Vision in Action: Strategic Thinking and Planning

In order to deliver results that align with the needs of our stakeholders, strategic thinking and planning is required. It involves reflecting on what’s working and not working in the present, anticipating trends that will present opportunities and challenges in the future, understanding who will be impacted by our work and how, and developing thoughtful and realistic plans to get our stakeholders’ needs met. Being strategic is both a mindset and a process, highly collaborative and data-based, and aided by a set of tools to support your success. 

Learning Outcomes: 

• Describe a strategic mindset and strategic behaviours, and approaches to integrating them into your day-to-day. 
• Use a strategic planning tool set that includes: 
  • A strategic planning process, including key questions to be answered; 
  • Engaging the voice of your stakeholder;
  • Reviewing historical data about strengths and weaknesses;
  • Exploring political, economic, social, technology, legal and/or environmental trends to plan for a future that looks different than today;
  • Planning ahead to manage risks that could derail our success; and
  • Developing a plan or roadmap with goals, methods or objectives, and measures of success. 
• Develop strategies to sustain learning and continue cultivating personal competency in strategic thinking and planning.

Considerations: 

• This workshop will be highly applied, so learners are required to come with either a project (of any size) or a strategic planning exercise in mind, as you will work on shaping it throughout the day in order to have tangible progress to take back to work.

Registration opens two months prior to the session date.

We are so glad you are interested in our Organizational Development’s learning curriculum! Please note, our training sessions are oversubscribed. If you are unable to attend a session for which you’ve registered, please cancel your registration as soon as possible to open up a space for a colleague.