REGIONAL COUNCIL TREK December 1975

INDICATIVE BATTLEPLANNING
PROCEDURES

 TOOLS

Context

Events

Conversation

Trends

1) Study 3 screens

2) What images or events come to mind out of the movement as you look at these events over the past 5 years.

3) Key events of the Past year (plus Fall quarter).

4) What is revealed about where we have been in then past year

1) Write down 3 major trends that these events reveal about the past year.

2) Corporately list the trends on the board.

3) Select 5 major trends.

Inclusiveness
 Screen
 Pentagon

New York Area Only

21-pt Plan

the Blocks,

Accomplish-

ments

Modifying

the

Practical

Vision

(35)

Reflection

2) What events or accomplishments have enabled these (15) trends? (list 8­10)

3) What are the issues revealed by both the blocks and accomplishments? (list 4­5)

1) Use the New York Area Council Practical.

In 11ght of the data just listed, how does

the 21 Point Vision need to be modified?

a) Individually, list the modifications.

What needs more emphasis?

Where does the focus need to be shifted?

b) Divide into 4­5 groups create one modified vision by groups.

2) Consense on the Modified Practical Vision.

a) One group put practical vision on the board

1. As a total group, consense on the 21 points, changing the categories or

wording where necessary.

c) Name the gestalt and create a poetic title for each grouping.

1) Reflect on what the Practical Vision suggests for the next quarter.

2) Assign someone to make copies of the chart

 TOOLS

BL0CKS

(15)

Articulate

contradic-

tion

 1) Individually, list the 3 primary factors blocking the Vision from becoming a reality, star the key block.


2) Corporately list the key blocks (10­12)


3) What are the common elements in this list?






 1) Individually, articulate the contradiction these blocks. (Get several on the board)
2)  Select the 3­5 that clearly states the contradictions.

paper

Chart

1. Individually list creative proposals to deal with the contradictions (not one-to-one basis) select your most creative ones.
2. Corporately get out a list of the most creative proposals (8-10)
3. Select, as a group, 4-5 (most practical, helpful and creative)

1. Assign individuals to rewrite the consensed on contradictions. Copy onto wall chart.
2. While they are being rewritten, reflect corporately,
1. How will these affect the contradiction?
2. What difference will they make?

1. Write proposals across board.
2. Individually brainstorm 3-4 tactics to implement each proposal.
3. Get out corporate list of 20-30 for each.

1. Look across entire list of tactics and decide the 4-6 groupings. Give each arena a symbol and mark items appropriately.
2. Give each arena a title.

1. Divide into 4-6 groups. Each group copy its list of tactics.
2. As a group, pull the tactical actions within assigned arenas into any number of clear and distinct tactics (3-word titles).
3. Assign individuals within the group to write a sentence describing the intent of each tactic.
4. While that is being done, assign one person to copy titles on Master chart.

1) Report to group - push for clarity

Long pieces of butcher paper

1. What events/etc in past would you put in category of miracle?

2. Individually. B S miracles that would break loose one

or more tactics.

1. List miracles corporately.

Divide into Bi Metro groups (or do as region)

As Bi Metros

1. Look thru miracle list.

2. Which miracles would activate the tactics in own metro?

3. Which are appropriate to where we are as a Bi-Metro?

4. Which - greatest impact>

5. Choose 5­10 miracles

most doable

most impacting etc

Select the one most critical miracle

6. Divide miracle/people

Write out

1. Description of miracle, what impact

2. Practica1 actions involved

3. Who, Where, When, How

1. Read desc as whole metro group

2. Place on Qtr T/L

3. Make necessary shifts

Regather as total group, report on miracle

Celebrate ­ sing

per Bi metro to

get list of

miracle on

chart.

Modification

Sheets

Production

2.Report to Bi Metro group

­Where sense a week is overloaded?

­Where are there gaps?

­Modify sheets where necessary.

Assign typist, printer, line drawers to complete production of tactical system.

aries

Write

Implement.

Aries

(60)

Corp. Refl.

(20)

2. Get up lists corp. for each tactic. Individual report group add to list.

3. Divide back into Bi Metros.

4. As BiMetros, select the 3­4 practical actions for each tactic.

­Divide grougs into tactical arena to do initial Job.

­ Report to whole group on practical actions.

5. Using Blank Tactics sheets, fill in How, When, Where and Who for each practical action.

­ do as indiv. or small groups first, then report to group.

6. Reflection as total Pi Hetro

-will these actually implem. the tactic

­are they realistic. Practical, do­able?

­where need to modify?

Gather as total group

­1 sentence report on afternoon by each B1 Metro (on event, not implementaries.)

­ Where excited?

­ Where worried?

­ What learned about implementaries?

Modification

Sheets

Production

2.Report to Bi Metro group

­Where sense a week is overloaded?

­Where are ther gaps?

­Modify sheets where necessary.

Assign typist, printer, line drawers to complete

production of tactical system.

Battleplan December 1975

INDICATOR THAT MIRACLE HAS HAPPENED, When one person in one of these networks says "Yes, Town Meeting 76 will be our major bicentenial Project."

2) compiling and distributing all data

3) find correct person and reveal how we enable him to come off

4) conference schedul6s for these 5 groups

5) utilize organizational magazine for publicity

6) selective Joining of groups

2) Week 9, Quarter 2

3) Throughout Quarter

4) Week 2

5) As needed

6) Week 9, Quarter 2

7) Week 13, Quarter 2

2) Regional Council

3) Regional Council

4) Regional Troika

5) House Distribution

6) Regional Council

7) Regional Troika

Battleplan December 1975

Line for

year.

Intuitive

Phasing

(20)

Year Time

Line

(20)

Build Qtr.

Timeline

1. Which tactics seen to be ongoing ­ w111 be doing for the rest of the year

2. Which do you sense need to be completed this quarter?

3. Which are dependent on other tactic

1. Go through the tactics, corporately, marking in where the tactics will be acted or (see my sample) tactic number/name

2. List scheduled programs under each qtr. (see schedule.)

Divide into Bi Metros

Using the year time line as context, build weekly timeline for qtr. III (plus the rest of qtr. II)

1. Fill in miracles on a week/week basis, from previous work.

2. Fill in Programs, modifying where you sense it is necessary.

3. Using the data from the iimplementary charts, fill in tactica1 timeline.

1. Modify when necessary.

the

Proposals

(35)

Reflection

(5)

2) Corporately get out a list of the most creative proposals (8­10).

3) Select, as a group, 4-5 (most practical, helpful and creative).

1) Assign individuals to rewrite the consensed on contradictions. Copy onto wall chart.

2) While they are being rewritten, reflect corporately; a) How will these affect the contradictions? b) What difference will they make?

1) Write proposals across board.

2) Individually brainstorm 3­4 tactics to implement each proposal.

3) Get out corporate list of 20­30 for each.

l) Look across entire list of tactic and decide the 4­6 groupings. Give each arena a symbol and mark items appropriately.

2) Give each arena a title.

1) Divide into 4­6 groups. Each group copy its list of tactics.

2) As a group, pull the tactical actions within as signed arenas into any number of clear and distinct tactics (3­word titles).

3) Assign individuals within the groups to write a sentence describing the I tent of each tactic.

4) While that is being done, assign one person to copy titles on Master chart.

1. Report to group­push for clarity.