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Agricultural Leadership Program of Hawaii
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Facilitating Strategic Thinking & Planning
Strategic planning differs from day-to-day planning because it has a long-term view which tends to be proactive and future-oriented. It involves an on-going commit-ment to think and plan strategically. This workshop focuses on how to get started using a facilitated two-day retreat. Listed below are some of the topics covered in the workshop:
  • Important aspects of strategic thinking and planning
  • How to determine if your organization is ready to do strategic planning
  • Pre-retreat planning activities
  • The key roles played by the facilitator and group organizers
  • Explanation of both the process model and conceptual framework
  • Step by step discussion of each component of the process–from the introduction to action plans–with detailed instructions for key tasks and definitions of key terms
  • A follow-up section which outlines activities after the retreat
  • A complete case study of an organization that completed the retreat
  • Extensive appendices that include many useful tools (e.g., for assessing the organization, preparing participants for the retreat, developing an agenda, selecting an appropriate facilitation method, etc.)
Workshop Presenter: Dr. Donna R. Ching
Prerequisite:

Donna’s two-day Facilitation Training (most recent workshop was called “Learning to Lead Collaboratively”)
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Last updated on 8/1/2003