AI+ for Strategic Thinking

Frame Better Problems, Make Better Decisions

Reframe the problem. See what you were missing.

You're working on something important, but something feels off — the problem keeps resisting the analysis you've thrown at it, or the answer you've reached doesn't quite hold up. This book gives you the QUEST Framework: five stages for AI-assisted strategic thinking that surface the real question, map what you're taking for granted, scan the landscape, build scenarios, and name the tensions you can't make disappear. Includes a 33-prompt Strategic Thinking Toolkit and a one-page Strategic Brief template that works for any challenge, any sector, any level. Built by an AI engineering firm that makes consequential strategic calls for a living.

Tier

Tier 3 · Job Skills

Category

Strategy & Leadership

Format

Guide

Updated

Q2 2026

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Inside

33 ready-made, market-tested prompts: problem framing, assumption surfacing, landscape mapping, scenario building, second-order effects, strategic brief
The QUEST Framework — five-stage AI-assisted strategic analysis across any challenge
A problem-reframing discipline that surfaces the real strategic question before solving the wrong one
A scenario-building workflow that pressure-tests futures instead of forecasting one
A 30-day plan for managers, directors, strategy leads, consultants, analysts, and policy professionals

Who this is for

Any professional who needs to think strategically — managers, directors, strategy leads, consultants, analysts, policy professionals, and project leaders whose roles require them to make sense of complex situations and determine the right path. Cross-industry by design: strategic thinking is not a skill reserved for boardrooms. A nurse planning a care pathway, a teacher redesigning a curriculum, a project manager scoping a complex build, and a business leader evaluating a market opportunity are all doing strategic thinking. The skill is universal; the contexts vary.

Also for:Team leaders and senior professionals who need to facilitate strategic thinking in others — building team-level strategic capacity and running structured strategy sessions. Learning & development professionals designing strategic thinking programmes.

You’ll be able to

Apply the QUEST Framework to structure AI-assisted strategic analysis across any challenge or situation
Use AI to surface hidden assumptions, reframe presenting problems, and identify the real strategic question
Build a strategic landscape map using AI-assisted research and synthesis across forces, trends, and stakeholders
Develop and stress-test multiple plausible scenarios for a given strategic situation using AI as a thinking partner
Identify second-order effects and fundamental tensions in complex situations using structured AI dialogue
Synthesise AI-assisted analysis into a clear, actionable strategic brief

What’s inside

Diagnostic: How sharp is your strategic thinking?
Chapter 1: AI in Strategic Thinking Right Now
Chapter 2: The Strategic Thinking Gap
Chapter 3: The QUEST Framework
Chapter 4: Question — Framing the Strategic Challenge
Chapter 5: Unpack — Surfacing What You're Taking for Granted
Chapter 6: Explore — Scanning the Strategic Landscape
Chapter 7: Scenarios — Thinking in Multiple Futures
Chapter 8: Tension — Navigating Trade-offs and Second-Order Effects
Chapter 9: Synthesis — From Analysis to Strategic Clarity
Chapter 10: Your 30-Day Strategic Thinking Starter Plan
Back matter: Skill Summary · Recommended Next Reads · Glossary · Tool Reference

Built by an AI engineering firm — for professionals who need to make sense of complexity, not just react to it.

Appears in 3 bundles

ROL-01The Leader's AI Pack SKL-05The AI Strategy & Problem Solving Pack COR-04The AI Transformation Leadership Pack

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