The Mitchell Forward 2040 Think-Tank Reconvene was held on Monday, September 9, at Dakota Wesleyan University. The reconvened Think-Tank brought together approximately 100 key community stakeholders who have been actively involved in the Forward 2040 initiative. The purpose of the Reconvene was to review and validate the initiative’s vision and engagement process to date and to begin work on the key strategic pillars that will serve as the building blocks of Mitchell’s Community Vision and Strategic Action Plan.
Specific content of the Think-Tank Reconvene workshop included:
- Introduction and review of the progress on engagement to date
- Deep dive into the engagement data with discussion of key insights, appetite and directions for change
- Reconciling the preferred future and exploring cohort views and perspectives
- Workshop breakout groups exploring strategic pillars including potential implementation ideas and actions
- Presentations of small group work to the larger workshop group
- Prioritization of strategic pillar implementation over the next five years
- Identification of Next Steps in the strategic planning process
