30-MINUTE WORKSHOP ACTIVITY
Strategic Capacity Navigator
See where you stand. Choose where to begin. Leave with a next move.
01
15 min · Assess
02
8 min · Review your action plan
03
7 min · Share out
30-MINUTE WORKSHOP ACTIVITY
See where you stand. Choose where to begin. Leave with a next move.
15 min · Assess
8 min · Review your action plan
7 min · Share out
CAPABILITY 01 / 06
Define the right problem
Get clear on the problem before choosing a solution.
Avoid spending time on work that misses the real need.
Define the problem, check the evidence and identify what needs to change.
Explore the problem before narrowing it, then compare possible solutions.
CAPABILITY 02 / 06
Connect choices to outcomes
Connect your work to the result the business needs.
Put effort where it will make the biggest difference.
Connect inputs, outputs, outcomes and impact: what you invest, deliver, change and achieve.
Turn the desired business result into a few clear priorities and trade-offs.
CAPABILITY 03 / 06
Make beliefs testable
Test an assumption before investing more time.
Learn early whether your approach is likely to work.
Test one assumption with a small experiment before committing more effort.
Choose the smallest step that gives you enough evidence to move forward.
CAPABILITY 04 / 06
Build alignment without authority
Understand what matters to the people whose support you need.
Build support before asking for a decision.
Separate what you observed from what you assumed before drawing a conclusion.
Identify whose support matters, what they care about and how to engage them.
CAPABILITY 05 / 06
Make explicit trade-offs
Make the choice and its consequences clear.
Help the group move forward, even with incomplete information.
Clarify the decision, what you know and what still needs judgment.
Compare options and make clear what you gain and give up.
CAPABILITY 06 / 06
Lead with recommendation and implication
Lead with what you recommend and why it matters.
Help leaders understand the decision without searching through details.
Lead with your recommendation, why it matters and the decision needed.
Use situation, complication, question and answer to make your recommendation easy to follow.
00–15 MIN / 15 MINUTES
Complete the 30 reflections across all six capabilities.
Rate how often you demonstrate each behavior at work.
Use “Not enough opportunity” when you have not had a chance.
15–23 MIN / 8 MINUTES
Review your profile, choose two starting focuses, and generate your plan.
What stands out in your profile?
Where will you apply these frameworks first?
Which suggested action is most useful for your current work?
23–30 MIN / 7 MINUTES
Share one focus, one work situation, and one next action.
Where will you start, and why?
What will you do differently in a real work situation?
What would progress look like?
YOUR WORKSHOP LEAVE-BEHIND
All six capabilities matter. Your starting focuses are just the beginning.
Save your PDF roadmap or Workshop Workbook.
Review the suggestions for fit with your work.
Use the separately distributed framework resources.