Research Summaries

Back Navy Executive Development Program - Strategic Thinking

Fiscal Year 2011
Division Provost
Department Center for Executive Education
Investigator(s) Franklin, Ronald E.
Sponsor Naval Education Training Security Assistance Field Activity (Navy)
Summary Strategic Thinking (ST) is an intensive, five and a half day course designed to provide senior executives (both uniformed and civilian) with the skills needed to successfully navigate the complex strategic issues confronting them at enterprise and global levels. The concept, Strategic Thinking, focuses on finding and developing unique opportunities to create value by enabling a provocative and creative dialogue among people who can affect an organization's direction. Strategic Thinking is distinct from Strategic Planning and Management. The critical strategic question is not "What?" but "Why?" The role of strategic thinking is to achieve that higher order frame of mind that imagines new and different futures that may lead the organization to redefine its core strategies. NEDP-ST provides a collaborative, engaging environment for participants to examine a wide range of issues and learn new skills in topics ranging from cost/resource constraint/management, process transformation, human capital, to diversity, information technology and strategic execution. The course curricula aligns with the NEDP core learning objectives with the ultimate goal of developing Corporate Citizenship while breaking down Cultural Barriers: Risk Management/Assessment, Innovation/Creativity, Decision-making and Total Ownership Cost/Financial Literacy.
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