4 Strategic Thinking Exercises to Envision Future Strategy

4 Strategic Thinking Exercises to Envision Future Strategy

Innovation management is challenging when one's perspective is stuck in the past. But, with a few strategic thinking exercises, it’s possible to break free of a historical perspective and envision a different and more successful future for your organization. The CEO of ChargePoint, Pasqaule Romano, said that it’s difficult to imagine electric-vehicle charging models by extrapolating from the current auto fueling one. Here are four Brainzooming strategic thinking exercises that can provide a way forward for your organization: (1) Create an interactive, day-in-the-life future scenario, (2) Flip minimal and abundant numbers in a scenario, (3) Constrain thinking to a completely technological future scenario, and (4) Dismantle assets that are no longer necessary in the future. All these exercises are geared towards helping you gain a fresh perspective on envisioning the future of your organization.

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