Vision 2005

RJB-Rev:2002-N16

1. SOPPADA
   Senator Paul D. Wellstone
   MnValleyWildlife_Portal
   RJB-Rev:2002-N16
   at 07:20 CST
   
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   Planning - Action Plans - SOPPADA
   ... SOPPADA. ... An easy way to remember what could go into the summary
   is SOPPADA:
   
   S=Situation:
   what is the overall situation that gave rise to the project. ...
   
   www.unce.unr.edu/publications/EB%20Pubs/EB-01-03%20CLG/actionplnforms.html
   
   soppada
   Soppada Presentation Evaluations: Each person in class will be asked to provide a
   summary evaluation and comments regarding each other presentation which they ...
   
   www.csupomona.edu/~sciman/cgiemail/soppada/soppEval.html
   
   soppada
   Optional Soppada Presentations. Your job is to deliver a 2-3 minute persuasive presentation
   showing commitment and enthusiasm about a change you propose which ...
   
   www.csupomona.edu/~sciman/html/classes/324/organizer/soppada.htm
   
   1. Subject / Focus
      
      Collaborative Future Thought Leadership
      Coach-Mentor-Tutor (C-M-T) Pilot Program
      with www.MnIPS.org Co-Sponsorship
      
   2. Objective / Goal
      
      Integrate established faith-based KSA Foundations
      community leadership development practices
      into an Eco-Tourism Leadership Collaboratory.
      
      Reinforce the Minnesota Valley NWR Visitor Center
      as an Upper Midwest "Center of Excellence" for
      community-based environmental outreach programs.
      
   3. Present / Situation
      
      The US-FWS National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)
      remains a Bloomington, MN "best-kept secret" for
      building education-based ecological awareness.
      
      Already developing an innovative Elderhostel Program
      Able to certify volunteers as NWR Interpretive Rangers?
      
   4. Proposed / Solution
      
      Use appropriate Internet web-enabled visual learning programs
      to enhance richness of existing programs and
      to extend global reach of this community resource.
      
      Use collaborative leadership principles to demonstrate
      how to effectively "Think Globally & Interact Regionally!"
      
      Concentrate on four framing dimensions:
      1- Conservation
      2- Education
      3- Recreation
      4- Transformation
      
   5. Advantages / Benefits
      
      Helps integrate ongoing multi-jurisdiction public sector initiatives
      
      Includes ongoing private sector support for selected special projects
      
      Engages academic sector for courseware design & development
      
      Encourages active professional association participation
      
      Celebrates NWR's Centennial of Conservation
      
   6. Disadvantages / Hassles
      
      Synchronization with trade & economic development
      
      Coordinating fragmented funding sources.
      
      Requires project management skills
      
   7. Action / Next Steps
      
      Assess critical community and regional needs.
      
      Build "Leadership Learning Collaboratory" (LLC) support.
      
      Create preliminary cross-publicity and promotion plans.
      
      Draft evolving memo of understanding with key participants.
      
      Establish virtual team "ground rules" to sustain program.
      
      Fund launching of initial MnValleyWildlife WebStore / hyperportal.
      
      Get commitment from proactive co-sponsors & volunteers.
      1. Outreach Support
         
      2. Visitor Center
         Volunteers
         
2. e-News
   & NWR Journal
   
   1. Conservation Education Recreation Transformation
      
      1. C-M-T Certifification
         
3. MnValley
   Wildlife Portal
   
   
   1. MnDNR
      
      1. DNR-NWR Webcam
         Monitoring
         
4. Global Community Leadership Learning Collaboratory Programs
   

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