Partners For Rogers Park Presentation Final

Slide 1: A Community Planning Process for Partners for Rogers Park (PRP) Shanahan & Associates – July 2008

Slide 2: The Team • Joyce Shanahan, Project Coordinator • Levy Rivers, Facilitator, Lead Communicator • TBA, Bilingual Facilitator • Michael Miranda – Internet/Technology Specialist • Tara Brownlee, Research, Administration Shanahan & Associates – July 2008

Slide 3: Overview • Philosophy of Team – Focus on Process, not content/outcome • Inclusive & Evolving Process • Sharing of Power • Consultants role: Bringing new voices to the Process/Planning Committee • Build Momentum – Energize Community leading ultimately to implementation Shanahan & Associates – July 2008

Slide 4: What’s behind the process Let’s Create a process which is alive, playful and meaningful … Shanahan & Associates – July 2008

Slide 5: Premises • Expand the Conversation • Recognize the events which have shaped the Community • Make it Safe to Speak • Plan from the Middle-up • Dare to Change • Spin-off on evolving political “change” process Shanahan & Associates – July 2008

Slide 6: The Paradox Do unto others as you would have someone do unto you! Together Do unto others as they would be done unto! Shanahan & Associates – July 2008

Slide 7: Encourage Critical Thinking • Distinguish the relevant and the essential from the unimportant • Question & Learn from the past • View future as opportunities to learn Shanahan & Associates – July 2008

Slide 8: Guiding Principles for Planning Committee • Work best by serving TOGETHER • View assets as belonging to participants • Sustain Environment of Trust • Share Responsibility • Seek excellence Shanahan & Associates – July 2008

Slide 9: Tension - Balance Individual vs. Group Authority: subordinate individual autonomy to make group strong Identity: lose some individual style to create a brand, become a whole Creativity: destroy the old while still within the old Disclosure: speak up and risk rejection Shanahan & Associates – July 2008

Slide 10: Some signs of success • Talking to people you have never talked to before • Daring to say what you didn’t dare before • Sharing Power – Expanding partnership • Creating/Enjoying ongoing Vibrant Conversation Shanahan & Associates – July 2008

Slide 11: Questions? Shanahan & Associates – July 2008