Do Good Research. !!

Be a Strategic Superhero.

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You don’t know what you don’t know…

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Ask Good

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Questions

Learn how to find the answers.

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Early LearningHow many minutes a day should parents read to their kids?

How many words do children of parents receiving government help (welfare) hear an hour compared to children of “professional” parents?

What are skills like waiting your turn, standing in line and sharing called?

Kids who enter kindergarten behind are how many times more likely to drop out of high school?

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Data-To-Insights

Your first assignment

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Six Blind Men & an Elephant

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How does this relate

to our work?

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Predicting/establishing a

goal.

S T R AT E G I C T H I N K I N G :

Determining forces that will help or hinder.

Y O U ’ R E M A K I N G T O M O R R O W ’ S D E C I S I O N S T O D AY

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Organization

Situation Audience

Situation QsWhat is the situation facing the organization?

What’s the background or history of the situation?

Why is this situation important?

What is the cause?

Any important facts related to this situation?

How important is this situation?

What is the potential impact of this situation?

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Organization Qs

What is the organization’s structure including: management, employees, volunteers, service delivery?

What is the quality of this organization’s performance?

Has the organization’s services changed in recent years and how?

Why is what the organization does important?

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Audience Qs

Who are the major audiences for your organization?

Who are the key audiences for this situation?

Who are the major opinion leaders or “influencers”?

Has any audiences changed in the last three years or are they likely to change in the next three?

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Data-To-Insights

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