Phase 8
Task: Validate and Confirm Results from the Statewide Focus Group Interviews
Walk the participants through the conclusions gleaned from the focus group interviews and subsequent analysis of the data, following the plenary and break- out group formats used during the focus group interviews. Consolidated comments from each core interview question should be presented to the entire group; no new comments will be requested in the strategic planning session. Instead, the participants should validate the accuracy and completeness of the information organized by interview question and theme. Be prepared to supply earlier versions of the data and be flexible in re-inserting comments left out during the analysis process and re-prioritizing the result. The most important outcome of the session is the participant reaction to the analysis, not necessarily the accuracy of it. The desired outcome is for the participants to own and understand the results of the focus group interviews. Participant buy-in of the validity of the data facilitates the last and most important conversation of the day: naming strategic initiatives.