Strategy Team

November 9, 2001 Notes - Aspirations, Fears, Barriers

 Greatest Aspirations

Greatest Fears

Barriers
  • Permanent shift in resource base that strengthens Hawaii Human Services systems.
  • Improved coordination and services in which resources are aimed correctly at families in need.
  • A new way of delivering services.
  • Meaningful, effective improvement and response to current crisis.
  • Will be received by skeptics.
  • Create a mechanism/tool that has a life span beyond 9/11.
  • Short-term solutions to the economic downturn impact upon individuals in physical & spiritual need.
  • New efficient, humble working relationships.
  • Building of permanent bridges, relationships across sector and organizational boundaries.
  • A long term structure which creates an interface for all non-profit service groups in Hawaii and eliminates duplication of efforts.
  • We create a new way of doing business, e.g., family services coordinate efforts with other human services agencies
  • Increased understanding of and support for health and human services sector.
  • Pull community together in action (shared vision).
  • An increased measurable sense of hope.
  • People have a "bad" experience with Hawaii Together.
  • Same old, same old
  • Nothing perceptible happens.
  • People retreat to "old ways" and leave Hawaii Together effort. Don't find ways to participate.
  • Vision is so broad that nothing will get accomplished.
  • Will not be timely and well used.
  • Using thought processes that do not go outside the box.
  • That we will let the opportunity to truly do things differently pass us by.
  • No noticeable change in society.
  • Time constraints.
  • Competition for dollars. Money restraints.
  • Those in need not knowing where to go.
  • Meetings to have meetings.
  • Turf, turf, turf
  • People desiring "credit".
  • The tendency to work reactively instead of proactively.
  • Poor communication between agencies, government, etc.
  • Politics
  • People are "busy" ­ hard to "gel".
  • Public perception.