ANR Statewide ANR Statewide ConferenceConference

April 27-30, 2009April 27-30, 2009

Strategic Planning SessionsStrategic Planning Sessions

April 28 and 29, 2009April 28 and 29, 2009

ANR Strategic Vision 2025ANR Strategic Vision 2025

A thriving California withA thriving California withhealthy food systemshealthy food systemshealthy environmentshealthy environmentshealthy communitieshealthy communitieshealthy Californianshealthy Californians

Overall Purpose of SessionsOverall Purpose of Sessions

First step in development of ANR Implementation First step in development of ANR Implementation PlanPlanGenerate a range of ideas on how ANR can best Generate a range of ideas on how ANR can best

implement the Vision, broad to specific, local to implement the Vision, broad to specific, local to division-wide; all are ok. division-wide; all are ok.

AllAll information from these sessions will be provided to information from these sessions will be provided to the Vice President for future use in the development of the Vice President for future use in the development of the implementation plan.the implementation plan.

The Vice President will identify major themes and key The Vice President will identify major themes and key elements from the sessions on Thursday morningelements from the sessions on Thursday morning

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Session ISession I

PurposePurpose:: Brainstorm approaches to Brainstorm approaches to enhance ANR’s ability to effectively enhance ANR’s ability to effectively implement the strategic vision – think out implement the strategic vision – think out of the boxof the box

OutcomesOutcomes: Identification of 2 potential : Identification of 2 potential strategies/approaches for implementing strategies/approaches for implementing the strategic visionthe strategic vision

Small Group ActivitySmall Group Activity

What are options to enhance ANR’s What are options to enhance ANR’s ability to effectively implement the ability to effectively implement the strategic vision?strategic vision? organizational structuresorganizational structures inputs (like funding, expertise…)inputs (like funding, expertise…) Outputs (like publications, events…)Outputs (like publications, events…)

Small Group ActivitySmall Group Activity

Select a recorderSelect a recorder Brainstorm lots of ideas and capture on Brainstorm lots of ideas and capture on

8.5x11” paper on the table8.5x11” paper on the table Narrow to 2 potential strategies to develop Narrow to 2 potential strategies to develop

in next sessionin next session Write up these 2 potential Write up these 2 potential

strategies/approaches on flip chart paperstrategies/approaches on flip chart paper

Questions to stimulate your thinking…Questions to stimulate your thinking…((not questions to answernot questions to answer))

What are possible new models? What kinds of capacity do we What are possible new models? What kinds of capacity do we need?need?

What are the right titles (advisor, specialist, program reps, faculty What are the right titles (advisor, specialist, program reps, faculty etc. ) to meet the challenges of 2025?etc. ) to meet the challenges of 2025?

How should we best organize our units (counties, research How should we best organize our units (counties, research programs, the REC system, and administration) to meet the programs, the REC system, and administration) to meet the challenges?challenges?

What are the benefits and risks of organizing around county-based What are the benefits and risks of organizing around county-based CE?CE?

How should we organize research to meet the challenges of 2025?How should we organize research to meet the challenges of 2025? How do we leverage external funding?How do we leverage external funding? How do we best meet our public mission given the State’s How do we best meet our public mission given the State’s

challenges?challenges? How can the statewide programs model remain relevant for How can the statewide programs model remain relevant for

addressing challenges of 2025? Workgroups?addressing challenges of 2025? Workgroups?

Brainstorm GuidelinesBrainstorm Guidelines

All ideas OKAll ideas OK Go ahead & think out of the boxGo ahead & think out of the box Defer evaluationDefer evaluation Build on others’ ideasBuild on others’ ideas

Group’s two Group’s two Strategies/ApproachesStrategies/Approaches

Enter each strategy/approach on Enter each strategy/approach on the top of a Post-it flip chart paperthe top of a Post-it flip chart paper

These will be used in Session IIThese will be used in Session II

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Session IISession II

Session IISession II

PurposePurpose:: Identification of the pros and cons Identification of the pros and cons of potential approaches from Session I. of potential approaches from Session I.

OutcomesOutcomes:: Identification of two Identification of two approaches from each group to move approaches from each group to move forward to Session III for implementing the forward to Session III for implementing the Strategic VisionStrategic Vision

Larger Group ActivityLarger Group Activity

Identify group member to enter information Identify group member to enter information into lap top template at end of sessioninto lap top template at end of session

Review the approaches brought forward Review the approaches brought forward from Session I from Session I ClarifyClarify Combine duplicatesCombine duplicates

Brainstorm pros and cons for each Brainstorm pros and cons for each strategy/approach strategy/approach

Larger Group Activity ContinuedLarger Group Activity Continued

Review the pros and cons for each Review the pros and cons for each strategy/approachstrategy/approach

Identify two strategies/approaches to bring Identify two strategies/approaches to bring forward for further discussion to Session III forward for further discussion to Session III

Recorder enter two strategies/approaches Recorder enter two strategies/approaches with pros and cons in template on lap topwith pros and cons in template on lap top

Brainstorm GuidelinesBrainstorm Guidelines

All ideas OKAll ideas OK Thinking out of the box is still OKThinking out of the box is still OK Defer evaluationDefer evaluation Build on others’ ideasBuild on others’ ideas

Enter your two Enter your two Strategies/ApproachesStrategies/Approaches

URL: URL: http://ucanr.org/sessioniihttp://ucanr.org/sessionii

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Session III Session III

Session IIISession III

PurposePurpose:: Further discussion/refinement of Further discussion/refinement of the potential strategies/approaches from the potential strategies/approaches from Sessions I and II. Sessions I and II.

OutcomeOutcome: : Identified approach(es) for ANR Identified approach(es) for ANR to consider for the implementation plan.to consider for the implementation plan.

Larger Mixed Group ActivityLarger Mixed Group Activity

Identify recorder to enter information on the top Identify recorder to enter information on the top approach(es)/strateg(ies) into lap top templateapproach(es)/strateg(ies) into lap top template

Review the approaches and pros/cons from Review the approaches and pros/cons from Tuesday’s sessionsTuesday’s sessions

Select strategies/approaches to reviewSelect strategies/approaches to review evaluate, analyze, modify, and/or suggest evaluate, analyze, modify, and/or suggest

alternatives.alternatives. For each ‘con, suggest a modification to the strategy For each ‘con, suggest a modification to the strategy

that would potentially make the approach viable that would potentially make the approach viable

Larger Group Activity continuedLarger Group Activity continued

Identify approach(es) for ANR along with a Identify approach(es) for ANR along with a revised set of pros/cons for each revised set of pros/cons for each approach.approach.

Recorder enter approach(es) with pros Recorder enter approach(es) with pros and cons, and modified cons in template and cons, and modified cons in template on lap top.on lap top.

All information will be savedAll information will be saved

Enter each Strategy/Approach Enter each Strategy/Approach and new pros, cons and cons and new pros, cons and cons

modified to prosmodified to pros

URL: URL: http://ucanr.org/sessioniiihttp://ucanr.org/sessioniii

A thriving California withA thriving California with

healthy food systemshealthy food systems

healthy environmentshealthy environments

healthy communitieshealthy communities

healthy Californianshealthy Californians

VISION 2025