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interact and work together. The term "living plan" describes the group's idea of a planning process <br /> that adapts fn change and remains alive and relevant through continuing input from the community. <br /> Implementation, measuring progress, evaluation and revision are vital components of a living plan. <br /> Instead of a linear process that moves from idea to action to completion, the living plan would take <br /> On a more OrN r7raad OnaOlflQ proces$. The infPnt sninc fn make mrrrm~~nlh, pE; ~~,pll.y a, ~n,~~,Or~a i'i <br /> part of civic life. There is power in a collaborative communifyj government planning process- <br /> One of the common complaints heard at that Initial community workshop was That there was <br /> too much talk and noY enough action. The group knew that a follow up workshop must be organized <br /> quickly to capitalize on the momentum from the first workshop. No one felt up to the task of <br /> facilitating a community workshop, however, and the committee realized that they needed <br /> professional help. They called on the local, dynamic fadhtation team of Gail Clarke and Diane <br /> Gentry of Learning Unlimited for help. After their first strategy session with Diane, the group <br /> discovered that they could not precisely articulate what they were trying to accomplish. It had <br /> seemed clear to them that the goal was a canmunity-based plan for Downtown Hilo, yet they could <br /> not describe what the content of the next workshop should be. Both Gail and Diane made the <br /> group back up, slow down, and really consider their plan: What is the plan? What is the vision? <br /> Who are the stakeholders? What are the next steps? <br /> The group soldiered on in preparation for a second community workshop. They realized that <br /> they needed more community input before they could draft a vision. Keeping their living plan theory <br /> as a platform, they wanted to start the community thinking about actual implementation. To ensure <br /> buy-in, the community mus! be implementation partners with government and other agencies. <br /> Therefore, the second workshop was designed to accomplish both visioning and the beginning steps <br /> of adlon planning <br /> Open Space Technology is °n <br /> ~~µµrr~~ approach to conSerencas <br /> Workshop YlL developed In iha mid-1980s <br /> The second community visioning workshop was held on May Ke, ednc~p°Is: <br /> 24, ?004, in two 2 '/z hour sessions. This participatory workshop <br /> "Everyone v?no comes to an Open <br /> On COI71mUnlty VISIOnIng asked tfle C~UE'StlO n, "what d0 We Want Space conference must be <br /> Downtown Hilo to look like in one, five, or even fifteen years?" p°~~'°n°'a °b°nlrhe rope°nd <br /> wdliag to lake some iespons6dlly <br /> Diane Gentry and Gail Clarke led both sessions using open-space f°roe°rmgrhmgs°er°irh°. <br /> p°ss °n <br /> <br /> technology techniques. Participants brainstormed possible categories, <br /> <br /> or focus areas, for the hundreds of vision ideas generated at this and wh°~Vef `°m~'s the ngh' <br /> people, <br /> <br /> the previous workshop. They then divided themselves ieto small i° <br /> Whatever happens rs the only f°,. <br /> groups by these new categones. Some of the focus areas that were ~ rh~ng rh°r could h°~e <br /> identified included. i l: <br /> i W heneve~ d ,forts is the ngM time- t <br /> 4 <br /> • Beautl{ICatlOn-WIreS, Open walUkU RIVe; SIdeWaks ~ When it is overpis over" t't~` <br /> H11o as a cultural gem <br /> <br />