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Welcome.

Please write your name on both sides of the card sitting at your table.

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MISILCStrategic PlanningTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2015

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Welcome. Introductions◦Name◦Where you’re from

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Common terms used todayMISILC or SILC = Michigan Statewide Independent Living CouncilSPIL = State Plan for Independent LivingSOAR = Strengths, Opportunities, Weaknesses, and Threats

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Strategic Planning “Defining the strategy or direction of an organization,

and making decisions on how to use its resources”

Why do strategic planning?• Brings the mission to life• Helps people to move in a shared direction• Helps organizations adapt to a changing world

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Why do strategic planning?•Brings the mission to life

•Helps people to move in a shared direction

•Helps organizations adapt to a changing world

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Strategic Planning: Dreaming Big

Dream BIG today!• Big Picture• Far into the future• If dreams came true- “future scaping”

BHAG BigHairyAudaciousGoal

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Where We’ve Come FromChanges

Improvements

More work to do

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Public Comment

◦ 30 minutes◦ 5 minutes maximum allowed per person

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Break15 minutes

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SPIL Mission and Vision

Mission: To promote independent living opportunities across all spheres of life

Vision: Michigan will be the model for full inclusion and accessibility for persons with disabilities.

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SOAR with SILC

A strategic planning tool that focuses an organization on its current strengths and vision of the future for developing its strategic goals.

SOAR is:Strengths: What are we good at? What do we do well? What are we proud of?Opportunities: What else can we do?Aspirations: How do we want the future to be?Results: How will we know that we’ve achieved our goals?

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SOAR Analysis

Strengths Opportunities Aspirations Results

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Lunch & Planting Your Garden

Lunch

Planting Your Garden1. Decide which dreams are the most important to pursue

2. Place your flowers on the sheets provided in order of importance

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Breakout Session #1Full Inclusion and Accessibility

What are your dreams, hopes, and desires?

Think big! Think BHAG!

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Planting the Seeds of Hope

Assign a scribe at each table to write down dreams and hopes on flower sticky notes.

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Planting the Seeds of HopePlanting Your Garden

1. Decide which dreams are the most important to your group

2. Place your flowers on the sheets provided in order of importance

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Planting Your Garden: Discussion

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Breakout Session # 2Full Inclusion & Accessibility

Turning our Dreams into Goals

What can happen by the year 2020?

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Break 15 minutes

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Breakout Session #3 Full Inclusion & Accessibility

Objectives & Action StepsWhat specific things need to happen in order for these dreams and goals to become a reality?

SMART Objectives

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Wrap-Up & Final Comments

Your experience

Next Steps

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Thank you!