1. Workforce
Leadership
Project
Prosperity
Prize
Scenario
–
Community
Simulation
1
Welcome
[As
participants
enter
the
room…]
FACILITATOR
1
&
2
hand
to
each
participant
an
envelope
containing
the
briefing
letter
and
a
nametag
with
role
assignment.
FACILITATOR
3
passes
out
and
collects
sign-­‐in
sheet.
FACILITATOR
1:
Thank
you
for
coming
to
our
community
planning
session.
As
you
know,
we
need
help
from
all
quarters,
and
you
[assign
role]
are
a
critical
partner.
Here
is
your
briefing
material,
please
find
a
seat
and
sign-­in.
We
will
get
started
in
a
minute.
FACILITATOR
2:
I’m
[facilitator
2]
with
the
Prosperity
Foundation.
I’ve
got
a
letter
here
that
provides
background
on
the
prize
and
the
expectation
of
the
Foundation
and
the
Mayor’s
Office.
Delighted
to
meet
you
and
look
forward
to
some
good
work
ahead.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Briefing
Begins
[Facilitator
1
&
2
are
at
the
front
of
the
room.]
FACILITATOR
1:
Thank
you
for
coming
to
this
important
briefing.
I
am
[facilitator
1],
Prosperity
Foundation
Program
Manager
and
lead
staff
on
Springfield’s
P-­Prize
Project.
My
colleague
is
[facilitator
2
name],
Mayor
Simpson’s
Make-­It-­Happen
specialist
and
lead
staff
on
the
P
Prize
Project.
[Facilitator
2]
has
been
working
with
us
at
the
Foundation
to
make
sure
citizens
and
community
leaders
have
the
opportunity
to
contribute
to
Prosperity
Prize
planning
and
implementation.
First
let
me
say
what
an
honor
it
is
for
the
Prosperity
Foundation
to
help
you
reimagine
and
rebuild
prosperity
in
the
City
of
Springfield.
As
a
native
of
the
city,
I
have
watched
as
we
grasped
at
one
straw
after
another,
never
managing
to
channel
sufficient
resources
into
what
were
otherwise
sound
strategies
for
a
better
future.
It
is
my
hope
and
life’s
ambition
to
make
sure
the
P
Prize
fills
that
gap.
In
this,
the
first
of
our
community
engagement
sessions,
we
are
going
to
solicit
your
input
into
our
initial
planning
for
transformation.
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2. Workforce
Leadership
Project
Prosperity
Prize
Scenario
–
Community
Simulation
2
Most
of
you
are
from
the
City
of
Springfield,
Lincoln
County
(in
which
the
City
is
located),
or
Whalen
County,
our
neighbor.
We
called
you
here
for
one
of
three
reasons:
1. You
were
nominated
by
your
neighbors,
colleagues,
and
peers
as
“people
in
the
know”
about
workforce
development,
a
cornerstone
of
the
P
Prize
approach.
2. You
have
demonstrated
your
capacity
to
organize
communities
around
important
work
in
your
businesses,
agencies,
or
organizations.
3. You
are
a
metrics
person
–
you
know
how
to
measure
progress.
Today,
we
need
your
help.
You
will
be
divided
into
teams
and
asked
to
begin
working
on
a
five-­minute
briefing
for
City
Leaders
on
next
steps
for
the
Prosperity
Project.
But
first,
for
those
of
you
who
missed
either
yesterday’s
press
conference
or
this
morning’s
newscast
on
your
commute
here,
we
have
KWRK’s
Alison
Gash
live
in
downtown
Springfield.
[Facilitator
2],
Do
we
have
Alison?
FACILITATOR
2
responds
and
plays
video.
FACILITATOR
1:
In
20
minutes
we
will
be
linked
to
City
Hall,
where
the
Mayor,
City
Officials
and
Prosperity
Foundation
Trustees
will
want
to
hear
from
you.
We
will
need
each
of
your
teams
to
provide
a
5-­minute
briefing
that
addresses
the
following
questions:
1. What
are
the
most
important
goals
we
should
aspire
to
in
order
to
move
us
toward
prosperity
by
2016?
Evidence?
2. What
are
the
most
essential
workforce
development/jobs/talent
strategies
we
need
to
move
us
toward
prosperity
and
why?
3. What
are
the
most
critical
community
engagement
strategies
we
need
to
employ
to
insure
our
success
and
why?
Remember,
you
were
asked
here
to
share
your
experience
and
expertise.
We
invite
you
to
be
bold,
courageous,
and
take
a
long
view.
This
is
a
once-­in-­a-­lifetime
opportunity
and
City
leaders
and
Prosperity
Foundation
Trustees
are
looking
to
you
to
help
realize
it.
Questions
FACILITATOR
1:
Oh,
I
see
a
question
from
the
audience?
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3. Workforce
Leadership
Project
Prosperity
Prize
Scenario
–
Community
Simulation
3
FACILITATOR
3
(he/she
is
a
plant)
asks
the
following
questions
and
FACILITATOR
1
responds.
Q:
Is
there
anyone
else
we
can
contact
right
now
for
help?
A:
No,
city
leaders
seek
your
input
(and
cell
phones
don’t
work
in
this
room).
Q:
Can
we
leave
the
room?
A:
No,
we
need
your
full
attention
on
this
task.
Q:
Can
we
break
into
smaller
groups
to
work?
A:
You
will
notice
that
you
have
numbers
on
your
nametags.
In
the
event
that
we
had
a
significant
turnout,
and
we
do,
we
assigned
each
of
you
a
number,
and
each
number
a
place
in
the
room
to
work.
Please
break
up
into
your
assigned
groups
to
get
started.
After
that,
you
may
organize
yourselves
in
any
way
you
see
fit.
Okay,
we
need
to
begin.
You
have
20
minutes.
[Facilitator
2]
and
I
will
be
making
sure
you
have
what
you
need
and
are
available
to
help
if
you
get
stuck.
[Facilitator
3],
as
volunteer
from
the
audience,
has
offered
to
help
us
document
this
session,
so
she
will
also
be
available
to
assist.
Again,
in
20
minutes,
we
will
be
linked
to
the
City
Council
session
where
City
leaders
and
prosperity
foundation
officials
await
your
input.
Each
group
will
have
five
minutes
to
present.
[Let
participants
work
for
20
minutes.]
FACILITATOR
2:
I
have
the
Prosperity
Team
by
satellite,
are
we
ready
to
report
back?
FACILITATOR
1:
Yes
we
are.
FACILITATOR
2:
Looks
like
we
are
now
ready
for
the
briefing.
Unfortunately
we
only
have
a
one-­way
satellite
link.
We
won’t
be
getting
a
live
feed
from
them
but
they
will
receive
live
feed
from
us.
I’d
like
to
ask
the
first
group
to
present
their
plan
(5
minutes).
[Have
each
group
present.]
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4. Workforce
Leadership
Project
Prosperity
Prize
Scenario
–
Community
Simulation
4
After
the
Report-­‐outs
FACILITATOR
1:
Round
of
applause.
Thanks
for
this.
It
is
clear
that
the
Springfielders
are
in
good
hands
–
or
are
they?
Let’s
step
out
of
our
roles
for
a
moment
and
consider
what
just
happened.
We
would
like
to
hear
from
you
about
the
experience
you
just
went
through,
unpack
it
a
bit.
[Asks
the
following
questions
allowing
the
audience
to
respond
before
moving
to
the
next
question.]
-­‐ Who
emerged
as
leaders
in
your
groups?
-­‐ How
did
they
emerge?
-­‐ In
what
ways
did
they
demonstrate
leadership?
-­‐ What
would
you
have
done
differently
if
you
had
to
do
this
over
again
(in
the
same
amount
of
time)?
-­‐ How
was
this
exercise
similar
or
different
from
your
work
in
your
home
communities
(other
than
the
$100M
premise
of
course)?
End
of
Activity
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5. Workforce
Leadership
Project
Prosperity
Prize
Scenario
–
Community
Simulation
5
Defined
Roles
(indicated
on
name
tags
passed
out
to
participants
at
the
beginning
of
the
activity)
[THESE
ARE
SAMPLE
ROLES
–
PLEASE
FEEL
FREE
TO
ADJUST
BASED
ON
AUDIENCE/CONTEXT]
Group
A
Youth
Member
(1)
Lincoln
County
Youth
Council
Director
(2)
Lincoln
County
Workforce
Investment
Board
Senior
Policy
Analyst
(3)
Lincoln
County
Workforce
Investment
Board
Member
(MFG)
(4)
Lincoln
County
Workforce
Investment
Board
Member
(Healthcare)
(5)
Lincoln
County
Workforce
Investment
Board
Progressive
Community
Activist
(6)
Lincoln
County
Workforce
Investment
Board
Group
B
Conservative
Community
Activist
(1)
Whalen
County
Workforce
Investment
Board
Director
of
Entrepreneurship
(2)
Whalen
County
Workforce
Investment
Board
President
(3)
Whalen
County
Workforce
Investment
Board
Program
Director
(4)
Whalen
County
College
TANF
Director
(5)
Whalen
County
Director
of
Youth
Services
(6)
Whalen
County
5

6. Workforce
Leadership
Project
Prosperity
Prize
Scenario
–
Community
Simulation
6
Group
C
Program
Director
(1)
Lincoln
County
One-­‐Stop
Program
Manager
(2)
Lincoln
County
One-­‐Stop
President
(3)
Springfield
Community
College
Program
Director
(4)
Springfield
Community
College
Executive
Director
(5)
Central
Labor
Council
Program
Manager
(6)
Youth
&
Family
Services
Group
D
Entrepreneurship
Support
Specialist
(1)
City
of
Springfield
Regional
SBA
Director
(2)
Director
(3)
Springfield
University
Incubator
Economic
Development
Specialist
(4)
City
of
Springfield
Regional
Director
of
Entrepreneurship
Support
(5)
State
Employment
Agency
Program
Director
(6)
Springfield
Entrepreneurs
Network
Group
E
Director
(1)
City
of
Springfield
Economic
Development
Program
Director
(2)
United
Way
6

7. Workforce
Leadership
Project
Prosperity
Prize
Scenario
–
Community
Simulation
7
Program
Manager
(3)
Employment
Security
Department
Regional
Initiatives
Manager
(4)
State
Economic
Development
Agency
Public
Outreach
Specialist
(5)
SLC
Met
(public
transport)
Emerging
Clusters
Specialist
(6)
Lincoln
County
Group
F
Director
(1)
Brooklyn
Neighborhood
Association
Director
(2)
New
Heights
Neighborhood
Association
Director
(3)
Boys
and
Girls
Clubs
of
America
Director
(4)
Regional
Women’s
Business
Network
Member
(5)
Front
Street
Business
District
Member
(6)
Downtown
Business
District
Group
G
Senior
Researcher
(1)
Workforce
Development
&
Job
Creation
Institute
Junior
Researcher
(2)
Workforce
Development
&
Job
Creation
Institute
State
Economist
(3)
City
Economist
(4)
County
Industry
Specialist
(5)
Director
(6)
University
Industry
Partnerships
7

8. Workforce
Leadership
Project
Prosperity
Prize
Scenario
–
Community
Simulation
8
Group
H
Director
(1)
Regional
Healthcare
Industries
Association
Programmer
(2)
OpenSource
Data
Lab
Program
Manager
(3)
Open
Government
Initiatives
Policy
Director
(4)
Association
of
Major
Manufacturers
Public
Outreach
Specialist
(5)
Hotels
&
Conventions
Association
Executive
Director
(6)
Agricultural
Products
Association
Group
I
Superintendent
of
Public
Schools
(1)
Director
of
Student
Support
(2)
Springfield
Public
Schools
Manager
of
Technical
Programs
(3)
Springfield
Public
Schools
Manager
(4)
Youth
Apprenticeship
Programs
Internship
Coordinator
(5)
Springfield
Public
Schools
Student
Council
President
(6)
Springfield
High
School
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9. Workforce
Leadership
Project
Prosperity
Prize
Scenario
–
Community
Simulation
9
Group
J
Wildcard
(1)
(Pick
an
identity,
let
team
know)
Wildcard
(2)
(Pick
an
identity,
let
team
know)
Wildcard
(3)
(Pick
an
identity,
let
team
know)
Wildcard
(4)
(Pick
an
identity,
let
team
know)
Wildcard
(5)
(Pick
an
identity,
let
team
know)
Wildcard
(6)
(Pick
an
identity,
let
team
know)
Group
K
Artist
(1)
Musician
(2)
Data
Visualization
Specialist
(3)
Poet
(4)
Author
(5)
Journalist
(6)
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