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40+ Types of Strategic Thinking

 , October 12, 2016
Strategic thinking is the ability to achieve goals in a constrained and competitive environment. It includes fundamental thought processes such as creativity, logic and calculation as well as specific techniques of strategy development. Strategic thinking deals with complexities such as markets, human behavior, rapid change and uncertainty that may require a firm grasp of mathematics, history, culture, society, technology and economics. The following are common approaches to strategic thinking.

Vision

Formulating goals and painting a vision of the future.
Counterfactual Thinking
Creativity Of Constraints
Design Thinking
Divergent Thinking
End Goals
Ethics
Forward Thinking
Grand Strategy
Intuition
Known Unknowns
Logic
Mission
Organizing Principle
Systems Thinking
Thought Experiment
Unknown Unknowns
Vision
Win-Win

Strategy Formation

Developing actionable strategies that are likely to achieve goals given your constraints and obstacles such as competition.
Capability Analysis
Competitive Intelligence
Concrete Goals
Convergent Thinking
Critical Thinking
Decision Making
Defensive Pessimism
Forecasting
Goal Setting
Heuristics
Last Responsible Moment
Prioritization
Scenario Planning
Statistical Analysis
Strategic Dominance
Strategic Planning
Strategic Priorities
SWOT Analysis
Target Operating Model

Strategic Leadership

Motivating and directing teams to achieve a strategy.
Benchmarking
Change Management
Influence
Message Framing
Motivation
Nudge Theory
Productive Assumptions
Silent Goal
Situational Awareness
Storytelling
Strategic Direction
Tactics
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