Working with Needs as Gaps in Results
Choosing the right level for a needs assessment is vital. The best starting place is at Mega because everything your organization uses, does, produces, and delivers must add value to society. Figure 7.2 provides a guide for doing a needs assessment. It includes the following:
| 1.0 | Decide to plan using needs (gaps in results) not wants (preferred solutions). |
| 2.0 | Identify planning partners, including representative implementers, recipients of what your work will deliver, and society. |
| 3.0 | Select the representatives for needs assessment and planning. |
| 4.0 | Obtain the planning partners’ commitment, including to do Mega Thinking and Planning. |
| 5.0 | Select the needs assessment planning framework: Mega, Macro, ... |
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