January 2014 Strategic Planning Committee Meeting Minutes: Difference between revisions

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* We did a SWOT analysis, but we haven’t really dreamed big. Can we spend some time talking about big ideas and things that we love from other cities, without editing out any ideas at first, to see where that could take us long-term? What is the best way to do this? In person? By e-mail? By online poll? I’d suggest that the best way to brainstorm for something like this is to have a bunch of people together in person, feeding off each other’s ideas, over a short period of time (1 hour?). When could we make this happen?
* We did a SWOT analysis, but we haven’t really dreamed big. Can we spend some time talking about big ideas and things that we love from other cities, without editing out any ideas at first, to see where that could take us long-term? What is the best way to do this? In person? By e-mail? By online poll? I’d suggest that the best way to brainstorm for something like this is to have a bunch of people together in person, feeding off each other’s ideas, over a short period of time (1 hour?). When could we make this happen?
** Doug: we need to align ideas with a set of values
** Doug: we need to align ideas with a set of values
** Chris has a goal for the ''city'' (our vision) and ideas of how to do that (which is our mission)
** Chris has a goal for the ''city'' (our vision) and ideas of how to do that (which is our mission) - see EBC General -> [https://docs.google.com/a/edmontonbikes.ca/document/d/1NcKGxL6Jk1NzdSpXNi6oLqOLjAZmunhIOiQRYyyKg2k/edit#heading=h.u6117ps3gb1f EBC Plan]
*** BikeWorks is important as a business, but not our primary reason to exist
*** BikeWorks is important as a business, but not our primary reason to exist
**** Caylie: good business is run by looking at the market, not looking at how you want to run your business - see EBC General -> EBC Plan
**** Caylie: good business is run by looking at the market, not looking at how you want to run your business


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