Task #3: Negotiating an Institutional Plan
From Vision to Plan
To move from an institutional vision to an actual institution, institution builders need a strategic plan. A plan is a systematic sequence of actions to be taken to achieve a desired end. In athletics, a plan is a sequence of plays that will lead to a favorable score. In the game of institution building, the goal is a desired change in human behavior. The complexity, time, and cost of the plan will ordinarily depend on the nature of the institution to be built. An institution-building plan is not ordained by some high authority. The plan is usually a product of negotiations among institution builders and between institution builders and various stakeholders. Making an operational ...