Dear Jennifer Hurley In my context, a vision is the bridge from the present to the future. It ought to meet the following criteria:
1. Clear enough to be understandable 2. Realistic enough to be achievable 3. Achievable enough to be believable 4. Inspirational enough to be motivational Once a future direction is agreed, it can be broken down into manageable objectives for which strategies can be devised. Anyway, that's how I approach the vexing challenge of visioning, which has been called. among other things, applied imagination. On the other hand, when I start hearing people talk about "mission statements," I run for the hills. Regards Kerry Napuk Open Futures Edinburgh www.openfutures.com * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
