The Strategic Playground

Think Like a Strategist

An opportunity for leaders to recharge, reflect and rethink by immersing themselves in a strategic thinking experience, this dynamic workshop supports leaders across all functions and roles to elevate their thinking and operate more strategically.

Whether you're a seasoned strategic thinker or just getting started, join us for a fun and interactive learning experience filled with thought-provoking exercises, stimulating discussions, and videos that bring the concepts home.

Key Topics:

• The Principles Of Strategic Thinking
• Why A Strategic Mindset Matters and How to Tell If You Are in One
• Obstacles To Thinking Strategically, The Impact of The Business Environment.
• Identify Systemic Barriers to Your Strategic Thinking
• What Problem Are You Solving?
• Increasing Your Impact by Identifying Unspoken Assumptions
• Powerful Questions to Elevate Conversation
• Busting Bias: How Bias and Assumptions Limit Our Impact

Whether you're an experienced strategic thinker or just beginning to explore this mindset, the workshop offers interactive exercises, thought-provoking discussions, and engaging videos that make the concepts stick.

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Speaker Info

Mary Rapaport

Chief Xceleration Officer

Mary Rapaport is on a mission to democratize strategic thinking. She believes it's not just for the elite few, but for everyone in an organization. When everyone channels a strategic mindset, the business culture thrives, teams become more creative, and employees lean in and engage more. Cultivating this mindset helps leaders create a better (and more fun) place to work, fostering a stronger culture of creativity and innovation.

As a strategic thinking architect, Mary empowers leaders and teams across all functions and levels to think, act, and lead more strategically. As the founder of Xcelerate, she builds learning strategy, designing and delivering immersive learning experiences that ignite "aha moments" and drive tangible business results.