Actions – Group vision

The aim in this section is to produce a final full-group consensus. The formal procedures to identify conflicts or disagreements should occur first. If there is time remaining, the group may want to discuss why some tables focused on different actions, the same actions for different reasons, or to confirm the similarity between different tables.

The section should end in celebration! This is intuitive if there is a clear positive vote on the final programme of actions and outcomes. If some members register a fundamental disagreement with any part of the values, outcomes or actions, this is still a matter for celebration; better understanding has been built, including understanding of where some participants have a fundamental difference in views. Respectfully expressed disagreements are a valid part of democratic society, and the panel's sponsor derives no benefit from the panel returning a false consensus. Either way, the end result is a practical guide to improving the town and its treescapes.

Time

Activity

Resources

2.35

(20m)

(+5m)

Actions – Group vision

Plenary:

  • Feedback from facilitators/notekeepers – ±2m per group. A facilitator or notekeeper to type in priority actions for each group in the slide deck. Highlight and ask for explanation of any new actions.
  • Running through the compiled list of actions, the plenary facilitator should note to the group that the purpose of this is to establish a collective vision, combining the previously agreed outcomes and actions that will now be discussed.
  • Check if there are any actions that conflict with each other, and any actions that anyone has a fundamental disagreement with. Facilitate limited plenary discussion, if there are proposals to drop an action check if there are any fundamental objections to dropping them – if so, vote (for, against, abstain) and register both the majority and minority view.
  • Ask for a final vote on the final set of actions, and note the set of visions and set of actions together constitute a vision for future treescapes.

  • Slide deck