Practice Training Stage

Quoth, like most interesting new developments, builds on some old ideas, extends them, and puts them together in distinctive ways. The result is many-faceted and a clear step forward.

Moreover, Quoth presents some formidable obstacles to those who would like to understand what it's all about or begin trying it out. It introduces a new way of doing things that may seem strange at first, and it comes with an extensive terminology that can take some getting used to. The terminology will help in the end, but it's not always easy to learn.

That's where this stage comes in. It's designed to help a person become familiar with Quoth and get over the hurdle its terminology presents. In addition, it spells out some of the implications of Quoth and tries to give him a flavor of what formulating a strategy is really like. That is, it meets the need for simple how-to-do-it approach in developing strategy.

Furthermore, this stage is focused on teaching approaches. In effect, the question “how can this subject matter best be taught?” is raised. Strategic planning, in turn, can be done most effectively when we have some prior understanding.

Further, the practice training stage will involve establishing the Special Interest Group.