Strategic Information

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What is a Pen Portrait and How is it Used in Strategy Creation?

FAQ, Resources, Tools & TechniquesCapturing Strategic Information, Involving People, Obtaining Strategic Information, Strategic Interviews, Strategy Workshop, Tools and Techniques19/09/2017Blue Ice

“Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions….” Mahatma Gandhi Everybody has their own belief system that will influence how they look at things and, from a strategy development perspective, this will have significant influence how they will view the current and future state of the organisation.  Consequently, we believe that…

Using Strategic Questioning to Explore Complex Subjects

Obtaining Strategic Information, ResourcesObtaining Strategic Information, Strategic Interviews, Strategic Questioning, Strategy Workshop, Tools and Techniques15/09/2017Blue Ice

“The answers are all out there, we just need to ask the right questions ” Oscar Wilde At BIBD, we work from the perspective that strategy creation is based on information, much of which is messy and complex.  Consequently, the first step in the strategy creation process is gathering strategic information, most of which is subjective in nature,…

Strategic Interviews – Case Study

Case Studies, Obtaining Strategic Information, Resources, Strategic InterviewsCase Study, Cognitive Mapping, Obtaining Strategic Information, Strategic Interviews, Tools and Techniques13/09/2017Blue Ice

Introduction   It should be noted at this point that I took care not to use the word ‘interview’, preferring to use ‘discussion’ instead, as I felt that people would feel intimidated or, in some cases, insulted if they thought that they were being interviewed. This was based on the premise of ‘how do I…

Capturing Strategic Data

Capturing Strategic Information, Causal Mapping, ResourcesCapturing Strategic Information, Cause-Effect Diagrams, Obtaining Strategic Information, Oval Mapping, Strategy Software09/06/2017Blue Ice

Information is captured during our Strategic Interventions (whether it is via Strategic Interviews or Group  Workshops) as a cause (or concept) map.  This is a proven technique for acquiring and managing the detailed, sometimes delicate, information that often surrounds complex situations. With this method, emphasis is placed on issue definition and structuring, which acts as an…

Who should be involved in the Strategy Making Process?

FAQ, Obtaining Strategic Information, Resources, Strategy DevelopmentCapturing Strategic Information, Consensus, Implementing Strategy, Involving People, Obtaining Strategic Information, Strategic Activities, Strategic Plan, Strategy Implementation28/06/2016Blue Ice

The strategic making process will normally involve key people in the organisation who have an interest in or input to the strategic future of the organisation.  This will include senior managers and decision makers, as well as people who have knowledge that is important to the process. This is not to say that everyone needs…

What are Strategy Workshops?

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Strategic Workshops are meetings that are designed to encourage a group of key people in your organisation to contribute their ideas, issues, opinions, etc. regarding the strategic direction of the business in a relaxed and ‘safe’ environment. They are very useful when you want to engage the key people in your organisation to contribute to…

How do Strategic Workshops help build Consensus?

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During a Strategy Workshop, participants are encouraged to write down their ideas, assumptions, issues, facts and assertions regarding the strategic direction of the business on ovals and post them on a wall. We use various tools and techniques to encourage the participants to post statements, to review the statements posted by others and to elaborate on the issues that…

How many Strategy Workshops should be held?

FAQ, Obtaining Strategic Information, Resources, Strategy WorkshopsCreating Strategy Model, FAQ, Obtaining Strategic Information, OMT, Oval Mapping, Strategy Model, Strategy Workshop, Tools and Techniques19/06/2016Blue Ice

While it is possible to run only one strategy workshop to uncover a basic strategic direction for the business, it is more common to run multiple workshops in order to first raise the issues and subsequently explore them in greater depth. The exact number of workshops that are required to create a robust strategy for…

Why should Strategy Workshops be used?

FAQ, Obtaining Strategic Information, Resources, Strategy WorkshopsCreating Strategy Model, FAQ, Obtaining Strategic Information, Strategy Workshop, Tools and Techniques19/06/2016Blue Ice

Strategy Workshops are used when multiple perspectives of the strategic future for the business need to be uncovered in a relatively short timeframe but without the level of detail that are uncovered with strategic interviews. They can also be useful when the organisation wants to improve teamwork or bring the management team closer together as well as allowing people look at the…

What are Strategic Interviews?

Definitions, FAQ, Obtaining Strategic Information, Resources, Strategic Interviews, Tools & TechniquesCausal Mapping, Cause-Effect Diagrams, Creating Strategy Model, Definition, FAQ, Obtaining Strategic Information, Strategic Interviews, Tools and Techniques18/06/2016Blue Ice

Strategic Interviews are one-to-one discussions that are held with the people who are involved with the strategy development process and/or have knowledge that is important to the process. The interview takes the form of a structured discussion between the individual and an independent facilitator and are designed to obtain information that is pertinent to the…

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