The course looked at:

What strategic thinking is and why it’s so important

• Welcome and introduction
• Coming to terms with the ambiguity of strategic thinking;
• What it can mean in practice
• The difference between strategic thinking and strategic planning
• Strategic approaches used in your organisation and barriers
• Learning as an organisation

In the second half of the workshop, we looked at:

Different approaches to strategic thinking

• The competencies of a strategic thinker
• Creative v critical thinking
• A strategic approach to change – tools and techniques
• The systems thinking approach
• An inclusive approach and cultural change