ToP Strategic Planning
ToP Strategic Planning
Join us for this 2 Day In-Person Interactive Workshop
Ready to help organizations, coalitions, and communities move beyond action plans to navigate more complex change?
In this course, you’ll weave together individual ToP methods into a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to help groups answer their most important strategic questions.
Learn to help groups:
- Creatively visualize and come to agreement around their ideal future
- Honestly confront their most stubborn blocks to success
- Align around powerful, innovative shared intentions
- Define measurable goals
- Commit to accountable plans of action
Strategic planning doesn't have to be intimidating... we'll show you how to break it into manageable pieces so you can trust the process and the group! This model of strategic planning can be used by teams, organizations, collaboratives, and communities—the framework is even helpful for couples, families and individuals.
ToP Strategic Planning will contribute to your ability to understand strategy and think strategically in all areas of your own life. If you have taken Top Facilitation Methods, this is the ideal course to advance your mastery journey in these methods.
You’ll receive: step-by-step manual and resource guide + 1 hour of free expert coaching.
You will have opportunity to learn the theory and practice facilitating the five phases of developing a strategic plan:
- Preparation and Design
- Practical Vision
- Underlying Contradictions
- Strategic Directions
- Focused Implementation
Participants will participate in a demonstration of the process, followed by a review of the process experienced, key steps and approaches used and discussion of factors in facilitating the segment. This structure enables the experience of how the processes invite a wide range of thinking styles, invites participation from many perspectives and yields a coherent, practical plan.
Course Applicable To:
Executives and organizational leaders who depend on others for successful implementation of organization strategies
- Board Members & Executive Directors
- Senior Administrators
- Managers and Team Coordinators
- Facilitators, Trainers and Consultants
- Organizational Change Agents
- Community Change Strategists
- Project and team leaders
- Policy analysts
- Human resource professionals
- Community leaders
Prerequisites
ToP Facilitation Methods (TFM)
Continuing Ed Credits
- 13.5 NCHEC (CHES & MCHES)
- 14.5 AICP (APA)
- 14 PDU (CAPM)
Pricing
- $1250: Corporate & Large Nonprofits (budget > $5 million)
- $1050: Public Government
- $950: Individual Professional – Mid-Sized Nonprofit (budget $1-5 million)
- $650: Student (student ID required) & Small Nonprofit (budget < $1 million)
Testimonials
“ToP Strategic Planning was fabulous and brings new light and insight into planning for success. The method is inclusive and expansive, including amazing tools for implementation.” Michael Fredericks - President - SALT, Anchorage AK
“The force gave me a simple, powerful framework that any of my clients can easily use to create strategic plans that will actually come to fruition!” Janet Mahrle - Owner - Mahrle Coaching Services, Sacramento CA
“Full of ways to motivate and energize people meaningfully in creating their future, whether for themselves, their family or places of work.” Carolyn Newbetty Schwartz - Consultant - Oak Park IL