How can district leaders, many of whom serve in their roles for only one year, create and implement a plan for the future that benefits clubs over multiple yeas? This session will present best practices in multiyear planning, based on the experiences of district leaders in Zones 30 and 31, which cover parts of the U.S. South and Midwest.

1. District Multi-Year Planning Session
Sample Agenda
9:00 Introductory comments District Governor
Why are we here and what do we want to accomplish?
State of the District
Introduction of the facilitators
9:10 Facilitator role, objectives for session
Review of agenda and guidelines for engagement Facilitators and Group
9:30 Appreciative Inquiry process Facilitators and Group
10:30 BREAK
10:45 Identification of key Initiatives/activities that the Group Brainstorming
district could implement over the next 2-3 years
12:00 LUNCH followed by a group photo
12:30 Dot voting/prioritization of key initiatives
1:00 Small Group breakouts/work on top 5 or 6 initiatives Small Groups
Outline and initial plan, action steps and milestones, including:
What are the key activities?
What is the timeframe for completing each activity?
Who is/are the person(s) responsible?
What initial steps can be taken toward accomplishing these activities?
2:00 Group Reports/Presentation of plan on flip chart Small Groups
3:00 Pre-Mortem, next steps and assignment of a Champion Facilitators and Group
3:45 Wrap-Up
Key Takeaways Group
Closing comments District Governor Elect