Participative Participative Strategic Strategic PlanningPlanning

making the path making the path while walking it…while walking it…

The basics:The basics:

Open process: reflection -praxis - Open process: reflection -praxis - reflectionreflection

Theoretical framework, referential Theoretical framework, referential framework, theological foundations.framework, theological foundations.

Methodological baseMethodological baseKey methodsKey methods

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We shouldn’t be afraid of an open We shouldn’t be afraid of an open process. We should be willing to process. We should be willing to change, and to listen.change, and to listen.

This hermeneutic spiral allows us to This hermeneutic spiral allows us to reflect using the Bible and church reflect using the Bible and church documents, and to put them into documents, and to put them into practice; it modifies us as we modify practice; it modifies us as we modify our reality.our reality.

Referential framework, Referential framework, Theological foundationsTheological foundations

Understanding reality. Values of Understanding reality. Values of dignity and equality. Respect and dignity and equality. Respect and value for difference, based on the value for difference, based on the order for humility within the order for humility within the community (Mark 10:43-45)community (Mark 10:43-45)

Construction of a collective sense of Construction of a collective sense of community – “A new community of community – “A new community of followers beginning with the followers beginning with the perspective of the cross”perspective of the cross”

Relationships of equality, as in Relationships of equality, as in sharing the table: “igalitarianism in sharing the table: “igalitarianism in which spiritual and material goods are which spiritual and material goods are shared.”shared.”

Commitment.Commitment.

Methodological basesMethodological bases Active protagonismActive protagonism of groups as drivers of of groups as drivers of

process.process. Specific Specific gradualitygraduality for processes of solutions for processes of solutions

for basic needs. Step by step.for basic needs. Step by step. Parallelism and simultaneityParallelism and simultaneity of planning of planning

activities, with one predominating (diagnostic, activities, with one predominating (diagnostic, programming, execution and evaluation) programming, execution and evaluation)

Working to solve basici needs implies an Working to solve basici needs implies an interdisciplinary approachinterdisciplinary approach..

Key Methods:Key Methods:

Work agreements.Work agreements. Construction of feelings.Construction of feelings. Working within structures and Working within structures and

leadership, power relationships.leadership, power relationships. Interacting for real participation and Interacting for real participation and

information for everyone.information for everyone. Accompaniment, facilitation.Accompaniment, facilitation.

Techniques that favor participationTechniques that favor participation A sense of propriety / ownershipA sense of propriety / ownership Development of adequate means of Development of adequate means of

communication from different communication from different disciplinesdisciplines

Efficacy in problem-solving.Efficacy in problem-solving. Maintaining spontaneous and Maintaining spontaneous and

traditional techniques in the traditional techniques in the community.community.