During this stage of the Community Visioning masterclass (light) delivered to NSW Planning, Steve spoke to the importance of re-engaging stakeholders to ensure continued stewardship and relevance while demonstrating progress.
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1. Stewarding the Future of our Communities ~~~ Sustaining
Community Engagement & Planning in Americas Cities & Towns
2013 Steven Ames Planning All Rights Reserved
2. A Presentation by Steven Ames ~~~ Principal, Steven Ames
Planning 2012 Craig Byrne Fellow Orton Family Foundation 2014
Steven Ames Planning All Rights Reserved
3. THE ORTON STEWARDSHIP STUDY
4. What is community stewardship? Building sustainability into
community engagement and planning in order to ensure their ongoing
success and long- term impact.
5. The challenge of stewardship Community-based planning and
engagement initiatives tend to lose their impact over time. Times
change and plans fade; but truly great plans have long-lasting
impacts. What makes good planning and engagement endure over
time?
6. Five elements of stewardship Honoring local values
Sustaining citizen engagement activities Achieving visions and
plans Holding leaders accountable Responding to a changing
world
7. Five communities studied Covington/Oxford, Newton County, GA
Hastings, Barry County, MI Hillsboro, OR Portsmouth, NH West
Duluth, Duluth, MN
8. Study findings Twenty-five specific approaches to
stewardship organized by the five stewardship themes Eight
cross-cutting recommendations One bottom line
9. FIVE ELEMENTS OF STEWARDSHIP
10. HONORING LOCAL VALUES HASTINGS, MICHIGAN Friday at the
Fountain Summer Concert Series
11. Thoughts on honoring local values Core values are those
beliefs about a community deeply shared by the vast majority of
people inhabiting a place Every community has shared values that
are unique to that place; they only have to be uncovered
12. Ideas for honoring local values Connecting to values in
everything we do Promoting deliberative dialogue Story telling
13. Ideas for honoring local values Connecting to values in
everything we do Promoting deliberative dialogue Story telling
14. SUSTAINING CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT HILLSBORO, OREGON Hillsboro
2020 Annual Vision Town Hall Meeting
15. Thoughts on sustaining engagement Sustaining citizen
engagement is an ongoing enterprise building a rhythm of civic
involvement that is expected and even anticipated.
16. Ideas for sustaining engagement Branding the process
Providing places for people to gather Getting out among the
community Providing useful information and assistance
17. Ideas for sustaining engagement Branding the process
Providing places for people to gather Getting out among the
community Providing useful information and assistance
18. ACHIEVING VISIONS AND PLANS COVINGTON/OXFORD, GEORGIA
Citizens Celebrate Development of Newton Countys 2050 Plan
19. Thoughts on achieving visions and plans The only vision
that has true value for a community is the only that is achieved in
part or in full Scale your vision and/or plan to fit the capacity
of the community to act Get some easy wins on the board
20. Ideas for achieving visions and plans Developing a robust
plan of action Actively implementing the plan Tracking
implementation successes Understanding and tracking community
assets
21. Ideas for achieving visions and plans Developing a robust
plan of action Actively implementing the plan Tracking
implementation successes Understanding and tracking community
assets
22. HOLDING LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Students Participate in City Budget Dialogue
23. Thoughts on holding leaders accountable Citizens need to
think of public officials as potential allies. An accountable
relationship is not the same as an adversarial one. Find a
community leader who can be your champion.
24. Ideas for holding leaders accountable Fostering neutrality
in public dialogues Encouraging leaders to communicate Building
partnerships and collaboration Developing new community
leaders
25. Ideas for holding leaders accountable Fostering neutrality
in public dialogues Encouraging leaders to communicate Building
partnerships and collaboration Developing new community
leaders
26. RESPONDING TO A CHANGING WORLD HILLSBORO, OREGON Emergency
Responders Instruct Local School Children
27. Thoughts on responding to change The status quo is change;
the need for greater community resilience is virtually certain.
Part of community resilience is building adaptability into your
communitys vision and plan.
28. Ideas for responding to a changing world Educating local
leaders on emerging issues Anticipating and planning for change
(scenarios) Planning for emergencies (resilience)
29. Ideas for responding to a changing world Educating local
leaders on emerging issues Anticipating and planning for change
(scenarios) Planning for emergencies (resilience)
30. OVERALL LESSONS FOR STEWARDSHIP WEST DULUTH, MINNESOTA
Unfurling a Communitys Pride on Main Street
31. Overall lessons for stewardship Think about the
whole-of-community Commit to broad outreach and inclusion Promote
authentic engagement Facilitate effective communication and
learning Build local capacity Develop partnerships and
collaboration
32. One stewardship bottom line Develop local partnerships and
collaboration.