Visionary Thinking-Building from the foundation of their Optimistic Commitment and intuition, corporate citizenship

visionary Thinking

Thinks strategically and creatively, connecting the dots to find new ways to enhance corporate citizenship.

Visionary Thinking is the ability to think outside the box and chart the path forward often where others cannot. Building from the foundation of their Optimistic Commitment and intuition, corporate citizenship leaders develop insights and ideas for new ways for the company to integrate corporate citizenship into the business to create greater value for society and the business. At the highest level of development, a visionary thinker has the ability to conceive of transformational innovations in the business. This is not "either/or" thinking, it is not balancing citizenship against business, it is "both/and" thinking - finding the ways to optimize both.

One leader described the process he went through:

"I constructed a range of new ideas that were innovative new things, that the company hadn't done before, that would be at this nexus of global integration from a business strategy standpoint and a community standpoint."

Visionary Thinking competency developmental scale
Foundational	Intermediate	Advanced
Can see issues from different perspectives and can balance or tradeoff between traditional business and corporate citizenship concerns. Anticipates emerging issues early and engages key external and internal stakeholders to address challenges.	Sees and can help other internal stakeholders understand the value of CC as a driver for sustained business effectiveness. Identifies new ideas and ways for the company to understand and monitor its social and environmental impacts.	Uses creative "outside the box" thinking to create new internal and external alliances and initiatives that can drive transformational "win-win" innovations that leverage the positive contribution of the company while creating measurable business and social value.