# Event Details - **Event Name**: SOAR Into Strategy: A Strengths-Based Approach to Strategic Planning - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 am – Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Already thinking about next year? Come figure it out with SOAR, a strengths-based approach that starts with what your business does best.About this EventStrategic planning doesn’t have to begin with what’s wrong. What might become possible if your next strategic conversation started by discovering what your organization does exceptionally well—and then used those strengths to explore opportunities, imagine the future, and define meaningful results?In this highly interactive five-hour workshop, participants will experience SOAR—Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations and Results, a strengths-based approach to strategic thinking grounded in Appreciative Inquiry.Rather than simply learning another planning framework, you’ll experience SOAR from three perspectives: yourself, your organization, and the people whose voices can help shape its future.Through individual reflection, appreciative interviews, partner conversations, and practical strategic planning exercises, you’ll explore what gives your organization life at its best, identify emerging possibilities, clarify aspirations for the future, and consider the results that would demonstrate meaningful success. You’ll also explore an important question for today’s leaders:What changes when strategy is created with people rather than simply presented to them?As organizations begin preparing for their upcoming strategic planning cycles, this workshop offers a practical way to create richer strategic conversations, engage stakeholders, and build greater ownership in turning ideas into action.During the workshop, you will:Experience SOAR personally before applying it organizationallyLearn how Appreciative Inquiry can strengthen strategic conversationsPractice conducting an appreciative organizational interviewDevelop a preliminary SOAR for your own organizationIdentify emerging strategic priorities and possibilitiesConsider whose voices need to be included in strategic planningDesign a SOAR conversation you can take back to your organizationYou’ll leave with practical questions, tools, and a process you can immediately use to begin a different kind of strategic conversation.Who should attend?Business owners, executives, HR and organizational-development professionals, nonprofit leaders, managers, consultants, entrepreneurs, strategic-planning facilitators, and anyone responsible for helping an organization determine where it wants to go next.Come prepared to think differently about strategy—and leave prepared to start a conversation that can move your organization forward. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/traverse-city/soar-into-strategy-a-strengths-based-approach-to-strategic-planning/100001998918329533 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Workshops, Business - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 5 hours - Location: 20Fathoms - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Traverse City - **state**: MI - **country**: United States - **location**: 20Fathoms - **lat**: 44.7642991 - **long**: -85.6208613 - **full address**: 20Fathoms, 10850 E. Traverse Hwy, Ste. 4400, Traverse City, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: SOAR Into Strategy: A Strengths-Based Approach to Strategic Planning - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/05f3ba7c20868e99688f08536d809087ee7c0fd199e3507dabf1b3f0e98e47ef-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1787777166 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is SOAR Into Strategy: A Strengths-Based Approach to Strategic Planning being held? - **A:** SOAR Into Strategy: A Strengths-Based Approach to Strategic Planning takes place on Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 am to Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm at 20Fathoms, 10850 E. Traverse Hwy, Ste. 4400, Traverse City, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing SOAR Into Strategy: A Strengths-Based Approach to Strategic Planning? - **A:** SOAR Into Strategy: A Strengths-Based Approach to Strategic Planning is organized by 20Fathoms. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** SOAR Into Strategy: A Strengths-Based Approach to Strategic Planning is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Traverse City, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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