Registration For Approaches To Environmental Scanning

Approaches to Environmental Scanning Course - One Day Course In Orlando for Dept. of Health Invitees

Valencia College, District Office, 5th Floor, 1768 Park Center Drive, Orlando, FL 32835
March  22nd,  2017, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

The environmental scan is an assessment tool to prepare a group to do further work, such as strategic planning or making significant decisions.   It includes relevant factual data such as an organizational or community history, accomplishments, industry and/or economic trends and subjective data such as customer, staff or community perceptions.  In following the environmental scan with a planning process, the analysis of information about real and perceived needs provides a basis that will assist in strengthening later sessions.

An environmental assessment or other preparation activities can help participants gain insight into factors that may be driving or influencing their organization or community.  It is essential for a group to know and understand the significance of these influences before it can start the planning process.  For example, such preparation creates a common context for creating a vision for the future.  When used as the first step in ToP Strategic Planning, an appropriate form of environmental assessment helps focus the planning.

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* 1. Please complete the following:

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* 2. What ToP facilitation workshops have you completed? 

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* 3. Please rate your current knowledge on the following processes

  No knowledge Some familiarity with  Have participated  Have lead this process Very familiar with this process
Quick Situation Assessment
Cooperative Study of Quantitative Data
Trends Conversation
Strategic Juncture Analysis
The WAVE Metaphor
Wall of Wonder Historical Scan
Social Process Triangles
Focused Conversation

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* 4. What other tools for environmental scanning are you familiar with? 

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* 5. What is your biggest challenge when preparing a group for a strategic planning session? 

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* 6. On average, how many meetings per month do you FACILITATE  in person or online and how many do you ATTEND as a participant?

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* 7. What is one thing you are looking forward to in attending this one day workshop?

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