Vision 2020 Process Map

These are the questions we will be asking ourselves as we undertake a process to create a comprehensive Vision for the Greater Bakersfield area in the year 2020 and set in motion efforts to realize this Vision. The process is divided into four phases. The first phase - Planning - was completed in September 1999. The second phase - Assessment - was completed as of January 2000. This phase will include a series of community forums  to address the first question about Greater Bakersfield's strengths and weaknesses. This was followed last spring by the third phase - Visioning - which included another series of meetings where we'll use our shared understanding of our strengths and weaknesses to develop a vision for the future. Finally, in the fourth phase - Action - plans will be developed to turn the Vision into a reality over the next 20 years.

Phase I - Completed

Planning - Setting the course, defining the process

Deliverable:
A purpose statement and a process to achieve the purpose (four months)

Phase II - Completed

Assessment - Understanding our community - its strengths, its weaknesses

Deliverable:
A comprehensive assessment of community pluses and minuses (four months)

Phase III - Completed

Visioning - Focusing on the future, what our community should be by the year 2020

Deliverable:
A comprehensive, integrated Vision for Greater Bakersfield (5 months)

Phase IV - Summer/Fall 2000

Action - Creating action plans to make the Vision a reality

Deliverable:
Plans to implement the Vision (six months)