MILESTONES
How the strategic planning process unfolded
June 2021
Action: Deans & Chairs began discussions on process
Outcome: Feedback and transparency on process and potential outcomes
Sept - Nov 2021
Action: Department Councils visits, Faculty Council discussions, townhall and individual conversations. Strategic planning became a recurrent agenda item at Faculty Council
Outcome: Feedback and transparency on process and potential outcomes; initial information gathering phase
Nov 2021
Action: Called for nominations (including self-nominations) for the Strategic Plan Committee
Outcome: Recruited committee members, so that the committee would be constituted for January 2022
- About the Strategic Plan Committee and its members
November - December 2021
Action: Questionnaire sent out to the community (pre-consultation on Concordia’s strategic directions and current research, teaching, community and other objectives, priorities and concerns)
Outcome: Initial information gathering phase. Created a word/concept visualisation to be shared with the community in January 2022
December 2021 - January 2022
Action: Field analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats)
Outcome: Concrete assessment of FoFA’s position and potential. Results shared with the community in January
January 2022
Action: A strategic plan draft was prepared by the Dean’s office, drawing on preliminary discussions, the questionnaire results and the field analysis. It was shared in January, along with supporting documents
Outcome: This document will serve as the basis for Winter 2022 consultation
January - April 2022
Action: Consultation that involved faculty, staff and students (world cafés, idea labs and survey)
Outcome: Gathered feedback on strategic plan draft and developed new ideas to contribute to the plan
- Anonymous survey: Understanding that asynchronous participation may be what is most convenient for you, we launched a survey-style consultation, active from March 15th - March 28th.
April 2022
Action: Strategic Plan Committee interpreted and developed strategic plan (during a facilitated retreat—three half days)
Outcome: Interpretation, collectively set strategic goals, drafted plan
Summer 2022
Action: Small group and individual feedback; Revisions and design
Outcome: Testing intelligibility and feedback; Final document produced
Fall 2022
Action 1: Strategic plan launch, presentation to FoFA community (starting with Deans & Chairs and Faculty Council)
Outcome: Information, connecting outcomes to process, calls to action
Action 2: Invitation to all FoFA units (departments, research units, CDA, CTLs, VCR, FoFA Gallery, etc.) to develop action plans
Outcome: Leverage and implementation
Yearly
Action: Review of goals, actions and progress indicators or benchmarks
Outcome: Calibration and accountability
