To plan effectively, it is important that the initial participants work collectively to obtain a solid and objective understanding of the existing situation from a systemic or more holistic perspective.
Consequently, a community scan that focuses at a relatively high level needs to be implemented in order to better understand the overall community as a system, to take its 'pulse', and to zero in on priorities.
Typically this isn't an in-depth assessment but rather more of a review or scan of existing plans, ideas and research, conversations and interviews with key informants, and other forms of information.
Unlike many who will want to drill down to the details, this stage of the planning will appeal more to those who are 'big picture thinkers' who intuitively examine the system without finding it to be intimidating.
Community leaders are more apt to be those who are addressing real needs, issues, or trends rather than simply reacting to symptoms.
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State the challenge or issue that needs to be resolved. Next ask participants to define the various ...
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Developed by the Coastal Cooperative Research Centre, Community Capacity Inventory develops a ...
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A Community Scan is done by analyzing secondary data, stakeholder perceptions and past/present ...
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The community trends listed here may or may not impact your particular community. It is however a ...
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Knowing the demographics (population profile) of your community is an excellent starting point to ...
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Questions differ in their power.
1. Focus Questions: identify a situation and the key facts needed ...
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Focus groups are processes that use direction and greater formality in a dialogue in order to ...
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A dedicated telephone line (and/or web page) can be used to offer broad public access to project ...
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The technique is useful in identifying problems, exploring solutions, and establishing priorities. ...
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The methodology is focused on supporting a community-driven response to effect the social ...
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Problem Tree Analysis (also called Situational or Problem Analysis) helps develop solutions by ... -
State the challenge or issue that needs to be resolved. Next ask participants to define the various ...
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Use a different 'hat' to generate ideas about a situation.3
- White Hat - neutral, objective (facts, ...
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Strategic questioning addresses the question: 'How can we participate in the creation of change?'
Study circles are voluntary self-organizing adult education groups of 5 - 20 people who meet three ...
Addie is an acronym for Analysis, Design, Development, Implement, Evaluate: most problems can be ...
Description: The WAVE helps to identify the activities and trends that influence or will influence ...
A time line is a list of key events in the history of a community that helps identify past trends, ...
Trend lines visualize significant changes, over time, in key issues in the community; these issues ...