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Page 1: Five Steps to Tactical Innovation - Lesson 1

New Tactics in Human Rights – www.newtactics.org

A Project of the Center for Victims of Torture

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Take a walk around the neighborhood – using the course technology tools

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Getting to know each other

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The Center for Victims of Torture—New Tactics in Human Rights Project

Foundations forstrategic & tactical thinking

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Strategy without tactics is the slowest

route to victory.

Tactics without strategy is the noise

before defeat.

Sun Tzu (over 2,000 years ago)

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In other words…

Planning without action is futile.

Action without planning is fatal.

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KnowYourself

Know YourOpponent

Know theTerrain

From Sun Tzu—the Art of War

The Center for Victims of Torture—New Tactics in Human Rights Project

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Know Yourself

• What do you think this means?

• How does this match your own experience?

KnowYourself

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Know Yourself

Goals

Allies

Strengths and limits

Which tactics we know

Which tactics we can successfully implement

KnowYourself

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Know your opponent

What do you think this means?

How does this match your own experience?

Know YourOpponent

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Know your opponent

Goals Strategy Tactics

A key component of its strategy Knowledge of such tactics aids us in

counteracting them Strengths and weaknesses

Know YourOpponent

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Know the Terrain

• What do you think this means?

• How does this match your own experience?

Know theTerrain

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Know the Terrain

• Where a “battle” will be fought…

• Two tools will be introduced

– “Tactical map tool”

– “Spectrum of Allies tool”

Know theTerrain

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The Center for Victims of Torture—New Tactics in Human Rights Project

for understanding this course

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Strategy

Strategy defines what is important to do.

Strategy is a specific action taken to affect a given situation.

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Strategy entails many decisions

An outline of key steps and approaches in accomplishing the goal. Strategy defines what is important to do – including:

Selection of key objectives Appropriate targets Understanding of needed constituencies Resources Decisions on which tactics to use and when

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Tactics

A specific action taken to affect a given situation.

A source of inspiration which focuses on how the world can be in the future.

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Tactic – a specific action…

Taken to implement a strategy. Tactics are the levers or mechanisms to carry out a strategy.

– Tactics are one of the key building blocks of strategy.

– Tactics are about “the how,” while strategies are about “the what.”

– A tactic is a specific action or systematic combination of actions taken to affect a given situation.

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Advocacy is…

Taking action to change the “what is”

Participating in the agenda setting

Offering policy solutions

Opening up public space

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Advocacy

Represents the series of actions taken and issues highlighted to change the “what is” into a “what should be”, considering that this “what should be” is a more decent and a more just society.

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Vision

A source of inspiration which focuses on how the world can be in the future.

A vision provides decision-making criteria.

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Goal

The aim or purpose toward which an effort is directed.

A vision becomes a goal when action steps are taken for achieving it.

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Target

The person or group, place or segment of society where your tactical action is directed.

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The Center for Victims of Torture—New Tactics in Human Rights Project

Why STRATEGY & the need for

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When your only tool is a hammer,

New Tactics in Human Rights – www.newtactics.org

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every problem looks like

a nail.

New Tactics in Human Rights – www.newtactics.org

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New Tactics in Human Rights – www.newtactics.org

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Introducing the New Tactics “5 Steps to Tactical Innovation”

methodology

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There are not more than five primary colors (blue, yellow, red, white, and black), yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever be seen.

In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack--the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.

The direct and the indirect lead on to each other in turn. It is like moving in a circle - you never come to an end. Who can exhaust the possibilities of their combination?

From Sun Tzu—The Art of War

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Introducing the New Tactics “5 Steps to Tactical Innovation”

methodology

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1. Identify theProblem

New Tactics – 5 Stepsto Tactical Innovation

The Center for Victims of Torture—New Tactics in Human Rights Project

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1. Identify theProblem

New Tactics – 5 Stepsto Tactical Innovation

2. Build a Common Vision

The Center for Victims of Torture—New Tactics in Human Rights Project

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1. Identify theProblem

New Tactics – 5 Stepsto Tactical Innovation

2. Build a Common Vision

3. Define the TerrainUsing “Tactical Map” &

“Spectrum of Allies” tools

The Center for Victims of Torture—New Tactics in Human Rights Project

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1. Identify theProblem

New Tactics – 5 Stepsto Tactical Innovation

2. Build a Common Vision

3. Define the TerrainUsing “Tactical Map” &

“Spectrum of Allies” tools

4. Explore & Select Tactics

Using participants’ experiences & NT resources

The Center for Victims of Torture—New Tactics in Human Rights Project

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1. Identify theProblem

5. Develop aplan of action for implementation

New Tactics – 5 Stepsto Tactical Innovation

2. Build a Common Vision

3. Define the TerrainUsing “Tactical Map” &

“Spectrum of Allies” tools

4. Explore & Select Tactics

Using participants’ experiences & NT resources

The Center for Victims of Torture—New Tactics in Human Rights Project

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Assignment

A problem to work on during this course

Your vision for resolving that problem

Read the materials for Lesson 2

Identify the following before our next session: