1. Planning for Success Module Eight

2. Reflecting on the Previous Session What was most useful from the previous session? What progress have you made since the previous session (such as homework activities)? Any other comments or questions about the previous session?

3. Session Overview Refining the Goal Identifying the ABCs of Success Selecting Strategies Planning for Action

4. Refining the Goal

5. Elements to Consider Regional Goals Regional Goals Past & Potential Strategies Regional Assets Community Input Potential Barriers National & Regional Data National & Regional Data

6. Identifying the ABCs of Successful Planning

7. Making Changes that Matter A ttitudes, Knowledge, and Skills B ehavior C onditions Do You Know Your ABCs? Short TermIntermediateLong Term Outcomes

8. Moving Forward: Start with the End in Mind Successful planning means thinking with the end goal in mind.

9. Condition: Long-Term Outcome Conditions are the overarching changes that you hope to see as a result of your efforts. Changes in conditions take the longest to achieve. How long to achieve? Typically 5 or more years

10. Examples of Regional Conditions Reducing the unemployment rate Reducing outmigration of youth Reducing rate of poverty Improving the high school graduation rate Expanding entrepreneurs/small businesses activities Increasing the number of jobs paying good, livable wages

11. Your Plan: Start with the End in Mind Imagine that you have been successfully addressing your regional goals for 5 years. What do you hope is different in your region? What condition do you hope to change? C onditions

12. Behaviors: Intermediate Outcomes Behaviors are concrete actions that individuals or groups take. Conditions change as a result of changed behavior by individuals or groups. These require doing something. How long to achieve? Typically 1-2 years How long to achieve? Typically 1-2 years

13. Behavior Changes May Involve: Individuals Businesses Government Communities Nonprofits

14. Examples of Individual Behaviors Individuals may need to: Finish High School Complete Job Training Practice Effective Job Skills

15. Examples of Business Behaviors Businesses may need to: Develop a web presence Join and participate in a business network or cooperative Advertise effectively

16. Examples of Government Behaviors Government may need to: Offer incentives for new/expanding businesses Create incubators to foster new business growth Expand services to existing businesses

17. Your Plan: Go back to the condition you identified. What behaviors need to change to reach that condition? Who needs to participate in those changes? B ehavior C onditions

18. Attitudes, Knowledge, and Skills: Short-Term Outcomes Attitudes, knowledge and skills are elements that individuals or groups can learn or develop in a rather short time. These require “brain power” or new learning. How long to achieve? Typically within the first 6-12 months How long to achieve? Typically within the first 6-12 months

19. Individuals May Need To: Believe in the Value of a High School Diploma Know How to Access Job Training Learn Job Skills Work Toward Finishing High School Enroll in Job Training Practice Effective Job Skills In Order To: Attitude/Knowledge/Skill Behavior

20. Businesses May Need To: Develop a Web Presence Participate in Business Alliance or Cooperative Advertise Effectively Learn How to Create and Manage a Website. Understand the Benefits of Business Networks Learn How to Conduct a Market Analysis. Attitude/Knowledge/Skill Behavior In Order To:

21. Government May Need To: Know how to structure incentives Value the importance of entrepreneurship/ small business development Learn common factors that concern existing businesses. Offer incentives for new or expanding businesses Create incubators to foster new business growth Expand appropriate services to support existing businesses. Attitude/Knowledge/Skill Behavior In Order To:

22. Your Plan: One More Step Back In order to get to the behaviors that you want to change, what attitudes, skills or knowledge need to change? A ttitudes, Knowledge, and Skills B ehavior C onditions

23. Selecting Strategies

24. Outputs: What We Do Our Regional Team Does Things To/for/ with People To/for/ with People Workshops Counseling Technical Assist. Materials Clients Stakeholders Partners Businesses Outputs ABCsABCs

25. Strategies: Key Questions Which ones will: Come closest to producing the desired outcomes (ABCs)? Be most appealing to your target audience? Make the best uses of resources and strengths (assets)? Help overcome key barriers? Maximize positive and minimize negative impacts for the region?

26. Your Plan: Select Best Strategies Weigh all possible strategies Select best fit to your regional ABCs Double check the solutions against your asset mapping

27. Connecting the Pieces A ttitudes, Knowledge, and Skills B ehavior C onditions Strategy Should Tell a Logical Story

28. Example A ttitudes, Knowledge, and Skills B ehavior C onditions Strategy Should Tell a Logical Story Participants learn the value of website Participants learn the value of website Participants build website Participants build website Participants see increased revenue Web training & tech assist.

29. Your Plan: Checking the Story Does your strategy match your ABCs? You should be able to tell a logical story that moves from your strategy, through your ABCs, to the success you anticipate.

30. Inputs: The Engine Inputs = Assets Individuals, organizations, and resources that you will need in order to implement your strategy

31. Your Plan: Inputs Identify your Inputs:  What organizations are contributing?  What individuals are contributing? Are there missing pieces? If so, who can help with these?

32. Planning for Action

33. Developing a Plan of Action Four Key Elements: Specific steps to be carried out Person who will take leadership for each step Realistic timetable for completion of each step Regular checkpoints to ensure progress & address barriers

34. Your Plan: Gearing Up for Action

35. Final Reflections What are the takeaways from this module? What topics did you find most helpful? What did you find confusing? What do you hope to implement as part of your regional team’s activities? Other items you want to mention?

36. Homework For each regional goal, complete a: Planning Chart Plan of Work These will form the foundation for the final Module: Measuring for Success.

37. Looking Ahead: Module Nine Exploring the Value of Measuring Deciding What to Measure Using Measures to Promote Success Tracking Appropriate Measures Creating a Regional Plan for Measuring Success