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Strategic Thinking

Understand how complexity informs the public sector context and guides our strategic response to ensure that the approaches we adopt are suited to our specific situation and wider system
Apply a bespoke toolkit of strategic thinking and systems tools (including but not limited to scenario planning, systems mapping, problem definition, policy adaptation)

Overview

Off the shelf (OTS)

The Strategic Thinking course is based on the unique Strategic Space Model which is :
• Rooted in the Treasury’s own approach to Strategy and Risk management;
• Informed by the best Incident Command theory as applied through the Civil Contingencies Framework and current public sector best practice on working in complex systems;

Tested and developed through application with a wide range of public sector clients.

It is aimed at middle to senior managers in policy and strategy functions.

Objectives are:
1. To explore the function of Strategy and Strategic Thinking within the Public Sector Organisation and to critically assess their own context;
2. To understand how Complexity informs the Public Sector Context and guides our strategic response to ensure that the approaches we adopt are suited to our specific situation and wider system;
3. To introduce and apply a bespoke toolkit of strategic thinking and systems tools (including, but not limited to Scenario Planning, Systems Mapping, Problem Definition, Policy Adaptation.)