Feature Focus - Nested Custom Fields Available this month is a feature extension to Custom Fields. First, let's start with a recap of the purpose of Custom Fields within StrategyBlocks. There will often be times when ‘out-of-the-box’ fields don’t quite meet the specific reporting requirement you are looking for. As an example, some form of [...]
Three Tips for Successful, Agile Strategy This Year Thomas Edison famously said, “Vision without execution is just hallucination.” Chances are, as the new year gets underway, you’ve got a solid vision for what you want to accomplish within your organization. Whether or not you meet those goals will be determined largely by the actions taken [...]
The Four Perspectives of Improved Decision-Making How we make decisions We often talk about agile work practices and dynamic strategic execution as a critical part of the ‘fabric’ of business innovation, but for some reason, we are not able to push this way of thinking and working back into the strategic decision-making process--what we call [...]
Harnessing the Value of Informal Leaders At StrategyBlocks we work with a large number of organizations who want to improve their strategic success. These conversations often take place with company leadership who understand firsthand how crucial visibility into strategic programs can be to achieving goals. What we’ve found after many strategic engagements is that while [...]
Building Community Closeness Through Transparency Community closeness We recently published a Research Report focusing on Proven Practice Strategic Planning, Design, Execution and Reporting for US Municipal and County Government Organizations-- it was an interesting field of strategy to research. One aspect of the report discussed the findings of a World Bank Group commissioned paper exploring [...]
Roadmap to Achieving Strategic Adaptation The strategic planning trend Toward the end of 2020 we analyzed some StrategyBlocks usage trends which gave us a glimpse into the frequency of strategic planning cycles. There was a strong indicator that the cycle of strategic renewal was gathering pace. That means the way we map out the course [...]
Feature Focus - Enhancements to Multi Chart Features Following the release of the custom dashboard multi chart, we have had some great feedback from customers enabling us to add some extra features and functionality. New Pie Chart (see above!) Everyone seems to love a pie chart, so a couple of options have been added to [...]
Transforming City Government, One Data-Driven Decision at a Time City governments across the US have been under a spotlight in recent years, credited with groundbreaking initiatives and managing through unforeseen upheaval in everything from natural disasters to a global pandemic. Sometimes at odds with, or even forgotten by, federal government officials, cities have forged ahead, [...]
A bake-off between OKR & OGSM strategic methodologies Benefits of a methodology Using a methodology as the framework from which you approach the execution of strategic thinking can be extremely helpful. It offers a proven approach to strategy implementation and provides a standardized method which is consistent across the enterprise. This, in theory, will lead [...]
The Do’s and Don'ts of Strategic Planning for Local Governments Strategy planning is not just for corporations. At StrategyBlocks, we work with a wide number of municipal and county governments across the US to help organize, visualize and execute on their strategic plans for their communities. Often, these entities don’t have dedicated individuals with a [...]
