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ACTIVE PLANNING

PLAN or NO-PLAN?

PLANNED work Vs. CONTINGENT Care

EffectiveProgressSustainable

SensitiveAttuned“Human”

PLANNING (verb) Vs PLAN (noun)

FlexibleResponsive to feedbackShort-term – Medium-term – Long term

Clear and Objective“On-plan or Off-plan?” - outcomesInflexible and unforgiving

Active PlanningConstant “CULTURE”:

• SHORT term (Thinking Together, next session…)• MEDIUM term (Next week…) • LONG term (“Care Plan”…)

Definition:

• Making EXPLICIT what is often IMPLICIT • MARKING and BROADCASTING our own intentional stance… • Checking back, and Co-Constructing the “waymarks”

TARTS!• TASK• AUTHORITY• RESPONSIBILITY• TIME• SPACE

From Talk to Plan

TALK……………..

FORMULATION…

CHECK………………

REFORMULATION…..

CHECK…………………….

PLAN…………………………

CHECK………………………….

… ON-PLAN or OFF-PLAN?...

“Formulation” is just a MENTALIZED version of your assessment

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1. BroadcastingIntentions

2. Comparing Destinations

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3. Agreeing Waymarks

Explicit intentionalityand safe uncertainty

AccommodatingDifference;

Respectful curiosity.

Practical steps

Today…Next week…By spring… X

Active Planning = Co-production

ExerciseRole play

YP and worker

Plan is to work on school return…

YP has other worries…

• What are their SHARED and NOT-SHARED plans? • (Comparing Destinations)

• Are they ON-plan or OFF-plan? • (Agreeing next Waymarks)

Comparing Destinations

Agreeing the next

Waymark

Shared Plan(s) Un-shared Plan(s)

On-Plan

Off-Plan