Changes at "NOVASEN Vision Board Meeting "
Title (English)
- +NOVASEN Vision Board Meeting
Description (English)
- +
- +0–5 min | Arrival & Framing
- +Purpose: Set tone + intention
- +Welcome + why this matters now
- +Name the shift from personal to collective
- +Share the output: “By the end, we’ll have a shared 2026 snapshot we can build from.”
- +Prompt to ground ALL:
- +“Take a breath and imagine it’s December 2026 and this community worked.”
- +
- +5–10 min | Imaginative Warm-Up
- +Purpose: Get people out of their heads
- +Try one:
- +Eyes closed visualization:
- +“You’re arriving at a gathering in 2026… what do you notice first?”
- +Word burst:
- +In chat or aloud: What’s one word you hope defines us in 2026?
- +Capture words and visual live (whiteboard, online platform, paper).
- +
- +10–20 min | Small Group Visioning
- +Purpose: Depth + connection
- +Break into pairs or trios - Online, too
- +Give 3 prompts only:
- +How is this community different in 2026?
- +What are we known for?
- +What do members say they gained by being here?
- +Ask these to:
- +Capture phrases, not essays
- +Capture visuals
- +Circle what feels alive / forward moving
- +
- +20–35 min | Collective NOVASEN
- +Purpose: Build the shared vision (e.g., words/themes/visuals) as NOVASEN leadership reinforced
- +Bring everyone back and ask:
- +“What themes kept repeating?”
- +“What visuals kept repeating?”
- +“What surprised you?”
- +“What feels non-negotiable?”
- +Co-facilitators and ALL:
- +Group similar ideas
- +Group similar visuals
- +Name emerging pillars
- +
- +Reflect energy back:
- +“I’m hearing X, X, and X—does that resonate?”
- +"We're ALL hearing..."
- +"I'm seeing..."
- +"We're ALL seeing..."
- +
- +35–50 min | Group Vision Board Creation
- +Purpose: Make it tangible + visual
- +Depending on format:
- +In-person:
- +One large board; participants add images/words
- +Virtual:
- +Shared Online Platform (Dicidim/Miro/Canva/Slides)
- +Structure the board and online platform into 4 zones:
- +Who We Are (Identity)
- +How We Show Up (Behaviors)
- +What We Create (Impact)
- +How It Feels to Belong
- +Let it be messy. Mess = buy-in.
- +
- +50–60 min | Anchoring + Closing
- +Purpose: Lock meaning + momentum
- +Ask closing question (popcorn style):
- +“What’s one word you’re leaving with?”
- +Then anchor:
- +Name what we’ll do with the Vision
- +When it will be revisited
- +How members can live into it now
- +Close by asking members to name one action we will take this year
- +
Start time
- +2026-02-12 17:30:00 UTC
End time
- +2026-02-12 18:30:00 UTC
Address
- +1305 N Jackson St, Arlington, VA 22201
Location (English)
- +Clarendon Presbyterian Church
Location hints (English)
- +Usual spot!
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