Conveners

• Already trusted

• Have credibility

• Little or no baggage

• Favorably recognized

• Can provide neutral space

• Part of one or more networks

Resourcers

• Can provide information and knowledge

• Can provide expertise and experience

• Assist with materials and supplies

• Assist with budget

Implimentors

• Can make public policy

• Access to interest groups

• Connected to best practices

• Part of networks

  Champions

• Create and sustain momentum

• Provide credibility

• Help to build trust

• Access to knowledge and resources and $$

• Favorably recognized

  Knowers

• Highly involved

• Experienced and seasoned

• Access to multiple networks

• Provide common wisdom

The Shoe Test

Applied when your team meets – look under the table you should see:

wing tips                     

tennis shoes                 

heels             

Doc Martins                  

flip flops

cowboy boots

Birkenstocks

Moccasins

Lessons Learned:

Build on assets (natural, cultural, economics)

Create a specific, open-ended agenda for public participation

At every stage involve both leadership and people at the grass roots level

Safe havens build trust

Constantly and continually educate the community on new approaches

Make the process experiential

Bring the best people, visit other places

Plans that work best are indicative of the place

You are what you value, you get what you measure

Regional priorities will guide the future, regional approaches are the best

Collective practice offers a breadth of vision; indicates choices, and clarifies purpose and meaning

MORE Principles for the Process:

Create a process open to all

Recognize and preserve every idea

Rely on the wisdom of the community

Respect both the simplicities and the complexities of the process

Eliminate all barriers to sincere and honest dialogue

Create cooperation among diverse groups

Develop workable solutions through the creation of real projects

Insist on diversity

Accept responsibility for the consequences of the vision

Establish trust

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