Find Quick Wins
Momentum begets momentum,
and the best way to start is to start.
GIL PENCHINA
While it's important to keep the big picture firmly in view, taking a series of small steps toward those goals - aka "quick wins" - helps to generate excitement and momentum. Consider how you might address some of the "low hanging fruit" among your community's priorities as a way of showing that you mean business!
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5._ABLe_Change_Quick_Wins_Guide_4.13.20 (1).pdfKey Resource on Quick Wins
The Quick Wins Guide to the left, produced by Michigan State University, provides guidance in identifying quick wins in four areas of your work: Defining, Designing, Doing, and Learning.
Additional Resources for Selecting Quick Wins
Quick Wins_ Why and How.pdfQuick Wins: Why and How. This resource provides a basic framework for identifying a Quick Win project that will start to build trust with residents and partners which will, over time, lead to meaningful long-term change.
Organizing Engagement Principle: Action. This resource provides terrific guidance on quick wins with an emphasis on moving at the speed of equity.