What is your Club like in three years? Rotary Clubs, like any other organization, change over time. Change may be the result of events outside our control, but change can also be the result of activities we take. One way to have impact on where your Club is heading is to plan for the future; have a Vision and create an Action Plan to reach that Vision. For many years, District 7070 is offering interested Clubs a Visioning Program. A team of experienced Rotarians act as facilitators for your Club. The concept is that the participants, Club members, place themselves three to five years into the future and paint a picture of what their Club is like at that time. How many members does the Club have? What is the image of your Club in the community? What projects is your Club doing at that time? Your idividual members visions are combined and voted upon, reaching consensus on a common Vision for your Club........
We have done! vs. We should do
In short, the Visioning exercise is about What we have done! Instead of We should do. This concept makes it easier to come up with concrete ideas about the future. Developing the Action Plan is then to describe how you as a Club will reach your vision.
The Club Visioning session is typically a three-hour event. However, there is some preparation beforehand, which may include a general presentation of the process at a Club meeting. After the Visioning session, the Club is responsible to develop the Action Plan. The Facilitation Team and your Assistant Governor can be of assistance but the responsibility is with the Club.
The three-hour Visioning session can take place in an evening or a Saturday morning, depending on the preference of the Club. The Club is responsible for arranging with a suitable venue and two flip-charts. The District’s facilitation team will arrange with all material required for the process. There is no cost for the Club to the District for a Visioning session. However, we want a commitment that an Action Plan will be developed as a result of the session.
Please, contact PDG Lars Henriksson, lars@norditrade.com if you are interested in running a Visioning session in your Club.