
Strategic Doing New Zealand is excited to introduce Strategic Doing Essentials – a practical, self-paced online course designed to build your confidence in the Strategic Doing methodology and equip you with the skills to lead better collaborative conversations.
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Whether you're a leader, facilitator, consultant, project manager or community practitioner, this course provides a flexible way to learn the foundations of Strategic Doing at your own pace, from anywhere in the world.
Through engaging video lessons, practical activities and professionally designed resources, you'll discover how to move groups from ideas to action using one of the world's leading collaboration frameworks.
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What You Will Learn
The Foundations of Strategic Doing
Understand the mindset, principles and practices that make Strategic Doing different from traditional strategic planning, and learn why it is so effective in tackling complex challenges.
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Navigating Complexity with Confidence
Explore the difference between complicated and complex problems, and discover how Strategic Doing helps organisations and communities respond with agility and collaboration.
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The Four Questions and Ten Rules of Strategic Doing
Learn the complete Strategic Doing framework, including how to discover opportunities, prioritise action, develop Pathfinder Projects and maintain momentum through the 30/30 process.
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Practical Facilitation Skills
Build confidence in asking powerful questions, facilitating collaborative conversations, creating psychological safety and helping groups move from discussion to action.
Tools You Can Use Immediately
Learn how to use proven Strategic Doing tools including Asset Mapping, Link & Leverage, the Big Easy, Pathfinder Projects, Stakeholder Mapping and Action Planning.
About Strategic Doing Essentials
Strategic Doing Essentials is a fully online, self-paced learning programme designed to fit around your work and lifestyle.
The course includes more than 30 engaging video lessons, practical reflection activities and over 50 professionally designed templates, worksheets and facilitation tools that you can immediately apply in your own organisation or community.
You'll have lifetime access to the course, allowing you to revisit lessons and benefit from future updates as new content is added.
Your Course Includes
Comprehensive Video Lessons
Learn through professionally produced, bite-sized lessons that make the Strategic Doing methodology easy to understand and apply.
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Participant Workbook
A beautifully designed workbook to capture your learning, complete activities and support you as you begin applying Strategic Doing in practice.
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30+ Downloadable Templates & Facilitation Tools
Access a growing library of professionally designed canvases, worksheets and planning tools, including:
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Asset Mapping Canvas
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Link & Leverage Matrix
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Big Easy Assessment Canvas
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Stakeholder Mapping Template
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Pathfinder Project Planner
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30/30 Meeting Agenda
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Workshop Planning Templates
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Facilitation Guides
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Reflection Worksheets
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and many more.
Real-World Examples
See how Strategic Doing has been successfully applied across local government, businesses, community organisations and collaborative partnerships throughout New Zealand.
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Lifetime Access
Complete the course at your own pace and enjoy lifetime access, including future updates and additional resources as the course continues to grow.
By the End of the Course
You'll have a solid understanding of the Strategic Doing methodology, practical facilitation skills and a comprehensive toolkit of resources that will enable you to confidently lead collaborative conversations, identify opportunities and move people from ideas to action.
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You'll leave with practical tools you can apply immediately - whether you're facilitating a team workshop, leading a community initiative, developing strategy or working across organisational boundaries.
Continue Your Strategic Doing Journey
Strategic Doing Essentials is the perfect foundation for anyone looking to build their capability before progressing to our Strategic Doing One-Day Intensive Workshop or Certified Practitioner Training.
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It's your first step towards becoming a confident, capable facilitator of meaningful collaboration.
Strategic Doing Essentials - Online Course
Become a Founding Member
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249 New Zealand dollars
Be among the first to experience Strategic Doing Essentials - New Zealand's first comprehensive online Strategic Doing programme.
Launching in October 2026, this practical, self-paced course has been designed to help leaders, facilitators, consultants, project managers and community practitioners confidently move people from ideas to action.
As a Founding Member, you'll receive exclusive early access to the course at a special launch price of NZ$249 + GST (normally NZ$299 + GST), along with lifetime access to future course updates as the programme continues to grow.
Your Founding Member benefits include:
âś” Exclusive launch price of NZ$249 + GST
âś” Lifetime access to the course and all future updates
âś” Over 30 downloadable templates, worksheets and facilitation tools
âś” Comprehensive participant workbook
âś” Priority access to new resources and future learning opportunities
Strategic Doing Essentials has been developed using real-world experience gained from working with councils, businesses, community organisations and leadership teams across New Zealand.
Every lesson is practical, every tool is designed to be used immediately, and every resource is focused on helping you confidently lead collaborative conversations that create meaningful results.
Secure your place today and become part of the Founding Cohort shaping the future of Strategic Doing learning in New Zealand.
Launching October 2026
Founding Member Investment: NZ$249 + GST
