Unity Worldwide Ministries EarthCare Visioning Survey

Survey Instructions

• Please provide a minimum of two responses for each SOAR prompt.

• Please limit responses to short phrases to allow for quick review. Try to distill your answers into the single core concept rather than lengthy sentences.

• Keep responses strategic as opposed to tactical or operational.

• Consider UWMEC as a complete organization.

• Don’t completely ignore threats and weaknesses even though they aren’t defined as their own categories. Instead, reframe threats and weaknesses as positive statements via a strength, opportunity, or aspiration.

 

 

STRENGTHS: What does UWMEC do well, along with its key assets, resources, capabilities, and accomplishments? These will be our key points of reference that inform our strategies and next steps. Example questions to consider when evaluating UWMEC Strengths:

 

• What do we excel at?

• What are our greatest accomplishments?

• What are we most proud of?

• What strengths are most valuable to the Unity Organization?

 

OPPORTUNITIES: What external circumstances exist that UWMEC could leverage for success (e.g. To build services and offerings)? Example questions to consider when evaluating UWMEC opportunities:

 

• What partnerships would lead to greater success?

• What changes and trends exist that align with our strengths?

• What threats do we see that we could reframe as opportunities?

• What needs and wants are we currently not fulfilling for our internal and external stakeholders?

• Are there gaps that we could fill?

 

 

ASPIRATIONS: An expression of what you want UWMEC to be and achieve in the future. What does UWMEC see as their ideal identity? Aspirations create a vision built on current strengths, provide inspiration, and challenge the current situation. Example questions to consider when evaluating UWMEC's aspirations:

 

• What do we want to be known for in the Unity community?

• What do we want to achieve in the future from a mission and vision perspective?

• What should our future organization look like?

• How can we make a difference?

• What are we passionate about?

• What strategies and actions support our perfect future-self?

RESULTS: Tangible outcomes and measures that demonstrate UWMEC has successfully leveraged its opportunities and realized aspirations. While important to include, stretch yourself to think outside just output numbers and also consider behavioral outcomes as a result of pursuing your opportunities and achieving your aspirations. For guidance, consider revisiting your submissions for Opportunities and Aspirations. Example questions to consider when evaluating UWMEC's results:

 

• What measures will tell us we are on track to achieve success?

• How do we translate our vision of success into tangible outcomes for UWMEC?

• How do we know when we’ve achieved our goals?

• What stories will we be proud to tell about UWMEC?

• When our audience talks about their experience with UWMEC, what will they say? What benefits did they receive beyond the obvious?