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In a fast-changing business environment, strategic thinking is a strong and invaluable skill to increase your chances of success. Starting from a strong theoretical framework encompassing leading international views on strategic thinking, you will learn to reflect on the past and current of your organization and develop a strong and compelling vision for the future.

The training Strategic Thinking will provide you with the latest insights on Strategic Management and improve your skills to have strategic conversations, create a supporting base for their ideas and ensure successful implementation.

Session Outline

After this course participants, will:
  1. Think in multiple scenarios. Look for game-changing information.
  2. Reframe problems to get to the bottom of things,
  3. Understand what drives other people.
  4. Organize open dialogues, build trust.
  5. Give honest feedback.
  6. Shift course quickly if you realize you’re off track.

Pre-course preparation
  1. Define a strategic question for your organisation. Gather all the information you will need to address this issue.
  2. In consultation with your manager, identify 2-3 development goals relating to your strategic thinking skills.

Half Day Outline:
Schools of thinking
1. theoretical framework of schools and models relating to strategic thinking {C}§           1.1 The past of the organisation
    1.2 The present: mission and values
    1.3 The business idea
2. External Analysis

The future
1. Scenario planning and the strategic questions
2. Scenario planning: Identification of uncertainties, driving forces, planning and dimensions
3. Building scenarios: Develop scenarios and options

Developing a Compelling vision for the future
1. Creative techniques
2. The roadmap
     2.1 Back casting on vision and planning for success

Agenda

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Registration
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Session Starts
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
Tea Break
3:05 PM - 5:30 PM
Session Ends

Tickets

Member Ticket
Member Price RMB 360
Employee Ticket
Standard Price RMB 550
Non-Member Ticket
Standard Price RMB 1,000

Registration

  • All registrations shall be made online before the session. For full-day sessions, payment also shall be made before the session.
  • For half-day sessions, AmCham Shanghai members are eligible to attend free of charge with Training Credit*; AmCham Shanghai members without Training Credit are eligible to attend at “Member Rate”; Employees who work at AmCham Shanghai member companies are eligible to attend at "Employee Rate".
  • For full-day sessions, AmCham Shanghai members are eligible to attend at “Member Rate”; Employees who work at AmCham Shanghai member companies are eligible to attend at “Employee Rate”; Non-members are eligible to attend at “Non-Member Rate”.
  • Limited spaces are available and attendance will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Members please bring your membership card and non-members bring your business card upon check-in at the training session.
Walk-in and Cancellation Policy
  • This session requires confirmation of attendance in advance. If you attend this session without prior registration, you will be charged an RMB50 "walk-in" fee as member and RMB100 as employee.
  • Cancellation: If you need to cancel your registration for a half-day session, please notify Kelly Deng at (86 512) 6999 5295 or email Suzhou@amcham-shanghai.org no less than 24 hours in advance. If you need to cancel your registration for a full-day session, please notify Kelly Deng at least two weeks prior to the session for a full refund. Cancellation made within two weeks before the session will not be refundable.
  • To ensure that you have a seat, please come to the session on time. Open seats will be released to other guests 15 minutes after the session starts.
*What is Training Credit?
As an extra offer to all AmCham Shanghai members, each member will be granted with ONE Training Credit with their valid membership term. Members are able to use the Training Credit to register for the training session they are interested in, free of charge. The Training Credit can only be used by the member him/herself. The Training Credit is not transferrable or refundable for cash.