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Strategic Thinking and Planning Training: A Sport-Based Programme with Resource Management

Training that works on planning, prioritising and rebuilding the plan under a limited budget, short time and changing conditions — through racing simulators, chess, orienteering and more.

Our strategic thinking and planning training helps teams connect long-term goals with short-term decisions, allocate resources by priority and re-plan quickly when the plan breaks. Participants experience this by running a racing team on a fixed budget or choosing a route against the clock — not by listening. The programme runs with one facilitator and a group of up to 30 in a meeting room, in 3–4 hours.

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Our strategic thinking and planning training helps teams connect long-term goals with short-term decisions, allocate resources by priority and re-plan quickly when the plan breaks. Participants experience this by running a racing team on a fixed budget or choosing a route against the clock — not by listening. The programme runs with one facilitator and a group of up to 30 in a meeting room, in 3–4 hours.

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What does strategic thinking training develop?

Short answer: Strategic thinking training develops the ability to see tomorrow’s consequence of today’s decision, to decide what not to do and to direct limited resources to where they create the most value. Planning ties that decision to time, roles and budget. When the two do not work together, either a good strategy stays on paper or a hard-working team heads in the wrong direction.

Who is it for?

  • Leadership teams: to build a shared language before the annual planning and budget cycle.
  • Project and operations teams: to prioritise when everything looks urgent and capacity is short.
  • Strategy, product and business development teams: to think in scenarios under competitor moves and uncertainty.
  • New managers: moving from operational work to a strategic view.

What do participants start doing differently?

  • They ask “what will we not do?” before writing a plan.
  • They prioritise resources (budget, time, people) by impact instead of spreading them evenly.
  • They write down the assumption a plan rests on and agree in advance what happens if it fails.
  • They make “plan versus actual” reviews a habit after each decision.

At the heart of the training is our racing simulator strategy programme; chess, orienteering and pacing programmes are added to fit the team. For a need centred on decisions under uncertainty, see our problem solving and decision making programme.

Programme outcomes

01 Inclusion

Prioritisation

Deciding as a team what comes first — and what is not done at all — with limited resources.

02 Inclusion

Scenario thinking

Thinking through the consequences of a decision several steps ahead, and the alternatives.

03 Inclusion

Resource efficiency

Allocating budget, time and people by impact, and making waste visible.

04 Inclusion

Rebuilding the plan

Adapting the plan quickly and together when conditions change, without abandoning it.

05 Inclusion

Shared language

Making “strategy” and “plan” mean the same thing to managers and teams.

06 Inclusion

Action plan

An action plan for each team’s own work, with owners and dates.

Programmes for this competency

Each programme runs with one facilitator and a group of up to 30 in a meeting room, in 3–4 hours. The running order and materials are shared at proposal stage and adapted to your organisation.

Flagship programme Racing simulator

Pit Wall: Strategy on a Racing Simulator

Teams run a racing team on a fixed budget: they plan, read the data and rebuild the plan when the unexpected happens.

Strategic thinking Resource management and efficiency Planning and prioritisation Data-driven decision making Team coordination and role clarity Crisis management
Details
Cycling

Peloton: Cooperating with Rivals

When to move together and when to break away: energy economy and temporary alliances.

Resource management and efficiency Strategic thinking Cross-department collaboration
Chess

Team Chess: Three Moves Ahead

Thinking several steps ahead as a team and reaching a shared decision.

Strategic thinking Planning and prioritisation Problem solving under uncertainty
Running

Negative Split: Marathon Pacing

Spreading energy and budget across a long project without burning out.

Planning and prioritisation Resource management and efficiency Stress management and resilience
Orienteering

Micro Orienteering: Route Optimisation

Choosing what to do, and in which order, when time is short.

Planning and prioritisation Resource management and efficiency
Skill tests

Moneyball: Build a Squad on Data

Puts a gut-feel decision and a data-driven one side by side on the same field.

Data-driven decision making Resource management and efficiency Strategic thinking
Sailing

Read the Wind: Sailing Tactics Table

Redrawing the course as conditions change — indoors, in winter too.

Problem solving under uncertainty Change management and agility Strategic thinking
Golf

Golf: Course Management

Reaching the target in the fewest moves; balancing risk and reward.

Risk management Resource management and efficiency
Multi-station

Triathlon: The Transition Zone

Managing the switch from one phase to the next — for periods of change.

Change management and agility Planning and prioritisation

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Measurement: what did the training change?

A short self-assessment on the chosen competencies is taken at the start and end of the programme. Team-level results are handed to HR in the closing report.

Prioritisation
Adapting to plan changes
Use of resources
Team coordination
BeforeAfter
Sample report view — not real client data.

Request the programme catalogue

We will send the catalogue — outcomes, suitable groups and a sample measurement report — to your corporate email address.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long does strategic thinking training take?
A single programme takes 3–4 hours. A full day combines two or three programmes with a close-out session; leadership teams can also run a four-week series with one session a week.
How many people can take part?
The standard format is one facilitator and up to 30 people. Larger groups run in parallel groups.
Is the racing simulator required?
No. The simulator is our flagship programme, but chess, orienteering and pacing programmes work on the same competencies without it. The design is chosen to fit the venue and group.
Can the training reflect our own strategy?
Yes. Scenarios and the closing action plan are adapted to your agenda, sector and annual goals.
How is the impact measured?
A short self-assessment on prioritisation, use of resources and adapting to plan changes is taken at the start and end; team-level results are reported to HR.
Is a certificate issued?
Participants can receive a certificate of attendance. The programme is not an academic or official certification; its aim is behaviour change in the team.
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