Strategic Reflection
WHAT IS STRATEGIC REFLECTION?
Strategic reflection brings together the perspectives of various stakeholders within your organisation to establish a shared vision and prioritise opportunities.
Strategic reflection requires less involvement from leadership than a strategic plan. It is a streamlined process focused on prioritising the essential.
WHAT IS THE STRATEGIC REFLECTION TIMELINE?
The strategic reflection process typically takes one to three months.
WHAT ARE STRATEGIC REFLECTION components or deliverables?
A strategic reflection process typically involves several workshops. A report summarising the key elements and decisions made during the process, including the strategic priorities identified, is then written.
WHO is STRATEGIC REFLECTION for?
Anyone from businesses and non-profits to economic development organisations can engage in a strategic reflection exercise. The major difference between strategic reflection and a strategic plan lies in the duration and level of involvement required.
Strategic reflection is ideal for organisations that:
- Have time constraints
- Want to focus on the essential
- Have limited resources preventing them from establishing a comprehensive strategic plan
- Want to make sound decisions swiftly
WHAT does A STRATEGIC REFLECTION PROCESS include?
Various types of analyses and consultations may be conducted as part of a strategic reflection. They depend on the type of organisation, specific needs and challenges related to each situation. They also hinge on the organisation’s budget.
We recommend one or more of the following in a strategic reflection:
- One-on-one interviews with various stakeholders (partners, clients, etc.)
- An organisational diagnosis
- Analyses and research on the organisation’s environment
- Reflection workshops or a “shoulder-to-shoulder” day
- Discussion groups or surveys with employees, clients, users, partners and others
HOW IS STRATEGIC REFLECTION CONDUCTED?
Visit the Strategic Planning page to learn more about the strategic reflection process and our approach.
HOW CAN ESPACE STRATÉGIES ASSIST YOU?
Espace Stratégies is an independent firm that provides an outside perspective and fresh insights into your organisation’s challenges. As an external partner, we are able to advance original ideas and question certain challenging status quos.
We work with public and municipal organisations, as well as businesses, non-profits, investors and institutional environments. We use our understanding of the various stakeholders in these sectors and their needs to establish relevant connections and synergies.
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Ville de Montréal — Service des Infrastructures et du réseau routier (SIRR)
After two years of internal strategic reflection, SIRR enlisted Espace Stratégies to better align SIRR’s priorities with the City’s strategic plan (Montreal 2030). To achieve this, ES used the already identified transversal strategic component to collaborate with all SIRR managers. This led to updating priority issues and formulating strategic directions and objectives.
Ministère des Transports du Québec, Direction d’exploitation du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean-Chibougamau
Amid organisational transformations initiated by the ministry across the province, the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean-Chibougamau Operating Directorate decided to undertake an organisational reflection to rethink its short and medium-term development. ES supported the directorate in identifying issues, solution options and an action plan.
Le Conseil Québécois des Entreprises Adaptées
Le Conseil Québécois des Entreprises Adaptées (CQEA) asked Espace Stratégies to conduct a strategic reflection exercise to help identify trends and dynamics likely to affect its network and member companies in the coming years. ES also helped CQEA identify actions to implement its strategic plan and mobilise its key stakeholders in its performance.
