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Process Driver 8 - Fields of Action

Reflecting

First, action group members talk about the problem:

• we remember the history of the problem and map it out
• we talk about how it affects us and write this down too.

Next we need to check that we are right:

• we check old records
• we talk to others who might know something else about the problem's history and its effects
• we decide what we feel sure about and what else we need to know.

This puts a new light on the problem and brings new ideas to help solve it. It also helps the group feel confident that our decisions to take action can be explained to others.

You'll be able to record your responses to these strategic questions:

• What do we know about this issue?
• How do we know about this issue?
• What don't we know about this issue?

In this phase, you may find the Reflecting on Experience Tool [PDF | Word] useful.

Interpreting

Here we use our information to think about solutions. We think about the effects of the solution on the problem, and its effects and the rest of the community.

We choose the solution. We choose the one that has the best effect on the problem and the least cost to the community.

This solution is our goal.

You'll be able to record your responses to these strategic questions:

• Why is this issue important to us?
• Who else is this issue important to?
• What difference can we make to this issue?

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Deciding

This is where you'll plan what to do to reach your goal step by step, by whom, by when and with what.

You'll be able to record your responses to these strategic questions:

• What is the solution to this issue?
• How will we do it?
• Do we all agree? Who else needs to?
  In this phase you may find the Action Planning Tool [PDF | Word] useful.

Acting

This is where you act on your plan. You'll be able to record your response to take the first of the steps you've identified.

Evaluating

This is the Evaluating (E) phase

This is where you'll review your progress, tell others how you are going and what you learned. You may find the Reflecting on Experience Tool [PDF | Word] useful here.

You'll be able to record your responses to these strategic questions:

• What did we do?
• How do we know we made a difference?
• What have we learned?

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