Client Question:
How can we set up a formal professional network dedicated to scaling up scenario planning?
Civic Sphere worked with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s office in Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 2017-19, successfully setting up the Consortium for Scenario Planning – a group of urban and rural planning professionals dedicated to scaling up the practice of Scenario Planning within the profession. The answer? Civic Sphere provided the vision, strategy, tactics, and execution (via an agreed-upon “roadmap”) to take the Consortium from idea inception to burgeoning initiative. Civic Sphere also served as the sole day-to-day manager of the Consortium, which involved running monthly board meetings, organizing working groups, overseeing finances, and connecting with new members. Similar to a “community of practice” or the “collective impact model,” the Consortium serves as an established and funded group poised to increase the impact of Scenario Planning in the planning profession in the US. Civic Sphere’s work with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy resulted in an established, financially stable Consortium for Scenario Planning with more than 25 participants at the time.
Multiple projects supported the establishment of the Consortium for Scenario Planning. Projects include the planning and execution of multiple conferences & webinars, the creation of the “How to Design Your Scenario Planning Process” guide, and the development of the Scenario Planning Collection for the American Planning Association’s KnowledgeBase.
How can we set up a formal professional network dedicated to scaling up scenario planning?
Civic Sphere worked with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s office in Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 2017-19, successfully setting up the Consortium for Scenario Planning – a group of urban and rural planning professionals dedicated to scaling up the practice of Scenario Planning within the profession. The answer? Civic Sphere provided the vision, strategy, tactics, and execution (via an agreed-upon “roadmap”) to take the Consortium from idea inception to burgeoning initiative. Civic Sphere also served as the sole day-to-day manager of the Consortium, which involved running monthly board meetings, organizing working groups, overseeing finances, and connecting with new members. Similar to a “community of practice” or the “collective impact model,” the Consortium serves as an established and funded group poised to increase the impact of Scenario Planning in the planning profession in the US. Civic Sphere’s work with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy resulted in an established, financially stable Consortium for Scenario Planning with more than 25 participants at the time.
Multiple projects supported the establishment of the Consortium for Scenario Planning. Projects include the planning and execution of multiple conferences & webinars, the creation of the “How to Design Your Scenario Planning Process” guide, and the development of the Scenario Planning Collection for the American Planning Association’s KnowledgeBase.
