Name: Strategic Thinking: Tools and Techniques
Overall Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (3 ratings)
Category: All Learners
Duration: 1.50 hour(s)

Amazon is getting into every business under the sun. Boomer influence is waning and GenZ / Gen Alpha influence is on the rise. Social media is filled with a mix of truths and lies. The future is NOT an extension of the past!

Your company is facing challenges and opportunities it has never experienced. It needs people at all levels to think more strategically. It needs professionals who think beyond the strict confines of their job description. 


Strategic Thinkers: 

  • Think across time. You need to learn from the past, deal with today and prepare for the future.
  • Think bigger. You don’t need to “think outside of the box!” You need to think in bigger boxes.
  • Think about second-order effects. The ripple effect is a reality that is too often ignored.
  • Find and vet “other ways.” There are always multiple resolutions to your challenges.
  • Know how to close the gap between intention and execution. Do you have the capabilities and capacity to do what you know you have to do?
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College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Building E, Suite E186
Grayslake, IL 60030
United States
Importance: Why this competency is important to our organization, mission, strategy, or goals.

Do and Show: Important tasks or skills you will be able to perform and demonstrate to others.


  • Think across time. You need to learn from the past, deal with today and prepare for the future.
    • Tool: Mental Radar Screen
  • Think bigger. You don’t need to “think outside of the box!” You need to think in bigger boxes.
    • Tool: Bigger Boxes & Boundary Thinking
  • Think about second-order effects. The ripple effect is a reality that is too often ignored.
    • Tool: Consequences Mapping
  • Find and vet “other ways.” There are always multiple resolutions to your challenges.
    • Tool: Option Vetting
  • Know how to close the gap between intention and execution. Do you have the capabilities and capacity to do what you know you have to do?
    • Tool: Project Leadership Assessment
SkillPrerequisiteExpected Outcome
Critical Thinking & Decision Making1 - BeginnerNot specified
Gathering and Using Information1 - BeginnerNot specified
Strategic Planning1 - BeginnerNot specified
Class Costs
Class ValueNo Charge
Individual Fee$0.00
Private Class Fee$0.00
5.0 out of 5 (3 ratings)

Strategic Thinking: Tools and Techniques Fri, Oct 15, 2021
Fantastic session! Mr. Welter's presentation was paced just right to keep the information flowing and my interest up. The slides are well-prepared to enable me to work through the strategies on my own and with others at work and he gave good, real-life examples to illustrate the points. Thank you, Mr. Welter, I'm better prepared and looking forward to the upcoming strategy meeting at work!
Awesome instructor Wed, Oct 13, 2021
The lecturer is very knowledgeable and a great teacher. He presented the material in a simple format that facilitated quick absorption.
Great Steps for Achieving Strategic Thinking Mon, Jul 26, 2021
Bill Welter breaks down the steps needed and organizes it all into a concise course. Very easy to follow with practical applications.
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