Arena: Disciplined Social Innovation

Demystifying Strategic Planning

Activity 1 – Coherence Mapping

Step 1

Draw a coherence circle. Label points on the circle using letters. Each letter represents a person or a department (based on the size of your organization).

Draw enough points to match your group size. If you have a small group (2-3 people), draw enough letters that people can represent two perspectives.

 

Step 2

Have a hypothetical strategic planning conversation.

Each person, representing their point of view, asks every other person, 

What do you need from me to be the best organization?
Why do you need it?
When do you need it by?