Henry Luke has evolved the proven process into five steps that translate Community Vision
(Community Visioning; Visioning; Community Planning)
into reality. The steps are as follows:
Phase I - COMMUNITY VISION DEVELOPMENT (6 months)
- Community Strategic Planning -Generate Core Values, Vision, Key
Benchmarks and strategies that define the community's future. Use a process that provides
an opportunity for broad public participation.
Facilitator Henry Luke
warms up the crowd of 400 that filled the Schuylkill IU 29 cafeteria for the Citizens
Summit.
Photo courtesy of Schuylkill
County, PA |
Phase II - COLLABORATIVE IMPLEMENTATION (5-10 years)
- Vision Partners -Obtain the endorsement of Vision Partners
committed to the long-term Collaborative Implementation of the Community Vision.
- Strategy Benchmarks and Action Steps
-The Vision Partners
will adopt specific strategies. They will establish Strategy Benchmarks to measure
annual progress for each strategy they adopt and develop action steps for implementation.
- Communication and Accountability
-There will be constant
communication with the community and Vision Partners about progress on individual
strategies. There will be an annual report on the progress of the Key and Strategy
Benchmarks to ensure accountability for the process.
- Leadership
-A diverse and community based Steering Committee will
provide leadership during the Phase I Vision Development process and during the Phase II
Collaborative Implementation process. Management, staff support and coordination will be
provided to the Steering Committee by an existing organization or in a new 501C3
corporation.
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