How to develop in a reasonable short time a vision that is supported by (almost) all participants of a planning event
Author: Corinne Sprecher
Published: Thursday 14 August 2014
To start a planning workshop with the discussion about the common vision develops a very nice energy in the workshop room and opens up the mind of all participants. The vision concerns all three groups of stakeholders (expressed in the OM-way): The beneficiaries, the boundary partners and the project team.
After an introduction into the whole planning procedure, the familiarization of participants among each other and the clarification of expectations for the workshop, I feel it is the right moment to discuss about a common vision. I usually follow five standard steps:
At the end of the planning workshop the final version of the vision is formally agreed upon by all participants. A common vision (if really felt as the common vision) has a high power in orienting a project team and related partners.
The strength of this procedure is the iterative way in which the vision is elaborated over the whole workshop period. Emphasis is given to the vision and it is reconsidered by the participants in different moments during the work process. This way, the participants develop a strong ownership for their vision.
This nugget was applied in: ISCB India
Related Practitioner Guide sections: