Here is a sampling of 8020 workshops designed for public sector organizations, including federal, state and local governments. Key topics include planning for economic uncertainty, breakthrough town meetings, succession planning, interagency partnering, talent development.

Each workshop is tailored to the specific needs of your organization. Workshops usually include a mix of work, teambuilding, discovery, convergence, decision making and action planning.

The Economic Perfect Storm - Strategic Planning

In the coming decade, an economic "perfect storm" will disrupt "government as usual". This workshop reviews four global and national economic trends that will cause unprecedented challenges to individuals, businesses and communities and the governments that serve them. How you prepare and respond will have direct impact on the viability of your government and the health and well-being of your community.

After reviewing the trends, we facilitate a dynamic strategic brainstorming session focused on identifying how these economic trends will manifest for your local economy. Once understood, we use a focusing process to identify what 20% of actions will produce 80% of the results needed to mitigate impact and innovate solutions. Strategic and tactical roadmaps are constructed and action planning initiated.

Breakthrough Town Meetings

When public officials want to have a conversation with the public, our facilitation process provides a lively, engaging way of drawing out public opinion on a range of topics. One of the key outcomes: The public feels that they were "heard". Participants all have a voice and are given an opportunity to discuss issues in a way that yields group insight, collaboration and constructive dialog.

Interagency Partnering

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Strategies for maximizing value of resources, capabilities, and results

This workshop provides an interactive forum for government agencies with “overlapping missions” to collaborate for increased effectiveness. The process is fast-paced, fun, and yields surprising results each agency team will support.

Who should attend?

Agency executives/decision makers, department leaders, service/project teams, individuals who are new to their agency roles, and individuals with long tenure looking for a refreshing new start.

Talent Development

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Get better results by proactively attracting and developing talent in your workforce

This workshop will address how public organizations can recruit, retain, and develop the kind of talent that will be essential to future success in a knowledge and service-on-demand driven economy. The process is fast-paced, fun, and yields high value results that teams and leaders will support.

Who should attend?

Agency executives/decision makers, department leaders, service/project teams, individuals who are new to their agency roles, and individuals with long tenure looking for a refreshing new start.

Succession Planning

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The key to preserving institutional knowledge while preparing tomorrow's leaders today

This workshop will help public sector organizations prepare, plan, and formalize execution of a knowledge preservation and leadership succession strategy to address the coming wave of “boomer” retirements. The process is fast-paced, fun, and yields high value results that teams and leaders will support.

Who should attend?

Government agency executive leaders/decision makers including human resources, training and development, union groups, legislative staff, service/project teams.