Welcome to San Antonio for the 2016 National eXtension Conference. We’re happy to have both... participants in the Professional Development track and participants in the i-Three Issue Corps track!
Sessions that were full during registrations will have limited availability for additional attendees.
The Future, Backwards exercise is designed to help groups with three primary concerns: strategic planning, to aid in conflict resolution, and to surface previously unrecognized emerging issues. It is a great tool to use to surface emerging issues early. It was created by Cognitive Edge (www.cognitive-edge.com) as a workshop tool for addressing complex issues in organizations, and to provide for a more diverse perspective when tackling strategic organizational concerns. In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to experience the use of the Future, Backwards method to address a real-world complex problem. The exact problem to be addressed will be decided at the start of the session by the participants using open-space (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference ) strategies. Conference participants will leave the session having experienced the magic of this facilitation technique, and with the knowledge to apply the theory and process for use in their own strategic planning and programmatic efforts. This session will be led by three Cognitive-Edge certified practitioners.
