Description: Before preparing an organization’s plans, the team needs to understand the history and current dilemmas, as well as anticipate industry trends. Environmental scanning provides a way to quickly tap into relevant factual data and customer, staff, or community perceptions.
This course specializes in getting groups on the same page to begin their strategic work. Teaches ten different ways to perform an assessment with a group, including hands-on practice and matching the right approach to the situation.
The ten methods include: Brief Trends Conversation, Extended Current Situation/Trends Conversation, Quick Situation Assessment 1, Quick Situation Assessment 2, Cooperative Study of Complex Data, the Wave Metaphor (4 levels), Extended Wave Metaphor (5 levels), Strategic Juncture Analysis, Wall of Wonder, and Social and Corporate Process Triangles.
Outcomes:
- Establish foundation of knowledge about the external trends to consider when preparing plans and
- Document organizational history and current situation as a foundation for future strategy
- Quickly and easily study industry materials and
- Gather participant information for important planning
- Integrate group knowledge and diverse points of view and
- Facilitate engaging and highly participatory processes to create common
Benefits:
- Integrates thinking from subject matter experts and key
- Anticipates future business trends and alternative
- Saves time in reviewing and interpreting large amounts of
Who Should Take this Course:
- Those who want to set a foundation for strategic thinking and proactive
- Business leaders
- Local, state, and federal leaders and program managers
- Strategic planners
- Team leaders
- Facilitators and consultants
Course Length: One day
Prerequisite: None
Recommended: ToP® Facilitation Methods, ToP® Strategic Planning
Participants: Minimum number is 4. Maximum number is 30.Course Fees:
Organization Type |
Course Fees |
| Corporate & Large Non-Profit Organizations | $800 |
| State & Local Government Agencies | $700 |