STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR ADAPTIVE ORGANIZATIONS
A working session for executive teams who need strategy that holds when conditions change.
Full-Day
2-Day Intensive
Virtual Available
Train-the-Trainer
THE CHALLENGE
Most strategic planning processes produce a plan. Few produce an organization capable of executing it when circumstances change — and they will. The gap between a sound strategy and one that actually holds is not analytical. It is organizational: the capacity to sense change early, make decisions under uncertainty, and adapt without losing momentum.
This workshop is designed for executive teams who want both.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS LEAVE WITH
A strategic framework built explicitly for adaptive conditions, co-created with the executive team during the session, and immediately applicable to the organization's current priorities.
Participants leave with a working strategy document, not a workshop summary. The session produces outputs, not just alignment.
WHAT THE WORKSHOP COVERS
This is a working session, not a lecture. The facilitator role is to structure the conversation, surface the hard questions, and ensure the team produces something it can act on.
Key areas:
Assessing the current strategic position — where the organization actually stands, what assumptions the current strategy rests on, and which of those assumptions are most exposed to disruption.
Identifying adaptive capability gaps — which organizational capabilities are most critical to executing this strategy, and where the gaps are.
Scenario planning for change conditions — testing the strategy against realistic disruption scenarios and identifying where it breaks.
Building in decision triggers — defining in advance what conditions would require the strategy to be revisited, and who has authority to call that review.
Execution architecture — translating strategic priorities into a governance structure that can actually sustain them.
HOW IT WORKS
The 2-day intensive is recommended for executive teams working through a significant strategic transition or preparing for a major change initiative. The additional day allows the team to move from diagnosis to a tested, executable plan.
Train-the-Trainer: €5,500 — equips internal strategy or OD leads to facilitate this process independently within the organization. Includes facilitation materials and a structured debrief with Kelly.
All pricing is exclusive of VAT. Travel and accommodation charged at cost for in-person delivery outside Vienna.
WHO THIS IS FOR
C-suite and senior executive teams responsible for organizational strategy — particularly those leading a transformation, preparing for significant market disruption, or realigning strategy following a merger, acquisition, or leadership transition.
Minimum effective group size: 5 executive participants.
"This completely changed how we approach strategic planning. Instead of spending months creating a rigid 3-year plan that's obsolete in 6 months, we now have a strategic intent that guides us while allowing teams to adapt tactics. Game-changing."
- Michael B., CEO, Technology Scale-up
"The scenario planning exercise alone was worth the investment. We identified three futures we hadn't considered and made strategic bets we wouldn't have made with traditional planning."
- Judith M., COO, Construction
For executive teams who want to go beyond the workshop, the Adaptive Capability Diagnostic provides a full organizational assessment across six dimensions of adaptive maturity and a strategic roadmap for building long-term adaptive capacity. Most participants in this workshop use it as a starting point.
➡️Learn about the Adaptive Capability Diagnostic