ICA: Participatory Strategic Planning
The course is suitable for all those who want to be able to involve people more effectively in planning and implementing medium to long-term strategies together, including team leaders and managers within organizations, those working with Boards, management teams, partnerships and external stakeholders, youth and community workers and independent facilitators.
The course presents a structured long-range planning process which incorporates the Consensus Workshop method for building consensus, the Focused Conversation method for effective group communication and an implementation process for turning ideas into productive action and concrete accomplishments.
Those with more experience of facilitation, strategic planning may need no further support to apply the process effectively in their own situations, and for others the course serves as a powerful, experiential introduction to the process.
During the two-day course the participants will learn an advanced method from the Technology of Participation (ToP®) series, developed by ICA: Introduction to Participatory Strategic Planning
The Participatory Strategic Planning is a process, which takes a group step by step to develop a plan in a participatory way, which will be owned and supported by everyone. This process is dynamic, participatory, flexible and realistic. It relies on the several mental steps in the decision making process. In the course the four planning phases are demonstrated and talked through.
• How do you design a clear focus question for your planning process?
• What methods can you use to create group participation?
• How do you use group exercises and stories to create the right state of thinking?
The Participatory Strategic Planning (PSP) Course is suitable for:
• Executives, Professionals, and people actively involved in Business Sector, NGO Sector, Churches, Government and Fund-raising Agencies.
• Field staff with no previous experience of facilitation who wishes to develop their strategic plans.
• Existing Organisations who wish to learn new skills or deepen their knowledge in participatory facilitation skills.
• Experienced facilitators who wish to refresh their skills and expand their knowledge.
• Group Facilitation Methods (GFM) course graduates.
These methods can be used in an infinite number of situations. When creatively combined and adapted, these methods serve as powerful tools for any size group to think and work together creatively and productively.
The two-day Participatory Strategic Planning course is set up in a highly participatory way. Methods will be demonstrated, talked through and practised. Participants will get a practical and comprehensive manual to take home to use these methods in their work.
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