There are two versions of our Wishes for Thatcham exercise. We're distributing a paper based version via schools, Thatcham library and other public places. We launched our web based version today - you'll find the link on our home page which you can visit by clicking here. The link is just below our online poll.
The aim of the wishes exercise is not to produce a wish list (as in 'that's just a wish list'). We're using the idea of wishes to tap into people's aims and aspirations. Asking people 'If you could make one wish related to a change in Thatcham what would it be?' - which is something I started doing shortly after I started working on the project - produced some interesting, and revealing, results.
You'll find out about the way that we are collecting wishes when you visit the survey. As you'll see we've taken the idea a little further and are asking people to think about ways that their wish could be turned into something real. The online survey talks about 'bridges and barriers'. Bridges are factors which exist now which could enable the change to happen and barriers are things that could prevent it. This is a plain English (well, almost) version of a widely used technique which you can find out all about by clicking here.
Eventually we're also going to help ensure that our wishes are rooted in reality by introducing the brand new concept of SMART Wishes (a first, I think, for the Thatcham Vision project). Click on this link and follow some of the references to find out what SMART is all about. If you've ever been involved in planning in organisations, you'll probably know already.
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