A Practical Toolkit for Case-Solving Competition Teams

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Series Preface This series of manuals represents an attempt to capture and organise more than 20...

Introduction: Developing the Mind of a Great Case Solver "Frameworks don't solve cases. People...

About the Author Cam Welsh is an award-winning educator, executive coach, and one of Canada's mo...

How to Use This Manual The Discover Your Mad Skills Masterclass is built around a simple idea: ...

PART I: The Mad Skills Toolkit

Chapter 1: Building Your Toolkit Every experienced competitor develops a personal toolkit. Some ...

PART II: Thinking Skills Video: Where Do We Even Start: The Steps to Solve a Case Video: How to...

Chapter 2: Critical Thinking Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be able...

Chapter 3: Strategic Thinking Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be abl...

Chapter 4: Systems Thinking Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be able ...

Chapter 5: Analytical Thinking Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be ab...

Chapter 6: Creative Thinking Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be able...

Chapter 7: Ethical Thinking Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, you should be able ...

Chapter 8: Decision Making Under Uncertainty Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter, yo...

PART II Closing Reflections: Five Thinking Skills. One Strategic Mindset. The five skills in thi...

PART III: Understanding The Situation "Before you can solve the problem, you have to understand ...

Chapter 9: SWOT Analysis - Turning Four Boxes into Strategic Insight Video: Stop Presenting Laun...

Chapter 10: PESTLE Analysis - Turning External Change into Strategic Insight Video: Stop Listing...

Chapter 11: Porter's Five Forces - Turning Industry Pressure into Strategic Direction Video: Por...

Chapter 12: Value Chain Analysis - Finding Where Value Is Created, Lost, and Strengthened Value ...

Chapter 13: VRIO and Core Competencies - Building Strategy Around What the Organisation Can Uniqu...

Chapter 14: Business Model Canvas Video: Business Model Canvas & Lean Canvas: Visualise, Align, ...

Chapter 15: McKinsey 7S Video: New Video Coming Video: Change Management in Case Solutions: How...

Chapter 16: Stakeholder Analysis Video: Stakeholder Analysis: The Often Ignored Tool That Makes ...

PART III Closing Reflections: From Frameworks to Insight You now have a collection of powerful t...

PART IV: From Insights To Solution "Analysis tells you what matters. Strategy tells you what to ...

Chapter 17: The Human Side of the Case -  Personas and Customer Journeys Video: Personas & Cust...

Chapter 18: Building Alternatives That Actually Solve the Problem Video: Alternatives That Win: ...

Chapter 19: Decision Criteria: Making the Choice Defensible Video: Decision Matrix Shows Judges ...

Chapter 20: Financial and Quantitative Feasibility Video: Financial Analysis in Cases: Situation...

Chapter 21: Building the Strategic Choice Video: Strategic Planning for Case Solutions: Build a ...

PART IV CLOSING: From Insight to Choice Part IV represents one of the most important transitions...

PART V: Turning Strategy Into Action "A great strategy is only valuable if the organisation can ...

Chapter 22: Making the Recommendation Inevitable - From Alternatives to Decision Video: Recommen...

Chapter 23: Proving the Economics - Financial Support for the Recommendation Video: Financial An...

Chapter 24: Building the Implementation Roadmap - From Strategy to Action Video: Recommendation ...

Chapter 25: Risk and Mitigation - Making the Recommendation Resilient Video: Risks & Mitigations...

Chapter 26: KPIs and Measuring Success - Knowing Whether the Strategy Worked Learning Objectives...

Chapter 27: Future Considerations and Phase Two Thinking - What Comes Next Without Confusing the ...

PART V Closing Reflections: From Choice to Execution At the beginning of Part V, the team had a ...

PART VI: Winning The Room From Great Analysis to Great Performance "The judges don't score what...

Chapter 28: Building a Persuasive Story Video: Storytelling in Case Presentations: How to Build ...

 Chapter 29: Executive Communication - Speaking Like a Decision Maker Video: How to Make Your Ca...

Chapter 30: Delivering the Presentation - Presenting Like Trusted Advisors Video: Presentation T...

Chapter 31: Winning the Close - Finishing Strong and Leaving a Lasting Impression Video: The Per...

Chapter 32: Mastering Questions & Answers - Turning Questions into Opportunities Video: Master t...

Chapter 33: Recovering Under Pressure - Turning Mistakes into Moments of Leadership Video: Effec...

Chapter 34: Reading the Judges - Understanding the Decision Makers Across the Table "The best pr...

Chapter 35: Becoming a Podium Team - Beyond Winning Competitions "Winning a case competition is ...

Closing Reflections: Winning the Room Is About More Than Presenting "Great case competitors don'...