Using the Results
- Commit to follow through at the retreat
- Identify issues for action,
- Prioritize those issues
- Select 3-5 areas for action
- Establish performance targets for each area
- Designate someone to champion, implement, and monitor progress
- Communicate your work through press releases, newsletters, citizen list serves, or other channels
- Involve other key community partners that are critical to achieving your work. e.g., school board, neighboring jurisdiction, community-based organization
- Incorporate retreat outcomes into your regular planning cycles, work plans, or work sessions
- Refer to your earlier work as you evaluate the progress of the board, manager, and others