Re-Visiting the Vision

Department of the Interior and Local Government Day One

What is a Vision?
A desired state or scenario of the LGU and its people.
Stakeholders shared image of the LGUs future.
VISIONING AND DETERMINING THE VISION REALITY GAP:

Describes what the LGU wants to become or where it wants to go; Serves as an inspiration and a guide to action; Keeps the LGU in its course despite changing demands of constituents and shifting political and economic forces
.

How do you see your LGU in the future?

It answers the question:

Why is it important for an LGU to have a vision?

It is important for an LGU to set its vision because its serves as:
VISIONING AND DETERMINING THE VISION REALITY GAP:

an end toward which all future actions specified in the plan are directed; criteria for evaluating alternative strategies, approaches and policies; and standard against which success of each action is measured.

What is a good vision for an LGU?

VISIONING AND DETERMINING THE VISION REALITY GAP: BASIS

. . .that LGUs, as political and territorial subdivisions, attain their fullest development as self-reliant communities and become effective partners in the attainment of national goals (Sec. 2, a. RA 7160)

Characteristic of a Good Vision

LONG-TERM. It covers a fairly long time horizon.
INSPIRING. It should encourage commitment and inspire enthusiasm. It should be powerful and compelling so that the people concerned can relate to it and work hard to achieve it. It should be a driving force even at trying times. It should capture the imagination, engage the spirit and inspire performance. EASILY UNDERSTOOD. It should be well articulated using simple language.

VISIONING AND DETERMINING THE VISION REALITY GAP:

Make no small plans. They have no magic to stir mens blood Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remember that a noble [plan] will never die, but will be a living thing long after we are gone.

VISIONING AND DETERMINING THE VISION REALITY GAP: BASIS FOR GOAL FORMULATION

Daniel Burnham

Components of a Good Vision

outward-looking component Desired role of the LGU or the best contribution it can make to the development of the nation
VISIONING AND DETERMINING THE VISION REALITY GAP: BASIS FOR GOAL FORMULATION

inward-looking component - defines the desired conditions of the following:

Local population (social sector) Local economy (economic sector) Natural environment (environment sector) Built form (infrastructure sector) Local leadership/ governance (institutional sector)

Who is responsible for setting /revisiting the Vision?

Everyone in the community has a stake in setting the vision. The visioning exercise should be a highly participatory process because it entails determining the desired state or condition of the place where the people live and make a living. The LDC and its sectoral and functional committees shall be at the forefront of the visioning exercise. The technical and administrative aspects of the activity, however, shall be the responsibility of the LPDO.

VISIONING AND DETERMINING THE VISION REALITY GAP: BASIS FOR GOAL FORMULATION

SAMPLE VISION STATEMENT OF THE PROVINCE

TO BE SUPPLIED IN THE ACTUAL ROLL OUT

Re-visiting the vision statement

Identification of element descriptors with the vision elements in Plenary

VISIONING AND DETERMINING THE VISION REALITY GAP:

Element DESCRIPTORS Outward-Looking : Inward-Looking

Presentation of Success Indicators

Success indicators per element description were pre-identified by DILG and OPAPP

WS: Validation of Success Indicators

1. Break up the participants into 5 sectors (social, economic, environmental, physical/land use, institutional) 2. Assign one role/element descriptor per sector.
Note: Groupings are dependent on the existing element descriptors of the vision: social, economic, envi, physical/land use, insti

WS: Validation of Success Indicators

3. Within each group, brainstorm/validate success indicators per element descriptor 4. Ask the key question: Are the success indicators per element descriptor can contribute to the attainment of the Vision in terms of input, output, outcome ?
Success indicators may take the form of inputs, outputs or outcomes.

WS: Validation of Success Indicators

5. Within each group, brainstorm/validate success indicators per element descriptor 6. Ask the key question: Can the success indicators per element descriptor contribute to the attainment of the Vision in terms of input, output, outcome ?
Success indicators may take the form of inputs, outputs or outcomes.

WS: Validation of Success Indicators

7. Submit validated success indicators to

facilitators for consolidation

The validated Success Indicators will be used in generating PAMANA programs and projects.

Thank you !!!