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ToP® Approaches to Environmental Scanning · After TFM
Get everyone clear on where things really stand before you plan.
Most plans fail before they start, because the group never agreed on what’s actually happening. In one day you’ll learn ten practical ways to pull together what people know, what the data says and what’s changing around you.
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Length
1 full day, in person
Price
[Tiered price range]
CE credit
[CE hours — confirm with ICA]
Prerequisite
ToP® Facilitation Methods (TFM)
What changes on Monday
The right tool for the situation
Staff input, community feedback, trends or a pile of data: you’ll know which approach fits.
Hard truths come out early
In a way the group can hear and use, instead of halfway through the plan.
Data becomes a conversation
Reports and survey results turn into shared understanding, not a forgotten slide deck.
Planning starts on solid ground
Everyone agrees on where you’re starting from.
Is this for you?
→ You’re about to start a strategic plan, a needs assessment or a community health assessment.
→ You have survey results or data and no good way to get a group to use them.
→ New leaders or board members need to get up to speed on the history and current situation.
→ You keep hearing different versions of “what’s really going on.”
What the day looks like
Ten approaches in one day
From a quick timeline of your group’s history to a structured look at trends outside your organization. You try many of them on your own situation.
You leave with a manual that works like a recipe book you’ll return to every planning season.
What people say
“This course gives you tools in a day that can help you kick-start, plan, re-energize, and celebrate the milestones of the planning process. You don’t have to be a super planner to appreciate what is learned in this course.”
Lora K. Daniels · Office of Planning and Development, California Department of Pesticide Regulation
“Amazing opportunity to learn how to utilize past information or raw data to build buy-in and energize complex conversations.”
Kayla Schnuelle · Senior Consultant, Mission Matters
Where this leads
A good scan is the first step of every plan.
Professional development
Getting your organization to invest
Your supervisor will want three things: the cost, what you’ll be able to do, and which credentials it counts toward. The request letter puts all three in one email.
Five or more people?
Bring a course to your team
I can bring AES to your organization, adapted to your meetings and your space, often for less per person than public seats.
Questions people ask
Is this only for strategic planning?
No. The approaches work for program reviews, needs assessments, board orientations and annual check-ins too.
Do I need to be good with data?
No. Several approaches use no data at all, just what the people in the room know.
What’s included?
The official ToP® manual, one hour of coaching with your trainer within 90 days, and the Great Plains ToP Community of Practice.
Get notified of new dates
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