Complete the sentences with the words from the box

synthesise · strategy away day · pressure-test · diverge · straw man proposal · frame the question · converge · working hypothesis · dot voting · steer a discussion · park an issue

• Our leadership team in Seattle scheduled a three-day ____ to review our market position.
• Before debating the budget, the CEO wanted to ____ regarding our core objectives.
• As the debate drifted into minor IT details, the facilitator had to ____ carefully.
• Because that topic is outside today's scope, let's ____ until our next meeting in Boston.
• After hours of robust debate, the directors began to ____ on a unified vision.
• The opinions of the managers started to ____ as they examined different regional markets.
• Arthur presented a ____ to test how the board would react to a radical restructuring.
• We need to ____ our financial model before presenting it to investors in New York.
• The team used ____ in Seattle to prioritise six competing operational initiatives.
• Beatrice volunteered to ____ the notes from the workshop into a concise executive summary.
• Our initial ____ assumes that consumer demand in Chicago will remain stable next year.

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