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Building Workforce DevelopmentNetworks withStrategic Doing

A Strategic Doing Pack

Strategic Action Plan SessionDallas, May 7, 2009

Ed Morrison

Linda Fowler

Your Name:

Your e-mail:

Your State:

Your Topic Area:


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Heres a map of re-engagement pathways v. 1.0. We will be using this map to help uskeep our thinking straight. Our session will focus on how to develop networks toimprove the productivity and speed of our youth, re-employment and green jobsstrategies.

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Green Jobsfocuses on trainingopportunities in cleanenergy and energy

efficiency

Youthinitiatives focus on

opportunities tocollaborate


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The Strategic Doing cycle

What could we do together?

What should we do

together?

What will we do together?

How will we

learn together?

Based on Asset Mapping andconnecting the assets to newopportunities

Choose the one or two mosttransformative initiatives youcan do

Draft an action plan

to keep on track

Figure out how to

adapt and learn


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I. Our Strategic Outcome

II. Our initiatives to achieve the outcomeIII. Our metrics to measure progress toward ouroutcome

IV. Our next steps to implement our initiativesV. Our process to stay connected and revise our

strategy

Explore

Launch

FocusLearn

Evaluations

Action Plans

Insights

Initiatives

What could we do together?

What

should we

do

together?

What will we do together?

How will we

learn

together?

Strategic Doing is a civic discipline to guide open innovation

Launching and Revising a Strategic Action Plan

for Collaborations

By following the disciplines of Strategic Doing we generate astrategic action plan...Our first version (very rough) is an alpha plan,Our next plan is more complete (a beta plan). When we are readyto distribute our strategic action plan more widely, we launch with

Version 1.0. Then comes versions 1.1; 1.2; 1.3 and so on...

Moving around the StrategicDoing Cycle with Strategic

Doing Packs

Strategic conversations are difficult tokeep on track. We can use workshop

exercises to make sure that we arefocusing our conversations on the

critical components of our strategy:defining clear strategic outcomes;

identifying partners who are alignedwith this outcome; creating clear

initiative (or project) plans; makiingcommitments in an action plan; anddefining a process for continuous

revision and refinement.

We compile these workshopexercises into a document called a

Strategic Doing Pack


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Select Focus Area Examples of New Networks Forming

Short Term Opportunities

Early warning networks and Rapid Response/transition management

WARN Notices; Real-time information from employers; trend sharing

Actionable workforce data and information Rapid Response initiatives; Direct re-employment strategies; worksharing

Skill assessments Re-employment eligibility assessments; Auto Coder ; enhanced profiles

Green jobs Establishing a green jobs network

Youth Create networks and strategic outcomes for youth

Longer Term Opportunities

Skills transferability Competency-based assessments; more effective targeting; triage models

Flexible service delivery and training optionsNew OJT options; new short-term training options; on-line options; stackable training;

entrepreneurship training; portable training profiles

Unemployment Insurance system integration Stronger integration of assessments between UI and services

Technology New information products and on-line data tools

Exercise 1:

Pick a strategic

focus area(20 minutes)


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What are the outcomes you are trying to achieve? Define your outcome in terms of a clear, concise picture of

how things will be different. Write a clear statement of an outcome in the space below.

Think about 2 to 3 characteristics that allows you to describe in compelling terms. Example: Creating a UI/

WIA integration that includes one capture of core data; with cross-trained staff; and a responsive mentornetwork

1.

2.

3.

Exercise 2: Define a strategic outcome for

your focus area (40 minutes)

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What is one solid initiative that you can start that will move you toward your outcome? (Example: Launch a

cross-training program for UI and WIA staff that includes job shadowing, webinars, and mentoring)

Who are the core partners in your network? Who has an interest in this initiative? (Example: a representative

panel of job seekers, the local chamber of commerce, the local community college, industry associations.)

Partner 1

Contact:

Partner 2:

Contact:

Partner 3:Contact:

Partner 4:

Contact:

Exercise 3: Define one initiative for your focus

area (20 minutes)

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Exercise 4: Define your action plan and next

steps for your initiative.

Action Step Who is Responsible By When

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Exercise 5: Define your process of re-

connecting and learning together.

Action Step Who is responsible? By When

Putting the Strategic Doing Pack on line

Getting back together to work on version 1.1 of

your Strategic Action plan. (Hint: you need to getback together within 30-60 days)

Staying connected (Describe how you will stay

connected through e-mail, teleconferences,webinars, blogs)

Define how you will make revisions to your

Strategic Action Plan based on new data, newopportunities, new partners, lessons learned:

Remember: Put your name and e-mail on the front page. Leave your pack on

the table or hand it in. Please do not take it with you.

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