Caregiver CoalitionsInnovation and Sustainability

National Caregiver Coalition ConferenceMarch 18, 2009

Sonnie Yudell, Program ManagerUtah Division of Aging and Adult Services

President, Utah Coalition for Caregiver Support

“Ideas without action are worthless”

Harvey MackayAmerican Businessman, Speaker,

Author

A newly introduced practice or method intended to improve the current practice

Development of new products, processes, organizations, management practices, and strategies.

Innovation

Sustainability

In a broad sense, is the ability to maintain a certain process or state.

To bring about POSITIVE CHANGE, to make someone or something better.

Goal of Innovation

Ideas to Keep the Coalition Going

Coalitions can generate a lot of ideas Fun and stimulating Allow you to expand your vision and

work Examples from the Utah Coalition for

Caregiver Support (UCCS) Projects and Products Leadership

Harness the Energy

Work together to keep moving forward Sustain your visions

Create the focus Inspire leadership Keep the ideas flowing Allow the action to take place

Focus

How do you focus? What do you focus on? Who will help with focus?

S.M.A.R.T Model

Leadership

Important to drive growth Let leaders emerge

Listen to their voices and their passions Realize they are not always in front of the

room

New “Voices”

Keep new voices coming to the table

Keep leaders and organization alive Generates energy and ideas and

action Gives life to new and innovative ideas

Growth

Innovations can lead to growth as you hone your focus and expend the energy to develop the new ideas