Central Florida A New Regional Agenda: Central Florida, one of the fastest growing urban regions covering seven counties, developed a framework to shape its future. The New Regional Agenda included six Regional Priorities, ten Regional Resolves and over 40 recommendations across 13 systems.

 

Positioning in the Global Network
Every governmental unit, business and institution operates within the global network. Positioning requires an understanding of the patterns of linkage, markets and spatial distribution of urban and environmental resources. Positioning is a vital component of strategy development as it places any entity in the proper context.


Assembling the Information Platform
Solutions are only as good as the information on which they are based. Data and statistics do not become knowledge until they are understood. MG&A specializes in the creation of knowledge bases that make understandable the complex patterns, characteristics and conditions of a changing world.

Systematic Processes
Process is critical to any strategic planning project. A systematic and sequential process is necessary to ensure effective decision-making. From project organization to final solution, the process designed by MG&A effectively coordinates multi-dimensional activities involved in the completion of the program into a single continuous and seamless stream of activities.


Organizing a Leadership Matrix
Operating in silos, leaders lack the opportunity to meet and engage in meaningful dialogue. Creating a leadership matrix is necessary to build new relationships among multi-sector leaders and across traditional lines. This provides the foundation for taking collaborative action on important strategic initiatives.


Identifying Opportunities and Threats
The framework process provides a new method for systematically evaluating information, patterns, resources and relationships, and has the capability to correctly identify threats and reveal the opportunities within the new global age.


Shaping Communications
An integral part of the framework is developing and delivering a broad range of clear messages to internal and external audiences. This activity forms the foundation for developing understanding and reaching consensus.


Creating Templates
Templates reveal patterns of linkage. They are an essential tool for understanding the patterns, resources and key relationships of states, regions and institutions within the global marketplace.


Consensus Building
In the highly fragmented context of strategic planning, MG&A has developed effective processes for consensus building among the public, private and institutional sectors.