Role-Based Programme
RB0641

Canva for Strategy & Business Management

Strategic Planning, Business Storytelling & Executive Communication

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Duration
8 Hours
Level
Basic
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Workshop

Programme Objectives

  • Build foundational capability to use Canva for strategic planning, business analysis, executive communication, and stakeholder alignment.
  • Convert business objectives, priorities, initiatives, and performance information into clear visual strategy artefacts.
  • Use Canva AI, Docs, Whiteboards, Sheets, and Presentations to accelerate planning and communication workflows.
  • Create strategy maps, business-review presentations, data stories, and decision-support materials.
  • Apply accuracy, confidentiality, brand consistency, human validation, and governance practices to AI-assisted business content.

Tools covered

Canva DocsCanva WhiteboardsCanva PresentationsCanva SheetsCanva ChartsCanva AIMagic WriteMagic DesignMagic InsightsMagic ChartsStrategy Map TemplatesBrand KitComments & Collaboration

Who should attend

  • Strategy Managers
  • Business Managers
  • Business Planning Professionals
  • Corporate Strategy Professionals
  • Business Transformation Professionals
  • Business Operations Managers
  • Management Consultants
  • Business Analysts
  • Business Unit Managers
  • Programme Leaders
  • Chief of Staff Professionals
  • Strategy & Business Management Team Leads

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Basic understanding of business strategy and organisational planning
  • Familiarity with business objectives, KPIs, initiatives, and stakeholder communication
  • Basic presentation and spreadsheet skills
  • No professional design expertise required
  • No previous Canva experience required

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding Canva Docs, Whiteboards, Presentations, Sheets, and AI-enabled workflows
  • Mapping Canva across Analyse → Plan → Visualise → Communicate → Align
  • Identifying use cases across strategy planning, management reviews, workshops, and executive communication
  • Understanding Canva as a collaboration and communication environment rather than the formal system of record
Practical activities
  • Exploring a sample strategic-planning workspace
  • Creating a concise business-priority overview
  • Selecting the appropriate Canva format for different management requirements

Scenarios

Business Challenge to Strategic Action Plan

Business Challenge → Stakeholder Inputs → Strategic Analysis → Strategy Map → Priorities & Initiatives → Measures → Management Review

Participants convert a realistic business challenge into a structured visual strategy that links organisational priorities with initiatives, measures, and required actions.

Business Performance to Executive Decision

KPI Data → Canva Sheets → Magic Insights → Business Interpretation → Charts → Executive Narrative → Recommendation → Leadership Decision

Participants transform business-performance information into a concise management presentation that explains what changed, why it matters, and what leadership action is required.

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