Successful change starts with designing a pathway to action. Our Big Picture model is an effective tool for focusing clearly on the path forward.

Context Assessment

Assess contextual factors that will affect the planning process, including:

• important changes in the external environment since the last planning process
• key stakeholders

Where We Are

Assess the current reality, including:

• strengths and opportunities for improvement of current programs and operating procedures
• relationships within the organization
• relationships between the organization and key stakeholders

Where We are Going

Build an initial agreement around future directions, including:

• hopes and vision of success in the future
• values that will support, inform, and guide the work in the future

How We Will Get There

Design and implement a planning process (Pathway to Action) that will result in an action plan that guides the organization into the future. The action plan must include, among other elements: specific goals and objectives, a stakeholder involvement strategy, design and implementation strategies and plans, and plans for monitoring success and ensuring sustainability.

View a Case Study: CPS Energy Defines and Drives its "Big Audacious Goal"