Achieving Workable Unity A Roadmap for Collaborative Planning

WA Equal Justice Community Leadership Academy

Session Overview & Objectives

• Objectives:

– Identify key steps in collaborative problem solving model

– Apply initial problem-solving steps to selected issues within WA community

Achieving Workable Unity

The ability to bring together diverse perspectives in an environment that supports respect for differences and commitment to group initiatives.

Planning a Party

Collaborative Problem Solving

PresentDesired Future

Roadmap

Vision

Planning

Problem

ExecutionSolution

PlanningWhat to do: reach agreements re: • Stakeholders – who to include – at which points – in

what capacity• Steps in process

ProblemWhat to do: Engage stakeholders in sharing their perspectives on

the problem Use systems thinking tools to analyze the problem Reach agreement on problem dimensions and root

causes

Vision Space Vision What to do: Gather views about and reach agreement on what

success looks like

Solution Space

Goal: Agreement on a solution(s) that everyone is willing to support

Solution What to do: Identify & evaluate potential solutions

Reach agreement on which solutions to be executed.

Execution

What to do: Develop timeline for carrying out steps to

implementing and evaluating chosen solution – make sure to clarify who, what, when & how

Execute!

Which path to choose?

Applying Roadmap Tool

In small groups: • Planning space – 10’

• Problem space – 15’

• Vision space – 15’

• DO NOT GO TO THE SOLUTION SPACE!!