Creative In Common
Roadmap to an Effective Strategic Plan

May 19, 9 a.m. to noon
Minneapolis/Saint Paul

This workshop is ideal for staff and board leadership considering or about to embark on a strategic planning process. By the end of the workshop, you will understand how you can use your long range vision to forward your resource development effort.

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Strategic SpotlightTM

The sign of an effective organization is its ability to quickly mobilize and address issues of critical importance to the organization's long-term success. To aid in these efforts, Creation In Common developed a group facilitation process called Strategic SpotlightTM in order to...
  • Deepen participants understanding of a critical issue.

  • Formulate an action plan and promote a shared sense of purpose around addressing an issue.

  • Help participants identify how they can collaborate with one another and contribute to the task at hand.


Created by Creation In Common's Padraic Lillis, Strategic Spotlight is more than a brainstorming session. This innovative process transforms how participants relate to each other, their organization and the issue they together are trying to address. The resulting strategic direction is based on the resources and skills each leader brings into the room and how they can extend their impact by collaborating with each other.

Guides and Articles

Strategic Spotlight – “Individuals Initiating Creativity In Every Day Life”
By Padraic Lillis

This article provides an overview of how Creation In Common’s has applied the Strategic Spotlight meeting facilitation process.