Strategic Planning Workshops
Offered For Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Research Groups
What is strategic planning for research development?
It is a process that allows a group with common interests and goals to visualize
and examine the key factors necessary to build and enhance the group's leadership
capacity and technical ability.
What does the strategic planning process look like?
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What are our attitudes and values?
SURVEY
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STRATEGIC
PLANNING
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What are our strengths and weaknesses?
S.W.O.T.
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How should we get organized?
ORGANIZE
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What is our vision for the future?
VISION
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How will we do it?
ACTION PLAN
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What should be done to get there?
STRATEGIES
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Sample Workshop Agenda
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Registration
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| 9:15 |
Introduction
Discuss the workshop's purpose and anticipated outcomes as well as
an introduction of participants and their expectations for the day. |
| 9:30 |
How are we doing?
Presentation of data summarizing how the organization or group is
doing. |
| 10:00 |
Vision
Through a large group discussion, a vision for the will be explored. |
| 10:45 |
Break
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| 11:00 |
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
Analysis
Through small group discussion, items in each of these categories
will be identified and shared with the large group. |
| 11:45 |
Mission
The group will review the mission of the organization. |
| 12:15 |
Lunch
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| 12:45 |
Key Issues and Priorities
Participants will identify key issues and set priorities through large
and small group discussions. |
| 1:30 |
Goals for the Key Issues
Small groups will be formed around the key issues and the participants
will begin to develop goals for the issues. |
| 2:15 |
Strategies and Action Steps
Small groups will begin to develop strategies - the who, what, when,
and how - to implement the goals determined in the previous session. |
| 3:00 |
Presentation of Recommended Strategies
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| 3:30 |
Conclusion: What's Next?
Follow-up steps will be discussed such as developing task groups,
setting meeting times, drafting strategies, and setting deadlines
for the process. |
| 4:00 |
Adjourn
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Workshop follow-up is also offered and includes:
- Written draft of the workshop outcomes
- Optional follow-up session to evaluate how the group is progressing
on the adoption and implementation of its plan.
For further information, contact:
Genna Hurd
Research Associate
Institute for Policy & Research
ghurd@ku.edu
(785) 864-4618
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The University of Kansas
Institute for Policy & Social Research
1541 Lilac Lane
607 Blake Hall
Lawrence, KS 66044
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