Our Strategy & Innovation Programs

Mastering Strategic Growth and Change Leadership

Duration:

5 Days

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Overview:

This program focuses on identifying opportunities, launching new ventures, and leading organizational changes to revitalize and transform organizations during periods of uncertainty.

Participants will gain the skills to excel in rapidly changing and highly uncertain environments, with the ability to immediately apply their learning to make swift progress on identified issues.

If you're concerned about driving new growth or ensuring the success of organizational change initiatives, this program offers valuable insights.

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This program will equip you with the skills to:

• Comprehend and articulate the six elements of your new strategy playbook.
• Quickly assess and prioritize current portfolio activities.
• Determine which programs or projects to halt and how to disengage from them.
• Lead effectively through change and uncertainty.
• Reframe problems to inspire innovative solutions.
• Strategically plan your digital transformation.
• Develop plans that prioritize learning over assumed knowledge.
• Recognize the political and implementation hurdles of growth.
• Identify opportunities to establish a 'platform' business model.
• Cultivate essential relationships with ecosystem partners.
• Attain profound customer insights.

Transforming Business with Generative AI: The Future of AI in Business

Duration:

4 Days

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Overview:

The business world is at the precipice of a profound transformation driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI). At the heart of this shift is Generative AI, a force reshaping business landscapes by creating new processes and rendering old ones obsolete. AI presents unparalleled opportunities and formidable challenges across industries.

Our program is designed to empower senior leaders to navigate and capitalize on this AI revolution. It provides a comprehensive understanding of AI, covering both established and emerging technologies. Participants gain access to cutting-edge research for Advanced Technologies and Human Performance. Additionally, they engage with real-world insights through company visits and panels featuring AI pioneers. This immersive experience propels participants to the forefront of the digital future, equipping them to lead in an AI-driven world.

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This program will equip you with the skills to:

• Develop proficiency in the terminology, jargon, and essential technical capabilities of generative AI.
• Evaluate various AI business offerings, including opportunities, risks, trends, and projections, while thoroughly examining the AI corporate landscape.
• Acquire a toolkit to facilitate the implementation of AI solutions within your organization.
• Explore prompt engineering strategies, decision-making methods using generative AI, and avenues for development.
• Examine industry-specific use cases of generative AI, including concrete examples of solutions and potential pitfalls (e.g., the impact of AI on Marketing, Finance, Operations, etc.).
• Gain access to New York City's local AI business network, including select visits to leading technology companies.
• Discuss ethical AI considerations, regulatory challenges, and AI governance preparation strategies.
• Participate in a one-on-one individualized or group coaching session tailored to your specific role, industry, and organization.
• Engage in expert panel discussions with leading AI researchers for Advanced Technology and Human Performance, providing insights into revolutionary ideas driving the next wave of technological advances.

Strategic Impact Mastery: Enhancing Management Consulting Skills

Duration:

3 Days

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Overview:

The Strategic Impact program centers on structured problem-solving, guiding participants through five phases of a strategy project: defining the problem, structuring it, conducting analysis, developing recommendations, and communicating for impact.

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Supplemented by sessions on managing strategy projects, collaborating in diverse teams, and enhancing influencing skills, the program offers a comprehensive approach for immediate application in the workplace.

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The program is structured around the following components:

• Strategy Consulting Toolkit: Participants receive a toolkit comprising tools, frameworks, and best practices presented in easily applicable formats like checklists and templates, for future use.
• Real-life Case Study: A sanitized case study of a real strategy consulting project is presented, challenging participants to solve the client's problem using the consulting toolkit. This exercise offers a hands-on view of strategic problem-solving, with participants comparing their solutions with peers and the actual project outcome.
• Consulting Scenarios: Participants engage in specific consulting situations, proposing approaches that challenge conventional problem-solving methods. Discussions following each scenario reveal tools for addressing similar real-life situations, providing tangible understanding and insights.
• Role-plays: Participants take part in role-plays simulating client-consultant interactions, testing their understanding and learning to prepare for high-stakes client situations.
• Consulting Stories: Anecdotes from consulting experiences are shared to illustrate key points, offering insights and inspiration into a consultant's journey.

This program will equip you with the skills to:

• Gain alignment with sponsors and key stakeholders on the rationale, approach, and resource requirements for a strategy project.
• Define the scope of a strategy project clearly to enhance its chances of success.
• Identify core business issues swiftly and focus problem-solving efforts effectively.
• Efficiently collect pertinent information from both internal and external sources, synthesizing it to draw key conclusions.
• Formulate recommendations that provide optimal value among feasible alternatives.
• Develop a compelling narrative to structure and convey findings and recommendations effectively.
• Employ diverse influencing strategies to secure support from key stakeholders.
• Cultivate trust-based relationships with sponsors, clients, managers, and colleagues.