Become a great strategic thinker | Ian Bremmer

Your mind is a software program. Here’s how to update it, explained by global political expert Ian Bremmer.
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Political scientist Ian Bremmer highlights the importance of strategic thinking, which he defines as "thinking about thinking." It's a process that involves analyzing macro themes, recognizing patterns, and understanding how different factors (at the country, company, and individual level) create trade-offs for leaders.
Strategic thinking isn't so much about responding to headlines or current events as it is taking a long-term view, one in which you're continually revisiting your worldview and updating it when necessary.
Being open-minded and curious about different perspectives, as well as comfortable with the possibility of being wrong, are important parts of the process. As an example of a great strategic thinker, one may cite Nelson Mandela for his ability to set aside personal feelings for the good of a country's long-term future.
Bremmer is the founder of Eurasia Group, an organization that for 25 years has been using political science to help investors and corporate decision-makers better understand how politics impact risks and opportunities in foreign markets.
0:00 Strategic thinking
2:35 Key qualities of a strategic thinker
5:02 A strategic role model
6:17 Summary
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About Ian Bremmer:
Ian Bremmer is president and founder of Eurasia Group, the world’s leading global research and consulting firm, and GZERO Media, a company dedicated to providing intelligent and engaging coverage of international affairs. Ian is also a frequent guest on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, the BBC, Bloomberg, and many other television stations around the world. Ian has published ten books, including the New York Times bestseller Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism which examines the rise of populism across the world. He also serves as the foreign affairs columnist and editor at large for Time magazine. He currently teaches at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and previously was a professor at New York University.
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  • @bigthink
    @bigthink Жыл бұрын

    More with Ian Bremmer - How Russia’s war in Ukraine is birthing a new global order: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qaWlt7x7ZLvUfNI.html

  • @mistycloud4455

    @mistycloud4455

    Жыл бұрын

    A.G.I Will be man's last invention

  • @ToxicSkittle

    @ToxicSkittle

    Жыл бұрын

    Who Me? Deleting things to gain things, so to speak? Why Think when you can act, why act, when you can become?

  • @nimstennis

    @nimstennis

    Жыл бұрын

    Make a video then talk 😅

  • @mountainman6172

    @mountainman6172

    Жыл бұрын

    Anyone who's economical with the truth in regard to the Russia-Ukrainian conflict loses all credibility. There are far too many Hannah Arendt uttering inanities

  • @mwelch94
    @mwelch94 Жыл бұрын

    I’d love to see big think become a podcast that dives into these things in hours long discussions

  • @readynowforever3676

    @readynowforever3676

    Жыл бұрын

    That might lead to lots of checks and balances, but ironically, I think it would not lead to an oversight that would produce, the best quality control product.

  • @Zephyrsag

    @Zephyrsag

    Жыл бұрын

    Would be heat

  • @christine4759

    @christine4759

    Жыл бұрын

    They already have a podcast but I don’t think they have posted in a couple years

  • @Armz69

    @Armz69

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @valentinopereira58

    @valentinopereira58

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah, they can have a podcast which has entire length talks, and continue to post videos like these

  • @ReflectionOcean
    @ReflectionOcean3 ай бұрын

    - Recognize patterns across macro themes to anticipate future trends [0:42]. - Regularly challenge and update your personal worldview in response to a changing world [1:52]. - Embrace curiosity and openness to improve strategic thinking skills [2:39]. - Engage with diverse and differing worldviews to enhance strategic thought processes [3:13]. - Build the habit of considering opposing perspectives, much like a workout routine for the mind [4:03]. - Understand and accept that different backgrounds lead to different, but not necessarily opposing, worldviews [3:23]. - Strive to see others as protagonists of their own stories, fostering empathy in strategic considerations [4:54]. - Learn from strategic thinkers like Nelson Mandela, who prioritized long-term values and ethics over immediate gains [5:07].

  • @jamesmaduabuchi6100
    @jamesmaduabuchi6100 Жыл бұрын

    There might be an economical turmoil but there is no doubt that this is still the best time to invest.

  • @dorissteve912

    @dorissteve912

    Жыл бұрын

    Best time to invest? thats funny though because in the last four months I have lost more than $47,900 in stock market which is the biggest I have loss since I ventured into stock investment.

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    @jamesmaduabuchi6100

    Жыл бұрын

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    @jamesmaduabuchi6100

    Жыл бұрын

    Search her name on the web you will see all you need to know about her.

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    @jessicamamikina7648

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @YoinkMasterTony

    @YoinkMasterTony

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@dorissteve912 exactly those are past investments. A current investment now will yield more as will your past investments return to base eventually just how it works

  • @rainzoro
    @rainzoro Жыл бұрын

    Strategic/Critical thinking is all about asking the question why. So it has a lot to do with curiosity, but not necessarily has to do with excelling at any specific work. As a student, I’ve always hated school because they never taught me why I should study a specific subject. For example, I’d rather learn what mathematics is used for before learning 1+1=2. As a critical thinker, I have a tendency of trying understand the big picture, like how things work. If I don’t have it, I will never be passionate in doing what I’m doing. I need to know the purpose, and that’s when the real work begins. It’s also why I’m always watching youtube clips on quantum theory and general relativity, documentaries about space although I don’t understand any of it. I watch these to figure out why I exist from the first place, let alone my 9-6 job.

  • @ojshilinski8358

    @ojshilinski8358

    Жыл бұрын

    DITTO!

  • @farrashafizh741

    @farrashafizh741

    Жыл бұрын

    Totally agree with the take. Teacher or lecturer needs to emphasize the importance or vitality or such subjects in advance if they want to instill a seed of curiosity within students' mind. If not, how did they expect us to see the end goal of whatever we're trying to learn right here? and how did they justify that things will stay the same if the end goal itself isn't clear for the students? how can they miss such important stages of teaching without any reasonable justification? I firmly believe to start such changes is to bend those teachers or lecturers mind into understanding the core essence of students being able to understand the end goal of said subjects.

  • @ry.0

    @ry.0

    Жыл бұрын

    Not everyone needs a big picture

  • @deathandcats

    @deathandcats

    Жыл бұрын

    Except it's more like 8am-6pm job. But yeah.

  • @uttamchaturvedi9514

    @uttamchaturvedi9514

    Жыл бұрын

    True dude !

  • @Dil.Careem
    @Dil.Careem Жыл бұрын

    The key to strategic thinking is understanding the goal we want to accomplish or the problem we want to solve. It may sound easy, but it's not. Rather than writing my goal as it is, it's crucial to understand “Why” I want to achieve my goal. Plan wisely!

  • @liomanagement3798

    @liomanagement3798

    7 ай бұрын

    This philosophy was my game changer.

  • @roghibfakhri

    @roghibfakhri

    6 ай бұрын

    Can you give me an example?

  • @skyexmonique

    @skyexmonique

    5 ай бұрын

    @@roghibfakhriLet's say your goal is to start a business understanding the "why" (motivation) behind it could be reasons like financial freedom or a urge to solve a specific problem in a market, by knowing your underlying motivation that can guide your decision-making, and help you stay committed when facing challenges, which ultimately makes achieving your goal more attainable.

  • @theobserver9131

    @theobserver9131

    3 ай бұрын

    Too much thinking. My goal is simple. Peace. Breathe in, breathe out.

  • @raymondtendau2749
    @raymondtendau2749 Жыл бұрын

    Nothing in life is as important as you think it is while you are thinking about it. -Daniel Kahneman

  • @VioletWander

    @VioletWander

    Жыл бұрын

    It's when you don't have the time to think about it, that the prior thinking becomes valuable.

  • @stephenbeyer

    @stephenbeyer

    Жыл бұрын

    @@VioletWander I think you’re right! 😅

  • @SchgurmTewehr

    @SchgurmTewehr

    Жыл бұрын

    What?

  • @farrashafizh741

    @farrashafizh741

    Жыл бұрын

    @@VioletWander Can you elaborate more on that concept please? I'm having a hard time to understand it. Thank you!

  • @AngusMacdonaldofGlengary

    @AngusMacdonaldofGlengary

    Жыл бұрын

    @@farrashafizh741 A good place to start is one of Kahneman's books: "Thinking, Fast and Slow"

  • @VioletWander
    @VioletWander Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for putting this into words for me. How to connect to those around me has been a challenge and the words are what I need to figure it out. Thank you.

  • @DerekTheLeadershipStrategist
    @DerekTheLeadershipStrategist Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant strategist Col. John Boyd, once said, "He who can handle the fastest rate of change survives." He's the man who created the OODA Loop which is an acronym for Observe-Orient-Decide-Act.

  • @ncedwards1234

    @ncedwards1234

    Жыл бұрын

    John Boyd definitely knew what was up when it came to strategy. I learned a good bit just by studying his mental frameworks.

  • @awokawok8453

    @awokawok8453

    8 ай бұрын

    oh, nice acronym. there's also AAA which stands for Act Assess Adjust

  • @JanineJ.Cromwell
    @JanineJ.Cromwell5 күн бұрын

    The Market have been suffering over the past month, with all the three indexes recording losses in recent weeks. My $400,000 portfolio is down by approximately 20%, any recommendations to scale up my returns before retirement will be highly appreciated.

  • @DeannaMurray-zv

    @DeannaMurray-zv

    5 күн бұрын

    For the average person, the strategies are fairly demanding. In actuality, most professionals who have the necessary expertise to pull off such trades effectively carry them out.

  • @WyattSmith-v

    @WyattSmith-v

    5 күн бұрын

    Yes, I've been in constant touch with a Financial Analyst for approximately 8 months. You know, these days it's really easy to buy into trending stocks, but the task is determining when to sell or keep. That's where my manager comes in, to help me with entry and exit points in the industries I'm engaged in. Can’t say I regret it, I’m 40% up in profits just in 5months with my initial capital of $160k.

  • @Erickruiz562

    @Erickruiz562

    5 күн бұрын

    I do not really know a lot about the market, but based on what little understanding I do have of supply and demand in the economy, now is the best time to enter the market. The only thing preventing me, however, are the steady price fluctuations, which shouldn't be a problem. However, I really need an advisor, can yours help?

  • @WyattSmith-v

    @WyattSmith-v

    5 күн бұрын

    @@Erickruiz562 One of the fiduciaries I deal with is Jennifer Lea Jenson. Just check the name. There would be a letter with the necessary information to set up an appointment.

  • @WyattSmith-v

    @WyattSmith-v

    5 күн бұрын

    One of the fiduciaries I deal with is Jennifer Lea Jenson. Just check the name. There would be a letter with the necessary information to set up an appointment.

  • @reinaldomartinez13
    @reinaldomartinez136 ай бұрын

    this type of content centers me and reminds me who I truly am. Everytime i feel like i've deviated from what makes me, me, I find myself returning to here.

  • @bestpakistan1478
    @bestpakistan14782 ай бұрын

    I would like to extend my deep gratitude towards Sir Ian Bremmer for this wonderful guidance.

  • @itsdhruvilshah
    @itsdhruvilshah Жыл бұрын

    Didnt know that 6 minutes can be so insightful , definitely changes my world view, in the sense that info cant be conveyed effectively in short form videos, this one changed it. Definitely reading your book.

  • @ojshilinski8358
    @ojshilinski8358 Жыл бұрын

    This is GREAT! I identify with this way of thinking - it helps me to understand the me in me a little bit better, helping to understand my insatiable curiosity about everything since I can remember is a good thing even tho' I've felt like a dodo many time in my life.

  • @josemarialaguinge
    @josemarialaguinge Жыл бұрын

    Be open and analytic, embrace learning from being wrong.

  • @aytemok6256
    @aytemok6256 Жыл бұрын

    You know you are watching a good video when you dont feel like losing your time. There is much useful advice in 6 min. By the way great video!

  • @JH-1775
    @JH-1775 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent discussion and insights on the topic. Thank you!

  • @GarrickPinon
    @GarrickPinon Жыл бұрын

    I had lunch with Nelson Mandela during college and he was amazing in person as well. He had such a peaceful presence. It was profound just being in the aura of someone’s who stance & strength has been credited with helping undo apartheid.

  • @user-jn7mz2iw5i
    @user-jn7mz2iw5i Жыл бұрын

    I really appreciated short and down-to-earth presentation on a complex subject. Thank you!

  • @frankelkjr8041
    @frankelkjr8041 Жыл бұрын

    Mark Twain -" The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." -I can only think of this quote after watching this 6min masterpiece

  • @SchgurmTewehr

    @SchgurmTewehr

    Жыл бұрын

    Ok. I was around 8 when I learned about the biology of reproduction. Don’t remember the exact day though. It doesn’t seem so important.

  • @random_internet_music
    @random_internet_music6 ай бұрын

    🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🤔 The Essence of Strategic Thinking - Strategic thinking is about creating and evolving your worldview. - It involves understanding patterns and trade-offs at various levels. - The world changes quickly, so it's essential to continually revisit and adapt your worldview. 02:45 🌍 Characteristics of Great Strategic Thinkers - Great strategic thinkers are curious, open to different worldviews, and willing to admit when they're wrong. - They respect and engage with worldviews and opinions different from their own. - Being comfortable with different worldviews is crucial for strategic thinking. 05:13 🧠 Nelson Mandela's Strategic Thinking - Nelson Mandela is an exemplary global strategic thinker. - He demonstrated moral courage and a long-term perspective. - Mandela's ability to put aside personal vendettas for his country's future is a remarkable example of strategic thinking. Made with HARPA AI

  • @global_nomad.
    @global_nomad. Жыл бұрын

    As an MA design educator, this is a good summary of the way we think about considering the direction or travel of society and the world. Our students designing buildings and space need to design for at least 2 or 3 years into the future - the whole conception of thinking needs to have a strategic view or speculative framework for imaging the situation in a few years time and being conscious of what will shift the current context.

  • @rktsnail

    @rktsnail

    Жыл бұрын

    I get what you are going for here, and I love the thought process but I am sorry, there has never been a new building built where someone sees it and goes “ugh, that is so two years ago” maybe 10 but not 2-3

  • @global_nomad.

    @global_nomad.

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rktsnail fair point and not incorrect...though my point stands that design is for the future not the present

  • @rktsnail

    @rktsnail

    Жыл бұрын

    @@global_nomad. I for sure agree with that and hadn’t thought of it. Very interesting to think about the endeavor of architecture as one very much related to the future. Never looked at it that way

  • @TokyoTaisu

    @TokyoTaisu

    9 ай бұрын

    What is a "MA design"?

  • @global_nomad.

    @global_nomad.

    9 ай бұрын

    @@TokyoTaisu Its a postgraduate degree - Master of Arts (MA) in the design field - I work in interior and spatial design, from a background in architecture

  • @ayoungethan
    @ayoungethan Жыл бұрын

    Strategic thinking is intrinsic to holistic management. Holistic decision making is a means of crowd sourcing and integrating diverse perspectives. It requires that we have no ideological biases in the toolkit to allow us to choose what is most context appropriate. Lastly, it acknowledges complexity's implication of management context as a moving target and part of planning requires implementing and maintaining feedback loops through monitoring context assuming that we are drifting off course (rather than presuming we are on course until evidence becomes unavoidably obvious) to avoid confirmation bias and allow for early, proactive and subtle course correction.

  • @metamorphosis5407
    @metamorphosis5407 Жыл бұрын

    This is the clearest video I've ever seen to understand something

  • @traviswadezinn
    @traviswadezinn7 ай бұрын

    Good summary and clarification of the topic

  • @generativestudio
    @generativestudio Жыл бұрын

    What a time to be alive 👌🏾

  • @FromHousewifeToPilot
    @FromHousewifeToPilot7 ай бұрын

    When I heard Ian Bremmer mentioned about Nelson Mandela, that had brought me back in time to March 1997 when Nelson Mandela was visiting Singapore. I was walking towards the building ready to start my work and from a distance I could see our Late Former Prime Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong was showing Nelson Mandela around the building. That moment was a golden opportunity and an unforgettable experience for me. I would never have expected that opportunity shown up in my reality.

  • @darshanpatil7777
    @darshanpatil77777 ай бұрын

    Best explanation so far.

  • @mpetry912
    @mpetry912 Жыл бұрын

    this was exceptionally good ! thank you Ian.

  • @notaspectator
    @notaspectator5 ай бұрын

    I personally enjoy discussing topics with people that differ than i. Sometimes it's tiring if the other person isn't self aware and lacks interest in intaking different world views to enhance their own.

  • @varyolla435
    @varyolla435 Жыл бұрын

    People are like electricity in that they almost always take the path of least resistance. As such people find themselves usually "reacting" to situations being unable/apathetic to take note of the world around them so as to see "patterns" emerge and plan ahead to avoid possible entanglements. In other words people are loathe to "critically think" unless placed in a situation which leaves them no choice - which coincidentally is usually when it is too late. So to "train your mind" you must be willing to make the effort to do so. Note what I said: "train" your mind. Do not fall into the trap of circular reasoning whereby people assume things are real and hence true because of course they choose to believe it = and because they choose to believe it - things must be real and hence true..........and round and round they go basing their world view entirely upon their subjective desire to believe a thing while ignoring all "outside" evidence which may not conform to that underlying desire. Such singular ascribing of purported validity based only upon personal belief is the great red flag of ideological fanaticism - and it is antithetical to critical thought. 🤔

  • @mindydawes3602
    @mindydawes36022 ай бұрын

    Thanks, this is excellent. I’ll come back to this for reminders to check my worldview 💪

  • @bvolvr
    @bvolvr2 ай бұрын

    Thank you Ian Bremmer! Big Think indeed!!

  • @goodiedog
    @goodiedog Жыл бұрын

    I've always said... better to have a strategy... than a plan 😉👍

  • @emmanuelezenwere

    @emmanuelezenwere

    Жыл бұрын

    And what’s the difference?

  • @erleedng

    @erleedng

    Жыл бұрын

    what?!?!?!

  • @Ant3_14

    @Ant3_14

    Жыл бұрын

    @@emmanuelezenwere plan probably means static set of actions and strategy general rules to follow to archive actions

  • @goodiedog

    @goodiedog

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Ant3_14 well said!

  • @goodiedog

    @goodiedog

    Жыл бұрын

    @@emmanuelezenwere plans are deterministic, whereas strategies are responsive They both share an end goal But strategies can re-route, when things don't go to plan

  • @rjung_ch
    @rjung_ch Жыл бұрын

    Having lived on three different continent sure helps see globally. I'd recommend that to anyone that has a chance to do that. Nationalism must not be the top priority either. We are all humans.

  • @2bfrank657

    @2bfrank657

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely. We have far more in common than we have in differences. To a wise alien on-looker, the various nations of Earth would probably look like a bunch of foolish siblings bickering away over nothing.

  • @TomFinnovation
    @TomFinnovation7 ай бұрын

    Pure genius!! Great ingsights🙌🏻

  • @TheTruthSeeker756
    @TheTruthSeeker7562 ай бұрын

    Love Ian Bremmer. So thoughtful ❤

  • @bigdeji
    @bigdeji Жыл бұрын

    Wow, I love thi. Really good insights and it encourages me to be engage in more strategic thinking

  • @sajansrraj7348
    @sajansrraj73489 ай бұрын

    Strategic thinker is understanding the goal and making best ways to achieve the goal. Understanding the big picture and making plans for the future . while thinking about the strategy action he should be curious and open. If the strategy is made is should be revisted again after certain time

  • @Potencyfunction

    @Potencyfunction

    3 күн бұрын

    Think at Blue Ocean framework. It take many years to get to know the whole world, who was behind, what puropses they had, who had to come out, with what inputs and outputs they were , with what offers, who is going to be considered next alliance, what was the treatment-agreement, who benefit out of that, what is the future purpose and how to cut the chain value. Who try to keep in stagnation- they have no place around your business. That is strategic do it, not say it. Show it afterwards. And if u did not do it well, than leave. There is no 2 "ended heads" chance. If you did not make it right from first time-than you dont try second time. Because you lost your moral values with shakes, lies, and no one wants such parteners. That was the thinking to be exposed.

  • @DoGoodThings
    @DoGoodThings Жыл бұрын

    Travel is the best way to learn about and experience different world views, and to gain a deep understanding of the global perspective

  • @Catlily5

    @Catlily5

    Жыл бұрын

    Or find the people who travelled to your community.

  • @dernopenope2005
    @dernopenope20057 ай бұрын

    is there a way to get the uncut interview ? great video btw

  • @KrwiomoczBogurodzicy
    @KrwiomoczBogurodzicy Жыл бұрын

    [01:52] “The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.” - Nietzsche “To improve is to change; to be perfect* is to change often.” - Winston Churchill [*take this figuratively] “Why not break your pattern? You are the world champion at being nearly identical to who you were yesterday.” - Sam Harris

  • @doxologist
    @doxologist Жыл бұрын

    In my opinion, this is the best BigThink video. And I've watched almost all of them lol

  • @Letsgohomethx
    @Letsgohomethx Жыл бұрын

    This is fantastic and unifying & it's wonderful to see someone talking about this instead of the usual divisive discourse

  • @oluwafinestgabriel4173
    @oluwafinestgabriel4173 Жыл бұрын

    Very insightful and you really expressed what strategy thinking is.

  • @theekshanabandara9293
    @theekshanabandara9293 Жыл бұрын

    Very insightful!

  • @azazelydv4755
    @azazelydv4755 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks...I see what you did there.. appreciate it 🥰

  • @Potencyfunction

    @Potencyfunction

    3 күн бұрын

    Yes indeed, he explained very well in advance so we better understood the thinking.

  • @andyntshumayelo4703
    @andyntshumayelo4703 Жыл бұрын

    and yeah that's how I fell in love with this channel

  • @Ahmed.208
    @Ahmed.208 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the useful video

  • @arteeejr
    @arteeejr7 ай бұрын

    Strategic thinking is a way to think and plan systematically to make decisions that align with long-term goals and objectives. This is what I learned from my life coach, Lisa Haisha, who has helped me to succeed in my life goals and overcome problems along the way. This video is very informative.

  • @roghibfakhri

    @roghibfakhri

    6 ай бұрын

    Hi there, can you give some examples for me for better understanding? Thankyou 😊

  • @Potencyfunction

    @Potencyfunction

    3 күн бұрын

    It is more about seeing all the sides of the matter. The steps, the nature of the problem, the process, the chemestry , the others perspective, look true their eyes perspective, than is the dillema "what does this contain in it " it is a BDS. I just invented and acronym. Break down structure, critical thinking.

  • @ramdanirizkipratama3385
    @ramdanirizkipratama3385 Жыл бұрын

    What a brilliant to learn from this video

  • @nickvoutsas5144
    @nickvoutsas5144 Жыл бұрын

    Someone once said you have to be able to see with a telescope on one eye and a microscope in the other to again a clear understanding. Developing a third eye means that you have discipline,wisdom and mindfulness in what you see, at a fundamental level you have to have decrement. In live it is difficult perceiving a better unknown and then allowing others to see it. Einstein,Steve Jobs and money others had the 3rd eye

  • @dmystfy

    @dmystfy

    Жыл бұрын

    Third eye chakra, everyone has it. Seeing clearly keeps it open, illusion and delusion keep it closed.

  • @sendyardi5190
    @sendyardi5190 Жыл бұрын

    Ian Bremmer discusses the concept of strategic thinking and emphasizes the importance of constantly revisiting and updating one's worldview to stay relevant in a rapidly changing world. He suggests that great strategic thinkers are curious and open to different worldviews, rather than simply confirming their existing beliefs. Bremmer also cites Nelson Mandela as an example of a global strategic thinker due to his ability to prioritize long-term values and human development over personal vendettas. The video ends with a promotion for BigThink+ for businesses to learn from the world's biggest thinkers.

  • @Willbudi
    @Willbudi4 ай бұрын

    Key qualities of strategic thinker: curious and open - asking why - train with things that we disagree with, they come from a different story

  • @valentinopereira58
    @valentinopereira58 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome video!

  • @leafsubsides
    @leafsubsides Жыл бұрын

    As soon as he started talking I zoned out he has the most dad voice ever

  • @2bfrank657

    @2bfrank657

    Жыл бұрын

    Sad for you

  • @johnnyofthesticks7260
    @johnnyofthesticks7260 Жыл бұрын

    So let us all flow, dive into the chaos, let it takes us, change, change, change, and dont establish any truth. Do not conclude anything. Uncertainty. Enjoy uncertainty. Go with the wind and become the mice the cats play with.

  • @costycanta9142
    @costycanta91429 ай бұрын

    could you analyze deeper the difference between strategic and tactic thinking?

  • @gustavocezero
    @gustavocezero Жыл бұрын

    Great content!

  • @joeyc666
    @joeyc6666 ай бұрын

    Did anyone else get distracted by "Why is he in front of a screen when the background he has is actually quite nice?"

  • @NextSan999
    @NextSan999 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Thank you 👍

  • @adetunjishehu
    @adetunjishehu Жыл бұрын

    In my opinion, strategic thinking is just vision focused thinking. You have a vision you want to bring into reality, then you walk back to the present and analyse those things helping or impeding your progress, and then act accordingly.

  • @enerxiazelementa

    @enerxiazelementa

    Жыл бұрын

    thank you for putting in more simple way

  • @importantname
    @importantname Жыл бұрын

    Excellent, so you would be able to tell us what will happen this year, for us to form our strategies.

  • @Potencyfunction

    @Potencyfunction

    3 күн бұрын

    This year you get the certification for sustainable business development with certificate in your own langauge.

  • @LukePuplett
    @LukePuplett Жыл бұрын

    First law of presenting: do not put words on the screen and then gabble a ton of different words. Our brains have only a single threaded language center and cannot read and listen at the same time. The video does a disservice to the guest speaker.

  • @davidbel6776

    @davidbel6776

    Жыл бұрын

    Totally agree

  • @SchgurmTewehr

    @SchgurmTewehr

    Жыл бұрын

    It worked for me. Don’t know why. Maybe I just ignored the sound.

  • @kieranmckenna2569

    @kieranmckenna2569

    Жыл бұрын

    Worked for me

  • @shakey3306

    @shakey3306

    Жыл бұрын

    Not very strategic

  • @1verse4ll

    @1verse4ll

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't mind as long as the speaker is speaking clearly.

  • @bloggalot4718
    @bloggalot471810 ай бұрын

    Keep an open mind and question everything.

  • @stevenshar1233
    @stevenshar1233 Жыл бұрын

    I think this is a really deep and interesting topic that requires more than 6:21 to get across. I think this should be a 20 min to 30 min, mini explanation of the topic. The small congestion of 6:21 really does this topic a disservice.

  • @nanashinde9513

    @nanashinde9513

    Жыл бұрын

    Hon sir you are right it should have been extended at least 18 to 20 min as topic is broad can't e calculate in a short v

  • @avonsternen6034
    @avonsternen6034 Жыл бұрын

    Strategic thinking as described is political within the paradigm of nation-states, for example. Intelligence is the ability to adapt resourcefully and creatively if necessary as reasonable and wise, all things considered. Spiritual living accords with natural and moral principle as freely and genuinely understood. Inner peace is a wellspring of openness and clarity, an excellent foundation for honest self-reflection and interconnection. :)

  • @Mando581
    @Mando58111 ай бұрын

    Same!! And id get into trouble for asking id get put into iss for disrupting the class by getting irritated for not knowing why im doing with what im learning instead just learning it

  • @mohammedzughayer1831
    @mohammedzughayer1831 Жыл бұрын

    I love 💗 when he said it doesn’t matter if you’re Israeli or a palestian they both have hero stories mindfulness!

  • @WadeBanks-fn7ns
    @WadeBanks-fn7ns2 ай бұрын

    Great video

  • @tonyban8016
    @tonyban80167 ай бұрын

    Strategic thinking is about examining the forces that drive your thought process with the main goal being to identify and update any antiquated ideas, thus resulting in a more reliable framework for making decisions. This reminds me of Descartes' obsession that led him to scrutinize all his beliefs in the pursuit of truth. The description of this process as being meta thinking was quite apt.

  • @sneakerbabeful

    @sneakerbabeful

    4 ай бұрын

    Your statement is so vague as to be meaningless.

  • @tomjensen618
    @tomjensen6187 ай бұрын

    While Mandela stopped a looming war in its tracks and saved countless lives, the current regime in South Africa would make him turn in his grave. A great example of how things change.

  • @karimelsayed6652
    @karimelsayed6652 Жыл бұрын

    I believe an underlying theme, or attribute, that characterizes strategic thinking that had been implied but not explicitly mentioned in this video is patience.

  • @shankarbalakrishnan2360
    @shankarbalakrishnan236016 күн бұрын

    I was asked to exp strategy by the prof at MIT it only secondary to me❤❤🎉🎉

  • @veso5863
    @veso5863 Жыл бұрын

    Yes.

  • @marus3953
    @marus3953 Жыл бұрын

    This is what needs to be thought in schools after reading, writing, listening and critical thinking.

  • @stephenfosu8465
    @stephenfosu84653 ай бұрын

    I just love it.

  • @2highbruh
    @2highbruh Жыл бұрын

    Oof that outro girl had such a nice voice

  • @valentijntrossel3081
    @valentijntrossel3081 Жыл бұрын

    More of this man.

  • @valentijntrossel3081

    @valentijntrossel3081

    Жыл бұрын

    Respectfully, great insights. Much appreciated.

  • @MasteryOrder

    @MasteryOrder

    Жыл бұрын

    If you enjoy topics about mastery and masculinity, I invite you to explore the videos I share on the Mastery Order Channel. Challenge yourself with some ideas about manhood, explore your masculine potential to the maximum and become the kind of man you would admire. We can only better ourselves together, as men among men, so I invite you to use what I share and, of course, share your own thoughts so that others can benefit from them as well. All the best to you!

  • @rurikmckaiser543
    @rurikmckaiser5432 ай бұрын

    I love the reference to Mandela, and also example of the Palestine Israel conflict and world view... they are heroes in their own stories...

  • @cptfreeman8966
    @cptfreeman89667 ай бұрын

    3:50 What is the difference between a tactical thinker and a strategic thinker?

  • @arthurwieczorek4894
    @arthurwieczorek489410 күн бұрын

    Here is a bit of meta-thinking. There is thinking in mere words and there is thinking in concepts.

  • @Potencyfunction

    @Potencyfunction

    3 күн бұрын

    It is full meta. beyond - Noia ( Greece) =mind . Dont see things only at surface or appearently. And do not insist when you told no because that denote mental incapacity to see the pleasure in doing things and the future of doing it . That is the whole brain. Why to hold and insist are you mental delayed, so many years of stupidity based only on hallucainations?

  • @tkk3852
    @tkk3852 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, I am amazed that he has put Nelson Mandela at the top of his list of greatest strategic thinkers.

  • @gonetoheck
    @gonetoheck Жыл бұрын

    Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson "People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character."

  • @SchgurmTewehr

    @SchgurmTewehr

    Жыл бұрын

    Pretty much, yeah.

  • @xskinyx
    @xskinyx Жыл бұрын

    To be so afraid of being "wrong" that you relentlessly update your world view just to be agreeable to others'... that's not strategic thinking, that's EXHAUSTING. Real strategic thinking is deciding you don't care about politics and avoiding it at all costs :P

  • @SiyabongaSibiya-pj9gb

    @SiyabongaSibiya-pj9gb

    4 ай бұрын

    But politics affect you in a very single way you can think of. Whether u like or not.

  • @worldview2888
    @worldview2888 Жыл бұрын

    This is the sort of content i wish to ONLY watch on KZread. I don't want to ever waste my time on pointless content. This is why i will always support by 3rd party external companies such as Patreon .. NEVER sign up for KZread premium .. the algo will show useless channels and content instead of THIS content. Love Big Think.

  • @udayakumar1226
    @udayakumar122610 ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @sedgwickmcalaster7785
    @sedgwickmcalaster7785 Жыл бұрын

    The Necessity To Think THAT You're Right

  • @bigboibebop
    @bigboibebop Жыл бұрын

    Whats the difference between tactics and strategy?

  • @mazocco

    @mazocco

    Жыл бұрын

    Think of it as a war. A war strategy is how you are going to approach certain battles, which places to fight, what tools to apply. A war tactic is a tool, is how your troops will move, how to deceive the enemy. It is like the strategy is the macro and the tactic is the micro vision. Rhetoric is a tactic, so as manipulation. How to obtain the correct information and what to do with it, probably is strategy.

  • @bigboibebop

    @bigboibebop

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mazocco tactics are skills, things that win battles. strategy is planning, the thing that wins wars. It’s hard to strategize when your life has been nothing been constant battling.

  • @deathandcats
    @deathandcats Жыл бұрын

    He mentioned Nelson Mandela, and it makes me sad that people have forgotten Steve Biko. He advocated for Black Consciousness, aware his own people had allowed a divide in their thinking, that they had internalised the prejudices of the nationalists that promoted and enforced apartheid. Somewhat similar to feminists raising awareness of internalised misogyny in women that holds them back.

  • @Sjon_E
    @Sjon_E Жыл бұрын

    The problem in engaging with other people about different world views is that there are simply trolls and bad faith actors online. They penetrate the concept of having a free and open discussion with beyond radical ideas. Usually some sort of sycophantic beliefs about how the world is and about how it should be. Part of being a strategic thinker, is arguing those with different world views, but also realizing that there are those out there that they have no interest in having a good faith argument.

  • @2bfrank657

    @2bfrank657

    Жыл бұрын

    Not all arguments are worth your time and effort. If someone isn't arguing in good faith, and there isn't much at stake, then you should probably just walk away.

  • @gonetoheck

    @gonetoheck

    Жыл бұрын

    @@2bfrank657 Agreed...which is why I tend to remove my comments when the replies to my comment have no redeeming values. I feel like I'm in the wrong crowd...and move on.

  • @Nedwin
    @Nedwin Жыл бұрын

    Yes, Nelson Mandela is a very good example of strategic thinker.

  • @coolvids-ub1ur
    @coolvids-ub1ur9 күн бұрын

    However, it is not always a question of intellect and lucidity, certainly calculation makes it possible to eliminate contigency on the one hand, but it does not always make it possible to resolve problems.

  • @sneakerbabeful
    @sneakerbabeful4 ай бұрын

    It was good as soon as I muted the sound.

  • @croutardsparrow
    @croutardsparrow2 ай бұрын

    Hello my dear friend! thank you for the cool video! keep filming! I'll wait for new videos

  • @CGMaat
    @CGMaat Жыл бұрын

    Analytic idealism - rational mind meets the platonic ideals combine to evolve us to the quantum spiritual consciousness ; all is mentally .

  • @Potencyfunction

    @Potencyfunction

    3 күн бұрын

    Is that suppose to be an oxymoron ? "analytical idealism"? If you are analytical than you dont have that sort of idealism and spiritualism. That is for creative thinking. They start to disscus about Gods, Allahs, Vedas, Religion , The 7 Chakras , seven wonders -where they are by the way ?

  • @jasonbourne1076
    @jasonbourne1076 Жыл бұрын

    Does divergent thinking help you become a better strategic thinker?

  • @vedantmungre1702

    @vedantmungre1702

    Жыл бұрын

    Same question!

  • @Potencyfunction

    @Potencyfunction

    3 күн бұрын

    No there is creative thinking in divergent thinking. The strategic thinker is the convergent thinking.

  • @cwfilli
    @cwfilli Жыл бұрын

    Interesting way to present this topic, Ian. However, let's PLEASE not conflate curiosity and openness with the notion that 'everyone just has their own truth and worldview' and therefore "we're just different". No! A well-trained strategic thinker isn't simply curious and open but also has the capacity to discern between alternative paths and anticipate which path might lead to better outcomes.

  • @Yo_Kelz
    @Yo_Kelz7 ай бұрын

    Honestly felt that watching Naruto helped me think more strategically lol

  • @phoebstan94
    @phoebstan9424 минут бұрын

    Ok, but when I do it, it's "anxiety" pfft. Turns out I am just a strategic thinker :p