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Strategic Thinking

See the bigger picture. Make better choices.

A practical half-day workshop for anyone who wants to think more strategically in their role. Introduces the Creative Huddle Strategic Intent framework through Strategy Radar, a focused session on Ambition, Arena, Edge and Proof, and a practical introduction to Strategic Storytelling. Three hours, clear tools, applicable immediately.

Duration
Half day
Format
In-person
Group size
6 to 20
ideal
Best for
Leadership teams
What you leave with

Three things that change in the room.

one

Map the forces shaping your work using Strategy Radar, across time and pressure

two

Work through the Strategic Intent framework, Ambition, Arena, Edge and Proof, applied to your own role or team

three

Learn to articulate your thinking using the Strategic Storytelling framework and leave with a clear next step

About the session

Most people know they should think more strategically. Few have ever been given a method.

Most people know they should be thinking more strategically. Few have ever been given a clear method for doing it.

Strategic Thinking is a practical three-hour workshop that teaches the tools and frameworks used in Creative Huddle's full strategy programmes, applied at the level of your own role, team, or domain. You will map the landscape using Strategy Radar, work through the Strategic Intent framework, covering Ambition, Arena, Edge and Proof, and learn how to articulate your thinking using the Strategic Storytelling structure.

No jargon, no abstract theory. Three hours and a set of tools you can apply the same week.

The day

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The standard format is a half day. A half day can start at 09:30 or 13:30, and this timing can be flexed to suit your day.

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09:30
Strategy Radar (short)
Reading the landscape together
30 minutes
Canvas
A 30-minute version of Strategy Radar, used in the Strategic Thinking workshop. Participants map the forces acting on their role or team across the three time rings and six categories, with a short opening framing. For the full 90-minute leadership version, see Strategy Radar.
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09:30
Strategic Intent
Ambition, Arena, Edge, Proof
90 minutes
Framework
Creative Huddle's proprietary framework for setting strategic direction. A four-part structure, Ambition, Arena, Edge and Proof, that guides a leadership team from environmental awareness through to a clear, shared, and honestly tested strategic position.
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09:30
Morning Break
15 minutes
09:30
Strategy Rollout (short)
How do we make it real?
30 minutes
Exercise
A 30-minute version of Strategy Rollout, used in the Strategic Thinking workshop. Participants shape their strategic story, plan who needs to hear it, and set personal commitments. For the full 60-minute version, see Strategy Rollout.
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09:30
Four-Corner Feedback
A quick four-part reflection to close a session.
15 minutes
Exercise
Each person takes a sheet of paper, divides it into four corners, and answers a question or completes a statement in each. The group then shares selected responses.
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Who it's for

Built for anyone who wants to think strategically in their own role.

Individuals developing their strategic thinking

Anyone who wants to think and act more strategically, whatever their seniority. You apply Strategy Radar and Strategic Intent to your own role, team, or domain.

Cross-functional and learning groups

Team development days and open-enrolment programmes. The session introduces the same frameworks used in the full strategy workshop, at a pace that suits a learning context.

Also available

Join an upcoming open workshop.

No full team to bring? Individuals and small groups can join a scheduled open session and learn alongside people from other organisations.

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Next step

Bring it into your own team.

Every engagement starts the same way: a 30-minute call to understand the team, the situation, and what good would look like. From there, we agree the shape of the workshop together.

TESTIMONIAL
“Just want to take the opportunity to thank you again for a really great, lively, useful session. Definitely the best I’ve been part of.”
Stacy-Ann Wilson
Head of Global Marketing, Oxford Economics
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