Chess & Corporate Strategy

Chess and Corporate Strategy is a fascinating journey through cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence and game theory to learn more about strategic thinking, decision-making, negotiations and leadership. The initiative targets leading enterprises and managers who wish to increase their expertise and professional skills in the field of strategic thinking, problem solving and decision-making. Corporate strategy The metaphor of chess as a guideline for a course of corporate strategy: strategic planning, portfolio analysis, strategic marketing, negotiations, strategic sales, finance, decision-making, problem-solving. Questionnaires What makes the difference between a leader and a manager? Between a great chess champion and a chess amateur? A leadership model developed through questionnaires to assess the strategic profile of the group. Think out of the box! A famous chess position, impossible at first glance, allows a brilliant solution only with an unconventional approach (knowledge of chess is not required) Roundtable: Chess and strategy Our champion Lexy Ortega will guide us through a parallel between the development of a chess game and the typical process of corporate strategic planning. Simulation: Chess and negotiations Like in a chess tournament, participants are divided into pairs to negotiate on several case studies. The negotiations are repeated by changing the pairs until, after a certain number of runs, the winner of the "tournament" emerges.