This activity may take about 2-3 hours to thoroughly complete. All of the activities in this course are intended for a group, but most can be adapted if you are working by yourself.
In this activity, you’ll work through each prompt one at a time. Participants should take about five minutes to write down words, phrases or sentences that emerge from each prompt, and then another five minutes discussing highlights as a group before moving on to the next prompt. In addition to the stimulus questions included on the vision statemet tool, you can view the ‘Activity Prompt’ tab on the left for additional questions to generate ideas.
Once your group has completed the Vision Statement sheet and made notes under each prompt, you should work to combine each individual statement into a single statement for the group. Read (or have members of your team) read the vision statement aloud and make refinements. If possible, video record one or more people reciting the statement, like an “elevator pitch.” Think about who your audience might be for such a pitch beforehand, and try to limit your pitch to a minute or two.
Consider some of these questions:
Revisit this statement and the prompts from time to time as a way to evaluate its relevance for your work related to making.