case: Catholic Health Alliance of Canada proclaim action plan
The ask: Support the Catholic health care community in Canada speak about the value and impact of Catholic health care with confidence, comfort and courage; encourage ambassadorship for Catholic health care within organizations and in their circles of influence
In a nutshell: Process design, consultation and facilitation, research, planning, implementation
The work: Design, implement and evaluate a consultation plan to seek ideas and feedback from a representative group of stakeholders across the country to understand what their needs. Plan and facilitate a two-day in-person session with a national working group to hash out key elements of an action plan including a stakeholder analysis, guiding principles, sequenced deliverables and measurement. Write the plan and present it to the CHAC Governing Council for review and approval.
Follow up: Implement specific components of the action plan including developing key messages, creating a facilitation guide for presentation of the action plan to a committee of Catholic bishops, facilitating a country-wide gathering of influencers in Catholic health care organizations and creating a toolkit for use by organizations across Canada.
Insight: People own what they feel connected to. People speak up for what they are inspired by. People respond to what resonates—in the heart, gut and head.
Expanding the picture
As I stood captivated by the 2000+ people offering mid-day prayers, for some reason, I turned to my left and saw this: a woman, her back to the worshippers, humbly eating lunch, in her own world of solitude and freedom. Laser focus is necessary and so is broadening the picture to see what is happening just outside, in the periphery where the context and reality shift and insight can be found.