July ’25 – Cultivating Confidence
Week 3 – Wildcard
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Week 3 – Wildcard
It was wildcard week and we had a fantastic conversation. After some personal updates and connecting we focused on some ideas and questions around organizational strategic planning.
A deep dive emerged around how nonprofits and other sectors approach long-term planning:
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Athena posed a question about the distinction between strategic planning (typically 3–5 years out, often required/document-based) and strategic foresight (exploring multiple possible futures and shaping adaptive strategies).
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Wayne shared that being in “reactive mode” has often made strategic work feel like a luxury.
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Sarah and Chris reflected on how strategic foresight should feed into planning—especially as the political and funding landscape becomes more uncertain.
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Our discussion emphasized the need for living, operationalized plans, not just funder-facing checkboxes.
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The group touched on contingency planning, succession planning, and the value of acknowledging organizational vulnerabilities (like over reliance on key staff).
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