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NEXT GEN STRATEGY: Developing Future Ready Thinking Skills

Overview

Strategic thinking is no longer just about intuition and experience—it is about leveraging AI-driven insights, predictive analytics, and data-driven foresight to anticipate trends, mitigate risks, and make high-impact decisions. In a world shaped by digital transformation, automation, and AI, leaders must develop a future-ready strategic mindset that blends human intelligence with machine learning insights.

This Future-Fit Nex Gen Strategy course equips participants with advanced frameworks, AI-powered analysis tools, and innovative problem-solving techniques to create strategies that are agile, data-backed, and adaptable in dynamic business environments. By incorporating interactive activities, self-assessment, practical exercises, and real-world case studies, participants will gain tools and frameworks to enhance their strategic approach to business challenges.

Price: $4,500.00

5-Day Training Program (4 Hours per Day)

Delivery Methods

🔹 Self-Assessments & Reflection – Self-discovery exercises for deeper insights
🔹 Games-Based Learning – Interactive challenges that reinforce thinking skills
🔹 Facilitator-Led Discussions – Engaging conversations with real-world applications
🔹 Case Studies & Business Scenarios – Exploring successes and failures
🔹 Group Problem-Solving & Debates – Encouraging diverse perspectives
🔹 Experiential Learning & Hands-on Activities – Bringing concepts to life

Objectives:

By the end of the course, participants will:

  • Understand the principles and benefits of strategic thinking.
  • Differentiate between strategic thinking and strategic planning.
  • Develop skills to anticipate change, identify trends, and ask proactive questions.
  • Learn frameworks such as SWOT, PESTLE, and scenario planning for strategic decision-making.
  • Cultivate creativity and innovative thinking in the workplace.
  • Learn to apply strategic thinking to real-world business challenges.
  • Develop an action plan to implement strategic thinking in their roles.

Programme Outline

Day 1: Introduction to Strategic Thinking

Icebreaker Activity: Participants identify their current strategic strengths and areas for development.

Topics Covered:

  • What Strategic Thinking Is and What It Involves
  • Strategic Thinking vs. Strategic Planning
  • Benefits of Strategic Thinking in the Workplace
  • The Elements of Strategic Thinking
  • Self-Assessment: Evaluating Current Strategic Thinking Skills
  • AI & Cognitive Bias Reduction: How AI tools analyse decision-making patterns and highlight biases in strategic planning.

Interactive Exercises:

  • Strategic Thinking Self-Discovery & Critique: Participants assess their own thinking patterns and biases. / AI-Powered Strategic Self-Assessment – Participants use AI-driven tools to evaluate their decision-making tendencies and strategic mindset.
  • Group Exploration: Identifying real-world examples of strategic thinking in action.

 

Day 2: Developing a Strategic Mindset

Facilitator-Led Discussion: How does strategic thinking impact long-term business success?

Topics Covered:

  • Creating a Vision: Aligning personal and organizational goals
  • Developing Awareness: Spotting Trends and Anticipating Change
  • AI for Trend Forecasting: How AI-powered analytics predict market movements, competitive shifts, and emerging opportunities.
  • The Strategy Pyramid: Vision, Mission, Objectives, Activities, and Outcomes
  • The Golden Circle (Simon Sinek’s Why, How, What? Framework)

Practical Exercises:

  • Scenario Exploration: Participants predict potential industry shifts and their impact. / AI-Driven Scenario Exploration – Participants use AI-generated insights to map industry disruptions and future business trends
  • Vision Crafting: Creating a personal or organizational vision statement.

Day 3: Tools and Techniques for Strategic Thinking

Game-Based Learning: Teams compete to develop the most effective strategic approach to a given business challenge.

Topics Covered:

  • Asking Proactive Questions: The Key to Forward Thinking
  • Seeing the Big Picture: Systems Thinking
  • PESTLE Analysis: Understanding External Influences
  • SWOT Analysis: Assessing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
  • AI-Enhanced SWOT & PESTLE Analysis: How AI-powered insights automate SWOT and PESTLE assessments, detecting hidden trends.
  • Group Activities:
    • PESTLE Analysis Workshop: Participants analyse their industry’s external environment.
    • SWOT Mapping: Applying SWOT analysis to a real business scenario.

Day 4: Overcoming Barriers and Encouraging Creativity

Facilitator-Led Discussion: Common barriers to strategic thinking (e.g., confirmation bias, overconfidence, resistance to change).

Topics Covered:

  • How to Overcome Mental Barriers to Strategic Thinking
  • Encouraging Creativity at Work: Ideation and Innovation Techniques
  • Scenario Planning & Matrix: Preparing for Multiple Future Possibilities
  • AI for Innovation & Creative Problem-Solving: How AI-driven brainstorming tools generate innovative ideas and disrupt traditional thinking patterns.
  • AI in Scenario Planning & Risk Mitigation: How AI-powered risk models predict multiple future outcomes and prepare for uncertainty.
  • Strategic Formulation: Customer Intimacy, Operational Excellence, or Product Leadership?

Practical Exercises:

  • Reverse Brainstorming: Identifying counterintuitive solutions to challenges.
  • Scenario Planning Challenge: Creating a decision matrix for hypothetical future situations.

Day 5: Action Planning and Real-World Application

Case Study: Participants analyse and develop strategic recommendations for a real-world business challenge.

Topics Covered:

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Strategic Success
  • AI for Continuous Strategic Adaptation: How AI-generated insights ensure that strategies remain agile and relevant in evolving business landscapes.
  • Setting SMART Goals: Turning Strategy into Action
  • Strategic Thinking Checklist
  • Managing Change: Kotter’s Eight-Step Change Process
  • Applying Strategic Thinking in the Workplace

Final Exercise:

  • Action Planning Workshop: Participants develop personalized action plans to implement strategic thinking in their roles.
  • Commitment to Change: Sharing strategic thinking commitments with peers for accountability.

Conclusion & Takeaways

By integrating AI-driven strategic foresight, predictive analytics, and digital decision-making tools, participants leave with a comprehensive understanding of strategic thinking, a toolkit of techniques and frameworks, and a concrete plan for integrating strategic thinking into their daily professional lives. The course ensures that participants can apply their learning immediately to drive organizational success.