From Ideas to Action
Bonner Congress 2016
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From Ideas to Action Bonner Congress 2016 Session 1: Idea Exchange Introductions Strategies for Addressing the Ideas & Complete Idea Profile Worksheet with Campus Team Share Idea Profile Worksheet & Feedback Forum with
Bonner Congress 2016
Session 1: Idea Exchange
➤ Introductions ➤ Strategies for Addressing the Ideas & Complete Idea Profile
Worksheet with Campus Team
➤ Share Idea Profile Worksheet & Feedback Forum with
another Campus Team
➤ Transfer Idea Profile onto Large Post-It Paper, with
Incorporated Feedback
➤ Gallery Walk, with Post-Its
Why is an Idea Profile Important?
➤ Goal: Bring Ideas into Action ➤ Creating an Action Plan to implement ideas and guide
initiatives
➤ The key to a successful Action Plan is to thoroughly
address the issue or opportunity that requires action.
➤ Context Map ➤ SWOT Analysis ➤ Idea Profile
SWOT/SPOT Analysis
The Idea Profile
➤Issue/Opportunity: What issue or opportunity needs to be addressed in
your program, campus or community? Describe it in detail.
➤Solutions: What needs to happen to effectively address this issue? How
does your project or idea help address this issue?
➤Potential Challenges: What are some potential challenges that you foresee
in addressing the issue or opportunity and/or implementing your project?
➤Resources Available: What resources do you have that are easily and
readily available right now to address the issue? (i.e. people, spaces,
➤Resources Needed: What resources do you need that are NOT easily and
readily available right now to address the issue?
➤ Introduction to Action Planning 101 ➤ Complete Action Planning Worksheet with Campus Team ➤ Share Action Planning Worksheet & Feedback Forum with
another Campus Team
➤ Transfer Action Plan onto Large Post-It Paper, with
Incorporated Feedback
➤ Gallery Walk, with Post-Its ➤ Closing Reflection & Conclusion
Session 2: Action Planning
Action Planning 101
Action Planning 101: SMART Goals
S M A R T
Goals should meet the following criteria:
Action Planning 101: SMART Goals
specific measurable achievable realistic time-bound S M A R T
Goals should meet the following criteria:
Action Planning 101: Action Steps
What By Who? By When? Expected Outcome What step needs to be taken? Who will be responsible for coordinating
action? What is a time by which that action might
What is the intended
the action?
Project Example
SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound) Goals:
➤Increase Bonner visibility on campus by using digital
storytelling as a method of sharing the stories of Bonner seniors in May 2017.
➤Bonner Seniors’ digital stories are shared on the
school’s website, or another platform, for the campus and public to view.
Project Example
What By Who? By When? Expected Outcome
Run a How-To training on Digital Storytelling for the Bonner Seniors Congress representatives (Corella and Bertram) and Kristin Norris, a digital storytelling expert January 2017 Bonner Seniors will understand what to compile for their own story & next steps
months Get administrator buy-in and approval to for a platform to showcase these stories (i.e. on the website) BLT members (Bobby and Ari) By the end of Fall Semester Bonner Seniors’ digital stories will be shown for all to see on the school website in May
Action steps do not encompass every minute detail, but do address many different aspects of the project. Duties are delegated, not just done exclusively by congress reps. Timelines should be realistic and scheduled appropriately for the project. These should align to the SMART goals established for the project at large.