Pocket Gate Farm
Off Breakback Road
Woodhouse Eaves
Leicestershire
LE12 8RS
T:01509 891313
Andy.gilbert@gomadthinking.com
Harnessing the collective power of the community and equipping people
with the tools to make a difference
www.thinkleicestershire.com
Take Action &
Measure
Results
Self
Belief
Reason
Why
Personal
Responsibility
Involve
Others
Define
Goal
The Go MAD® Framework
Plan
Priorities
Lifetime Vision
• By 18th May 2063 to put
solution focused thinking in to
every workplace, every home
and every community.
Think Leicestershire Vision
• By 18th May 2013 we will provide a range of leading edge
planning, problem solving and collaborative online tools to
the 1 million people who live and work in Leicestershire. This
will enable them to take greater personal responsibility for
making a difference at home, at work and in the community.
Supporting this will be a team of 1000 volunteer coaches who
will have received world-class training and be assisting local
communities to improve the lives of people within
Leicestershire.
3 Key Elements
• Online platform, connecting people and community groups
-Giving, sharing ideas and resources
-Supporting business growth and community needs
• iCheev - An interactive personal development and problem solving toolkit
-Encouraging people to take personal responsibility and achieve
goals
• Recruit and train 1000 volunteer community coaches
-People in charge and leading the way forward for Leicestershire
-Ongoing support and development through “Thinking Action
Groups”
9 Key Thinking Areas
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Money and Finance
Work, Career and Business
Health and Well-being
Education, Learning and Training
Home and Accommodation
Relationships
Community
Social, Leisure and Sport
Environment
Think It (iCheev®)
Take action
(Start doing)
Ambitions
& goals
Ideas
& Priorities
Problem
solving
Building
Confidence
Do It
Find answers
Find information
& skills
Find projects
& opportunities
Find people
& organisations
Good news,
results & inspiration
Share It
My Time
(Volunteering)
Community
Content
Xchange
Projects &
Opportunities
Knowledge
Experience
& Skills
Success
Think It
Do It
Share It
Support Structure
Think Leicestershire
Think Leicestershire
Coordinator (County)
Coordinator (City)
7
3
Leicestershire
District
Leicester City
Constituency
Co-ordinators
Co-ordinators
Thinking Action
Group Leaders
25 Community
Coaches
Thinking Action
Group Leaders
25 Community
Coaches
Thinking Action
Group Leaders
25 Community
Coaches
Thinking Action
Group Leaders
25 Community
Coaches
The Community Coach Role
• To encourage people to THINK about their
goals, solutions to problems and new ways of
doing things.
• To prompt people to take ACTION to make a
difference for themselves, their family, their
organisation and their community.
• To engage with others to SHARE their
experiences and join forces to have an even
bigger impact on the results that individuals
and organisations can achieve.
Community Coaches
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Initial one day training
On-going e-learning modules
Member of a local Thinking Action Group
Monthly support and development sessions
Knowledge and skills sharing through online
community coach group
• District/Constituency development days
Thinking Action Group Leaders
• Role is to build, support and develop a group
of up to 25 community coaches
• 4 days initial training (community leadership
development programme)
• On-going development from project manager,
district coordinator and Go MAD team
Individuals
and Families
Community
Groups
Think
Leicestershire
Businesses
/ Employees
Public Sector
Government/
Police/ NHS