Thinking is good for you

Yesterday I was at a strategic planning session for one of the bodies I am associated with. We moved thinking on ... but we had no outputs that we could show anyone. Were we productive? Of course. Most plans have intermediate targets or milestones, and all have stages which aren't even worth describing as such. Thinking is one such stage. Leave it out and you are doomed to disaster... but it is amazing how often people seem to 'do' without thinking first.