Alameda County
Building Blocks
Collaborative
December 2010 Planning Retreat
12/10/10
Agenda Overview
Time
Topic
8:20
Gather and Get Grounded
8:40
Welcome and Announcements
8:45
Agenda Review, Introductions, Check-in
9:20
Planning Framework and Definitions – Building on the Existing
Foundation
9:50
BBC Desired Outcomes –Social Conditions we are Working Toward
11:00
Break and Energizing Exercise
11:20
BBC Strategies – Collaborative Action
12:30
Lunch, Gallery Walk and Drumming
1:30
BBC Strategies – Collaborative Action (2)
2:45
Break and Energizing Exercise
3:00
Organizing for Collaborative Success – Agreements and Governance
3:45
BBC Goals – 5-year Collaborative Intentions
4:45
Summary, Next Steps, Closing
Introductions and Check-In
• 45 seconds each
• Moving counter-clockwise, person to the speaker’s right will
have a watch to time the 45 seconds
• Timer politely note when time is up; pass watch to the right
and begin own introduction and check-in.
Name and Organization
Share one experience, person or value
that inspired you to engage in your
current work
Useful Practices for Productive
Deliberations
• Listen for understanding.
• Share your line of reasoning & inquire into that of others.
• Defer judgment; cultivate curiosity. When you disagree, get
curious.
• Be willing to shift perspectives.
• When you speak, be concise and avoid repeating.
• Misery is optional.
Building on the Existing Foundation…
PLANNING FRAMEWORK AND
DEFINITIONS
Foundational Statements and
Concepts
BBC Statement of Purpose: Recognizing overt disparities in
health, wealth, and education that limit the ability of
Alameda County children to all realize their potential,
together we will ensure a sustainable multi-sector
commitment to improved overall well-being for
communities and the people who live in them, from the
earliest stage and throughout all stages of life.
Key Concepts:
Early Programming: Exposures during critical periods early in
life, including in utero, may determine the functioning of
systems in the body and resulting health and disease later in life
Cumulative Pathways: chronic stress creates wear and tear on
your body’s adaptive systems, leading to decline in health and
function over time.
Foundational Statements
I. Bill of Rights All children in Alameda County have a right to be born healthy and
to: be believed in; live, play and grow in a clean, safe place; receive a quality
education; be loved by a caring adult; eat healthy food; explore nature; enjoy
economic opportunity and financial security; access health care that promotes wellbeing; be free from discrimination and violence; be included and valued by a
supportive community
III BBC Strategies: The
actions BBC will take to
achieve the desired
Outcomes. Taken
together, the Strategies
communicate the most
important actions for
creating changes in skills,
knowledge, attitudes,
behaviors and conditions
that are needed in to
achieve BBC Outcomes.
BBC Strategies cut across
Sectors and may cut
across Life Stages.
IV. 5-Year BBC Goals:
Statements of what BBC
intends to accomplish over
the next 5 years. It is likely
that BBC will have Goals
related to its Outcomes
and Strategies AND Goals
related to its organization
and governance.
II. Desired Outcomes:
Specific conditions of wellbeing for the population of
Alameda County.
V. Performance Measures: How much? How well? Have conditions changed to make people better
off?
The Social Conditions We Are Working Toward…
BBC DESIRED OUTCOMES
Desired Outcomes – Working
Framework
What are the Social Conditions we are working toward so that the BBC Bill
of Rights is realized?
Physical and Economic
Environment
ALL LIFE STAGES
Prenatal
Birth - 5 Years Old
Childhood
Adolescence
Early Adulthood
Adulthood
Community
Education
Health Care
Desired Social Conditions (BBC
Outcomes) Across All Life StagesInitial Language
What are the Social Conditions we are working toward so that the BBC Bill
of Rights is realized?
Physical and
Economic
Community
Education
Health Care
Environment
safe home
communities free
health insurance
environments
from
discrimination
access to quality
ACROSS ALL LIFE clear air, clean
comprehensive
water and
STAGES
recognition of the
health care
natural beauty
value of each
(physical, mental,
All Alameda
economic security human being
dental)
County residents
have the benefit
access to fresh
of….
and healthy foods
in local
communities
Desired Social Conditions (BBC Outcomes) for
Prenatal Women and Families– Initial
Language
What are the Social Conditions we are working toward so that the BBC Bill
of Rights is realized?
Physical and
Economic
Community
Education
Health Care
Environment
ACROSS ALL LIFE
STAGES
All Alameda County
residents have the
benefit of….
Prenatal
All Pregnant
women and
families have the
benefit of…
safe home
environments
clear air, clean water
and natural beauty
communities free from
discrimination
health insurance
access to quality
comprehensive health
care (physical, mental,
dental)
recognition of the value
of each human being
economic security
access to fresh and
healthy foods in local
communities
supportive
education
institutions
early and
appropriate
prenatal care
Desired Social Conditions (BBC
Outcomes) for Birth to 5– Initial
Language
What are the Social Conditions we are working toward so that the BBC Bill
of Rights is realized?
Physical and
Economic
Community
Education
Health Care
Environment
ACROSS ALL LIFE
STAGES
All Alameda County
residents have the
benefit of….
safe home
environments
clear air, clean water
and natural beauty
economic security
communities free from
discrimination
recognition of the value
of each human being
health insurance
access to quality
comprehensive health
care (physical, mental,
dental)
access to fresh and
healthy foods in local
communities
stimulating home networks of
Birth - 5 Years Old
environments
responsible,
All infants and
loving caregivers
young children
have the benefit
of….
quality pre-school up to date
education
immunizations
nutritious food at
home and in
childcare settings
Desired Social Conditions (BBC
Outcomes) for Childhood – Initial
Language
What are the Social Conditions we are working toward so that the BBC Bill
of Rights is realized?
Physical and
Economic
Community
Education
Health Care
Environment
ACROSS ALL LIFE
STAGES
All Alameda County
residents have the
benefit of….
safe home
environments
clear air, clean water
and natural beauty
communities free from
discrimination
health insurance
access to quality
comprehensive health
care (physical, mental,
dental)
recognition of the value
of each human being
economic security
access to fresh and
healthy foods in local
communities
neighborhoods
that are
economically
thriving
Childhood
All children have
the benefit of… safe, green
healthy places to
play
culturally vibrant
communities
grade-level
literacy skills by
3rd grade
regular well-child
check ups
healthy body
image
nutritious food at
home and in
school settings
Desired Social Conditions (BBC Outcomes) for
Adolescents – Initial Language
What are the Social Conditions we are working toward so that the BBC Bill
of Rights is realized?
Physical and
Economic
Community
Education
Health Care
Environment
ACROSS ALL LIFE
STAGES
All Alameda County
residents have the
benefit of….
Adolescence
All adolescents
have the benefit
of …
safe home
environments
clear air, clean water
and natural beauty
economic security
communities free from
discrimination
health insurance
access to quality
comprehensive health
care (physical, mental,
dental)
recognition of the value
of each human being
access to fresh and
healthy foods in local
communities
access to youth
jobs, internships
and/or
entrepreneurship
opportunities
culturally vibrant
communities
safe places to be
together
community voice
and participation
opportunities
college/work/life
readiness @ HS
graduation
support for postsecondary
education
healthy body
image
healthy
relationships
access to
adolescent
friendly
physicians
Desired Social Conditions (BBC Outcomes) for
Young Adults – Initial Language
What are the Social Conditions we are working toward so that the BBC Bill of Rights is
realized?
Physical and
Economic
Community
Education
Health Care
Environment
safe home environments
ACROSS ALL LIFE STAGES
clear air, clean water and
natural beauty
economic security
All Alameda County
residents have the benefit
of….
education on
financial literacy
job opportunities
with room for
growth
Early Adulthood
All young adults
have the benefit of… wealth building
opportunities
leadership
development
opportunities
communities free from
discrimination
health insurance
access to quality
comprehensive health
care (physical, mental,
dental)
recognition of the value
of each human being
access to fresh and
healthy foods in local
communities
affordable housing
opportunities for
post-secondary
education
healthy
relationships
Desired Social Conditions (BBC
Outcomes) for Adults - Initial Language
What are the Social Conditions we are working toward so that the BBC Bill
of Rights is realized?
Physical and
Economic
Community
Education
Health Care
Environment
ACROSS ALL LIFE
STAGES
All Alameda County
residents have the
benefit of….
Adulthood
All adults have
the benefit of…
safe home
environments
clear air, clean water
and natural beauty
economic security
communities free from
discrimination
health insurance
access to quality
comprehensive health
care (physical, mental,
dental)
recognition of the value
of each human being
access to fresh and
healthy foods in local
communities
community
support for
locally owned
business
opportunities for
regular physical
activity
social support
access to
continuing
education
support for
reintegration
from government support to pursue
institutions
educational
opportunities
healthy
relationships
Process for Refining and
Further Developing Outcomes
Work in groups at your tables; each table will be assigned a life
stage to consider and work on…
1. Discuss the “initial language”
• Does it reflect an essential social condition?
• What refinements (if any) should be made to the language that
is already there?
2. Are there any additional essential social conditions
relevant to your assigned life stage that BBC should be
working toward in order to realize the Bill of Rights?
3. Capture the group’s thinking as recommended edits to the
initial language. In each case, the Outcome should be a
phrase that completes the sentence All (children, adults,
etc…) have the benefit of (social condition)_
BREAK AND ENERGIZING EXERCISE
Collaborative Action
BBC STRATEGIES
I. Bill of Rights All children in Alameda County have a right to be born healthy and
to: be believed in; live, play and grow in a clean, safe place; receive a quality
education; be loved by a caring adult; eat healthy food; explore nature; enjoy
economic opportunity and financial security; access health care that promotes wellbeing; be free from discrimination and violence; be included and valued by a
supportive community
III BBC Strategies: The
actions BBC will take to
achieve the desired
Outcomes. Taken
together, the Strategies
communicate the most
important actions for
creating changes in skills,
knowledge, attitudes,
behaviors and conditions
that are needed in to
achieve BBC Outcomes.
BBC Strategies cut across
Sectors and may cut
across Life Stages.
IV. 5-Year BBC Goals:
Statements of what BBC
intends to accomplish over
the next 5 years. It is likely
that BBC will have Goals
related to its Outcomes
and Strategies AND Goals
related to its organization
and governance.
II. Desired Outcomes:
Specific conditions of wellbeing for the population of
Alameda County.
V. Performance Measures: How much? How well? Have conditions changed to make people better
off?
BBC Strategies – Taking Action
to Create New Social Conditions
BBC Strategies are: multi-sector, integrated,
collaborative actions to change the social
conditions for the residents of Alameda County.
They are distinct from, but supported by the
specific service strategies of individual BBC
partners.
Each BBC Strategy is evidence-based, multilayered and may move Alameda County toward
multiple BBC Outcomes
Articulating BBC Strategies Framework
Strategy Focus/Name
Policy Influence and
Advocacy
Evidence
Base – What
do you
already know
or need to
find out?
Community and
Individual
Engagement
Program/Practice
Integrated, Collaborative, Multi-Sector
Social
Conditions
that
change as
a result
(BBC
Outcomes)
Articulating BBC Strategies –
Initial Example #1
BBC Outcomes
Trees and Green Spaces
clear air, clean
water and
natural beauty
Policy Influence and Advocacy:
Incentives for urban tree planting
Park development
stimulating
home
environments
Limitations on removal of trees for
development
Research on
impact of
trees, green
spaces,
nature, gather
resident
perspectives,
etc..
safe, green
healthy places to
play
Community Engagement
Program/Practice
Tree-planting “festival”
Trees available for planting
Annual or Bi-Annual tree and
green space care events
Community College curriculum
and training for tree and green
space maintenance
Resident teams to care for,
harvest, prune, etc.. the trees
that are planted
Education on planting, caring for,
harvesting
Integrated, Collaborative, Multi-Sector
grade-level
literacy skills by
3rd grade
access to fresh
and healthy
foods in local
communities
Articulating BBC Strategies –
Initial Example #2
Early Literacy
Policy Influence and Advocacy:
Promote and advocate for preschool-for-all policies
Research on
impact of
early and preliteracy
support,
proven
approaches,
and
community
perspectives
Advocate for expanded public library
resources
BBC Outcomes
stimulating
home
environments
quality preschool education
Community Engagement
Community reading programs
Children’s book-swaps
Community forums on the
importance of talking and
reading to children
Program/Practice
Adult literacy programs for
parents
Parent and childcare provider
education, training and
resources for supporting early
literacy
Volunteer efforts to support
literacy in the schools
Integrated, Collaborative, Multi-Sector
grade-level
literacy skills by
3rd grade
Articulating BBC Strategies –
Initial Example #3
BBC Outcomes
Locally owned business
development
Policy Influence and Advocacy:
Tax and licensing policies to create
incentives for local and small businesses
Economic development policies to
support small and local businesses
Research
locally owned
businesses
and
entrepreneurship
access to youth
jobs, internships
and/or
entrepreneurship
opportunities
education on
financial literacy
community
support for locally
owned business
Program/Practice
Curriculum on starting and
managing a small business
Community Engagement
Community forums to identify
needed or desired businesses
Technical assistance for small
business start-up
Group purchasing program for
local businesses
Teen job and internship
opportunities at local businesses
Integrated, Collaborative, Multi-Sector
neighborhoods
that are
economically
thriving
culturally vibrant
communities
Strategy Development
Worksheets
• Strategy Focus
• Evidence Base
• Policy/Advocacy Actions
• Community Engagement Actions
• Program or Practice Development Actions
• Sectors Involved in Implementing the
Strategy
• Current BBC Assets Related to the Strategy
Process for Refining and Further
Developing BBC Strategies
1. Each table group should develop up to 3 strategies
2. Decide if you want to work with the examples and/or
develop different strategies
3. Capture the group’s thinking on the work sheets provided.
Complete one work sheet for each strategy – please write
neatly so that everyone can read your work sheet
4. Start by defining the social condition(s) you want to create
(the BBC Outcome(s))
5. Develop a strategy that is
a) Multi-Sector
b) Integrated
c) Collaborative
LUNCH
• Please POST YOUR STRATEGY
WORKSHEETS in the “strategy
gallery”
• Enjoy your lunch and a walk
• Enjoy meeting the new baby!!!
• Return after 45 minutes to take a
gallery walk and read the strategies
that have been posted on the wall
Agenda Overview
Time
Topic
8:20
Gather and Get Grounded (Drumming)
8:40
Welcome and Announcements
8:45
Agenda Review, Introductions, Check-in
9:20
Planning Framework and Definitions – Building on the Existing
Foundation
9:50
BBC Desired Outcomes –Social Conditions we are Working Toward
11:00
Break and Energizing Exercise
11:20
BBC Strategies – Collaborative Action
12:30
Lunch, Gallery Walk and Drumming
1:30
BBC Strategies – Collaborative Action (2)
2:45
Break and Energizing Exercise
3:00
Organizing for Collaborative Success – Agreements and Governance
3:45
BBC Goals – 5-year Collaborative Intentions
4:45
Summary, Next Steps, Closing
Collaborative Action
BBC STRATEGIES PART 2
Process for Determining Which
Strategies to Pursue
• Review Strategies (Gallery Walk)
• Define criteria for choosing among them
• Consider individual top 3 and rationale – relate
to criteria
• Ask for top 3 from two or three people and then
work from there to consensus
• This will be an iterative process – I will be asking
for clear rationale and asking each of you to
listen carefully from a place of inquiry.
Potential Criteria
• Consistent with concept of early programming
• Consistent with concept of cumulative pathways
• Relatively short time-frame for observable
change in social conditions
• Leverages assets that already exist in BBC
• Emphasizes integration and collaboration
• Multi-Sector
• Strategy focuses “up-stream”
• Relationship to Kresge project
• Other?
BREAK AND ENERGIZING EXERCISE
Assuring a Successful Collaborative
COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENTS AND
GOVERNANCE
Collaborating for Change
A collaborative approach to creating change requires partner
organizations to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Share information openly
Align individual agency policies and priorities with the goals of the
larger group
Coordinate services to support multi-sector and multiple life-stage
strategies
Share resources and make compromises to further the outcomes of
the collaborative
Resolve interagency and interpersonal conflicts through trust-based
interactions
Participate regularly and honestly in planning and decision-making
meetings
Act in ways that honor the intentions, judgment and contributions
of the other collaborative partners
BBC Partner
Agreements
Commitment to the
shared outcomes,
strategies and goals
Participation
Responsibility for
engagement
BBC Organization and
Roles
ACDPH Staffing
Steering Committee
BBC Committees
BBC Membership
Decision-making
MUTUAL TRUST: ASSURED RELIANCE ON
THE CHARACTER, ABILITY, STRENGTH AND
TRUTH OF ONE ANOTHER
Inquiry Process
• What has sustained BBC thus far?
• What aspects of BBC governance or organization are working
well?
• What agreements – explicit or implicit – have we been
observing?
• What opportunities do we have to build on our successes and
further solidify the collaborative?
Collaborative Agreement –
Possible Components
• Commitment to Statement of Purpose, Bill of Rights, Outcomes and
Strategies
• Commitment to participate
• Committees
• BBC meetings and retreats
• Governance
• Commitment to publicly support the work of BBC and to advocate for
organizational support of the collaborative, its goals and strategies
• Commitment to transparency regarding organizational conflicts,
funding, programs
• Commitment to decision-making process and to public support for
decisions made by the collaborative
Organization and Roles
• Staff
• Committees
• Current
• New/Different based on Strategies
• Clarity of purpose and decision-making authority
• Governance
• Participation
• Decision-making
• Communication
• Membership in BBC
5-year Accomplishments
BBC 2011-2015 COLLABORATIVE
GOALS
BBC Goals: In 5 Years…..
What will we have
accomplished
together?
• Policy influence and
advocacy
• Community
engagement
• Practice and program
• Which partners will
have played a
leadership role?
• Which partners will
have been directly
engaged in each
strategy?
• What additional
resources/expertise
will we have
engaged?
Process for Developing BBC
Goals
• Identify the Strategy on which you wish to work
• Break into groups by Strategy and complete the
worksheet
• Share thinking with the full group
• Consider refinements offered by others
• Are there other organizational Goals that should
be set?
SUMMARY, NEXT STEPS AND CLOSING