Lighthouse Institute Publications

CREATING A VISION FOR THE FUTURE  

W. L. White

This report begins by describing the problems that agencies have in developing long-term strategic plans. Bill suggests that the days of the five-year plan are gone largely because the current turmoil in healthcare makes this type of long-range planning impossible. He goes on to describe a model of agency planning which refocuses organizational missions and defines core values in light of changes in the characteristics of clients amid changes in the economic and political environment. Purpose and goals, target audience, setting and facility, format and sample agenda, the follow-up process and much more are discussed in detail.