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GUELPH COMMUNITY
WELLBEING INITIATIVEA Conversation About What Matters
Ward 2
Ward Conversation
September 12th & 13th, 2012
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What is Community Wellbeing?
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Wellbeing starts with the essentials – food,
shelter, healthcare
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…it also includes how we spend our time,
how we care for each other, how we earn a
living, and how we treat the planet.
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…it‟s about being safe, healthy, and feeling
connected to the people and places around
you
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…it‟s about the quality of our
neighbourhoods, parks and nature
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…being able to express ourselves fully and
participate in the activities that we love.
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Wellbeing is what matters in life!
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Guelph Community Wellbeing
Initiative (CWI)
• Community-wide initiative to:
– Define what we value in Guelph
– Find ways to improve our quality of life and wellbeing
• Tool for decision-makers and community groups
• Way to encourage new projects, actions and partnerships
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The Wellbeing Trend
• A new way of measuring the
health of our communities is
taking shape.
• The Canadian Index of
Wellbeing (CIW) is a
nationally accepted tool for
measuring quality of life.
• How much money we have ≠
progress.
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What are the Goals of CWI?
• Encourage sharing of ideas;
• Give people the power and the tools
to take action;
• Improve the City of Guelph‟s
understanding of their community –
what they value, need and want;
• Make it easier (and more fun!) to
get involved in your community;
• Better include social and cultural
factors (i.e. people) when making
decisions.
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Community Conversations About
Wellbeing
• Wellbeing means something
different to everyone.
• The first step is to
understand what Guelph
residents value and what
factors they think contribute
to their quality of life.
• The feedback will help us to
develop workable, effective
and community supported
solutions.
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Who Else is Involved?
• City Staff and Councillors
• The Mayor
• Leadership Group
• Partners
• Volunteers
• Lura Consulting
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Developing the Plan
• The sum of the information collected will provide
the basis of the Guelph Community Wellbeing
Plan.
• We will define a vision for the future and a set of
approaches to improve quality of life.
PHASE 1
April to May 2012
Creating and Engaging Leaders
PHASE 2
May to Sept. 2012
Developing a Vision, SWOT, and Actions
PHASE 3
Oct.-Dec. 2012
Defining Priorities, and Developing Implementation
Strategy
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But It’s More Than Just a Plan
• It‟s about action
• It‟s a way of thinking,
planning and making
decisions
• We hope that each
person is inspired to do
something new that
contributes to our
collective quality of life
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Questions or Comments?
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Group Activity 1• As a group, make a diagram or “map” of
items that are most important for
improving your personal wellbeing and
wellbeing of your neighbourhood.
• Use a familiar shape or pattern – a star, a
wheel, a pyramid – to record your
answers and show how they are
connected.
• Engage in a conversation as a large group
about what patterns came up.
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Group Activity 2• Group brainstorming:
– What about Guelph
blocks/can block or
helps/can help reaching a
higher quality of life?
• Use the yellow post-it cards for
„block‟ and green for „help‟
• Post your results on the wall
board under „block‟ or „help‟
• Group similar ideas together
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Group Activity 3
• Taking a look at the helpers and barriers to wellbeing,
pick actions that you think would help to improve
wellbeing in Guelph
• As a group, try to choose 2-3 actions for each level of
wellbeing:– Individuals
– Neighbourhood
– Guelph
Things to remember: • An action can be taken on by the City, community group,
volunteers, etc.
• Don‟t be afraid to think big, big but be realistic
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What Did We Learn?
• What we care about most (in their own life and in their
community)
• What we feel they need to have the best life possible
• What in Guelph acts as a barrier to having a high
quality of life
• What in Guelph helps us to achieve better quality of life
• What type of actions can we take to improve wellbeing
at the individual, neighbourhood and City level
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Next Steps• Start developing the Plan - defining the vision,
strategies and actions.
• How to stay involved:
Sign up for our mailing list and visit our website regularly
Attend the CWI Forum in October
Tell Your Friends
Fill out a comment card
Use the #guelphwellbeing hashtag
Signup to be a volunteer
Host a wellbeing conversation using the Workshop in a Box (light version) found on the website
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Thank you!
Please don‟t forget to fill out a
comment card and take
some with you!