Harnessing the collective power of the community and equipping people with the tools to make a difference

www.thinkleicestershire.com

Pocket Gate FarmOff Breakback Road

Woodhouse EavesLeicestershire

LE12 8RST:01509 891313

Andy.gilbert@gomadthinking.com

The Go MAD® Framework

ReasonWhy

SelfBelief

PersonalResponsibility

InvolveOthers

DefineGoal

PlanPriorities

Take Action & Measure

Results

Lifetime Vision

• By 18th May 2063 to put solution focused thinking in to every workplace, every home and every community.

Think Leicestershire Vision • By 18th May 2013 we will provide a range of leading edge

planning, problem solving and collaborative online tools to the 1 million people who live and work in Leicestershire. This will enable them to take greater personal responsibility for making a difference at home, at work and in the community. Supporting this will be a team of 1000 volunteer coaches who will have received world-class training and be assisting local communities to improve the lives of people within Leicestershire.

3 Key Elements

• Online platform, connecting people and community groups-Giving, sharing ideas and resources-Supporting business growth and community needs

• iCheev - An interactive personal development and problem solving toolkit-Encouraging people to take personal responsibility and achieve goals

• Recruit and train 1000 volunteer community coaches -People in charge and leading the way forward for Leicestershire

-Ongoing support and development through “Thinking Action Groups”

9 Key Thinking Areas

• Money and Finance• Work, Career and Business• Health and Well-being• Education, Learning and Training• Home and Accommodation• Relationships• Community • Social, Leisure and Sport• Environment

My Time

(Volunteering)

Knowledge Experience

& Skills

Projects &

Opportunities

Success

Find answers

Find information

& skills

Find projects

& opportunities

Find people

& organisations

Ambitions & goals

Ideas & Priorities

Problem solving

Building

Confidence

Think It (iCheev®)

Do It Share It

Take action(Start doing)

Good news,results & inspiration

CommunityContentXchange

Think It

Do It

Share It

Support Structure

The Community Coach Role • To encourage people to THINK about their

goals, solutions to problems and new ways of doing things.

• To prompt people to take ACTION to make a difference for themselves, their family, their organisation and their community.

• To engage with others to SHARE their experiences and join forces to have an even bigger impact on the results that individuals and organisations can achieve.

Community Coaches

• Initial one day training • On-going e-learning modules • Member of a local Thinking Action Group • Monthly support and development sessions• Knowledge and skills sharing through online

community coach group• District/Constituency development days

Thinking Action Group Leaders • Role is to build, support and develop a group

of up to 25 community coaches • 4 days initial training (community leadership

development programme) • On-going development from project manager,

district coordinator and Go MAD team

Individualsand Families

CommunityGroups

Think Leicestershire

Businesses/ Employees

Public Sector Government/ Police/ NHS