Strategic Thinking

As part of our fall planning retreat, we brainstormed a list of 'most strategically smart' things the CD unit could do to secure its future. The goal was to identify key focus areas that we could address as a unit, working in sub-teams and small groups. Voting with the 'clickers' we narrowed the list to our top three.
1. Marketing
2. Greater collaboration (internally) and partnership building (internal/external)
3. External funding - broad-based funding opportunities

We did not have time to brainstorm possible tactics then, but here is your chance to share ideas now in preparation for our discussion planned for Dec 4 (from 10-noon in 370 Kottman). Please take a moment to share your thoughts to the open-ended questions below. Your thoughts will be compiled with those of others to give us a starting point for the Dec 4 discussion.

Marketing

1.	What specific approaches could the unit employ that would enhance our marketing effort?

Collaboration and Partnership Building

2.	What specific approaches could the unit employ that would improve the quality and quantity of our collaborative efforts?

External Funding

3.	What specific approaches could the unit employ to secure additional external funding?

I am most interested in...

4.	I am most interested in contributing to efforts around the topic of:

	(Rank responses)
	1
	2
	3

5.	Other thoughts I would like to share:

Please provide the following