Opportunity Statements

ACTIVITY 1  Crafting Opportunity Statements

Step 1

Work in pairs. Look at the different ‘easels’ together: what matters to you? 

Step 2

Where do you have an idea, based on a theme, pattern, or emergent idea?

Step 3

Work with a partner to create Opportunity Statements. Download and print out the Opportunity Statement Form or copy the format from the chalkboard on a piece of paper. In conversation, distill a response to each question in one sentence:

What theme or aspect of the issue are you addressing?

What is your idea for improvement?

How would it work?

Why would it help?

Step 1

Work in pairs, for 30-60 minutes. One option is to change partners halfway through the time to generate fresh thinking.

Step 2

Focus on an area of your organization, e.g., operations, finance, or customer service. Identify areas where you believe things might improve.

Step 3

Craft several opportunity statements following the Opportunity Statement Form.