Role-Based Programme
RB0640

Canva for Strategy & Business Management

Visualise Strategy, Insights & Executive Decisions

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Duration
4 Hours
Level
Awareness
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Awareness Session

Programme Objectives

  • Understand how Canva can support strategy formulation, business planning, management reviews, and executive communication.
  • Explore visual methods for converting strategic information, business priorities, and data into clear management narratives.
  • Use Canva Whiteboards, Docs, Sheets, and Presentations to structure strategic discussions and decision-support material.
  • Experience AI-assisted summarisation, content structuring, charting, and presentation creation for business-management workflows.
  • Recognise the importance of validating AI-generated insights, assumptions, recommendations, and business data before decision-making.

Tools covered

Canva PresentationsCanva DocsCanva WhiteboardsCanva SheetsCanva AIMagic WriteMagic DesignMagic ChartsMagic InsightsBrand Kit

Who should attend

  • Strategy Managers
  • Business Strategy Professionals
  • Business Managers
  • Business Unit Heads
  • Corporate Planning Professionals
  • Management Consultants
  • Transformation Managers
  • Business Planning Managers
  • Strategic Programme Managers
  • Business Excellence Professionals
  • Functional Leaders
  • Strategy & Business Management Teams

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Basic understanding of business planning and management processes
  • Familiarity with business reviews, strategic priorities, or performance reporting
  • Basic understanding of business metrics and organisational objectives
  • General familiarity with presentations and spreadsheets is helpful
  • No professional design expertise required
  • No previous Canva experience required

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding Canva as a visual communication and collaboration platform for strategic work
  • Exploring Presentations, Docs, Whiteboards, Sheets, and AI-assisted capabilities
  • Identifying applications across planning, business reviews, transformation, and executive communication
  • Understanding when visualisation improves strategic clarity and stakeholder alignment
Practical activities
  • Creating a simple strategy workspace in Canva
  • Mapping Strategic Need → Canva Tool → Management Output

Scenarios

Business Performance Review to Strategic Action

Business Data → Canva Sheets → Magic Insights → Key Trends → Magic Charts → Strategic Implications → Executive Presentation → Management Actions

Participants transform business-performance information into a concise management review that highlights important trends, implications, and potential strategic actions.

Strategic Initiative to Leadership Alignment

Strategic Objective → Canva Whiteboard → Options → Prioritisation → Executive Brief → Presentation → Leadership Review → Agreed Next Steps

Participants use Canva to visually structure a strategic initiative, compare options, and convert the discussion into a clear leadership communication and action plan.

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