{"id":576841,"date":"2025-09-25T14:34:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/my-classes\/the-6-disciplines-of-strategic-thinking-1\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T14:22:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:22:31","slug":"the-6-disciplines-of-strategic-thinking-1","status":"publish","type":"ftm_learning_class","link":"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/my-classes\/the-6-disciplines-of-strategic-thinking-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The 6 Disciplines of Strategic Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is &ldquo;strategic thinking&rdquo;? In a nutshell, Michael Watkins&rsquo; research suggests that &ldquo;it means looking beyond the present situation and thinking critically and creatively about the many potential futures.&rdquo; Sounds great in theory. But how do you actually <em>do<\/em> it? Watkins has an answer for that, too. 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