The Introduction to Strategic Thinking course covers four sessions over two days.
Below is an outline of these sessions:
Outline: Day 1 - Session A
- Introduction to the course
- Working in challenging strategic environments
- Synthesising insight - introduction to SCQA
Outline: Day 1 - Session B
- Tool 1: Problem Definition Sheet
- Tool 2: Issue Trees
- Synthesising insight - SCQA as the golden thread
Outline: Day 2 - Session C
- Tool 3: Hypothesis Trees
- Tool 4: Workplan Boat Chart
- Tool 5: Pugh Matrix for options appraisal
- Synthesising insight - 5-sentence story
Outline: Day 2 - Session D
- Stakeholder engagement
- Tool 6: Stakeholder Prioritisation Matrix
- Influencing styles
- Tool 7: Influence Model
- Synthesising insight - pyramid storyline + user-friendly slides
Course participants can find the session materials available for download below.
