With Vision, There Is Hope - PowerPoint Presentation

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With Vision, There Is HopeSlide2

Libby

MontanaSlide3
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Something Is Wrong

In Resource CommunitiesSlide10

Where Are We?

How Did We Get Here?

What Can We Do?Hope……Slide11

Where Are We?

Having a

Collision of VisionsSlide12

The Public Wants To

‘Save The Forest.’Slide13

The TRUTH Was On Our Side…..

How Could We Possibly Lose!!Slide14

Is This A Healthy Forest?Slide15

This Is An Unhealthy ForestSlide16

Unhealthy and OverstockedSlide17
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The ‘Public’s Truth Is Not Defined By Our Reality –

It Is Defined By The Public’s Perception Of Reality And

Will Rogers Was Right…Slide25

50 Years Of DisneySlide26

We Are Crossing

The Thin Line Between Environmental Sensitivity

and Environmental Insanity…Slide27

How Did We Get Here?Slide28

The 1960’s

Cuyahoga River, OhioSlide29

The 1960’s

The Great LakesSlide30

The 1960’s

Los Angeles AirshedSlide31

The 1960’s

Our Little Blue BallSlide32

The Environmental Social Movement Was EmpoweredSlide33

The Environmental Social Movement Has Been Hijacked And Turned Into An Industry Dependent Upon Crisis and Conflict…

And

$$$$:The Eco-Conflict Industry

(And we inadvertently participated in their business strategy.)Slide34

Excellent Marketers Of Three Word Vision:

‘Stop Doing That!’Slide35

Twenty Second Sound Bytes – With Visuals

Pick – Which Would You Rather Have?Slide36

Twenty Second Sound Bytes – With VisualsSlide37

Twenty Second Sound Bytes – With VisualsSlide38

Twenty Second Sound Bytes – With VisualsSlide39

Twenty Second Sound Bytes – With VisualsSlide40

We Get Angry _

Those Are Not The Only Choices!

But The Public Does Not Know This.Slide41

4 Generations

From The FarmSlide42

We’ve Laughed At What The Public Does Not KnowSlide43

It Is No Longer Funny –

It Is A Fertile Marketplace For The Fear Mongering Of The Conflict Industry Slide44

REMEMBER:

If society believes they must choose between our business, culture and lifestyle and their environment –

which will they (or, should they) choose?

Our rural challenge is to help society envision the possibility of having our businesses, culture and lifestyle AND a healthy environment.OIKOSSlide45

Not Understanding How The Marketplace Worked, Timber Communities

(That Means Me)

Reacted.Slide46

For Far Too Long,

U.S. Timber Towns Fought…..

But Confused Fighting With Leading.Slide47

We Finally Learned

The Real Enemy:

IGNORANCE

The Public’s And Our’sSlide48

We Began To Learn

HOW TO LEADSlide49

1. Democracy Works, But It Is Not A Spectator Sport

2. When People Lead, Leaders Follow

3. The World Is Run By Those Who Show Up

THREE TRUTHS ABOUT ‘LEADING’Slide50

We learned to develop

a solution strategy instead of responding to

(and participating in) the strategy of the conflict industry.Slide51

We Learned That

When Attacked:

WE MUST NOT JUST ‘REACT’.RATHER, WE MUST TRY HARD TO DELIVER A RESPONSE THAT LEADS TOWARD A SOLUTION FOR US, THE ENVIRONMENT – AND THE PUBLIC.Slide52

POSSIBLE

ACCEPTABLE

GAINFULSlide53

POSSIBLE

ACCEPTABLE

SUSTAINABLE

CERTAINTYHOPETRUSTGAINFULSlide54

TIPS THAT MIGHT

H E L

P…Slide55

H E

L P…

HumanizeEmpathize & EducateLeadParticipateSlide56

H: HUMANIZE

Social norms make it easy to vilify opposing views:

“Industry” “Agri-Business” “Factory Farms” “Environmental Wackos” “Greenies”

Society wants accurate information from a trusted source. A ‘Human Face’ to share views with ‘over the back-yard fence’….that face is YOURS.Slide57

E: EMPATHIZE

Understand Expressed Concerns Of Public

What do others think are the ‘Real’ issues?

What solutions are ‘Acceptable’ to others?Engage In, Own and Showcase Solution Oriented InitiativesOn-the-farm/ranch and in-the-home clean air and water efforts, animal welfare efforts, individual and industry wide regulatory initiatives….Affordable housing initiatives, water quantity and quality initiatives, economic development initiatives… Slide58

Leadership Messages

That Lead To Discussion And Resolution:

“I am listening, I understand,

I respect or I share your concerns and I am doing my part in trying to answer to those concerns.” Slide59

Do Not Play Reverse Jeopardy……

Listen

Identify and address individual or societal questions/concerns/needs

Learn to communicate answers to those perceived questions/concerns/needs… …..in understandable English.Watch Our Language!E: EDUCATE Slide60

Remember:

Packaging of our ‘truths’ is often as important as the content of our truths……

because conclusions humans draw have a hard driven emotional component…..

for all of us.E: EDUCATE Slide61

From Nicole Widmar

of Purdue University:Slide62
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LEADCraft and Implement Solutions That Answer The Public’s Questions And That You Can Live With.

Working Toward Your Solution Is Better Than Fighting Against A Solution Being Shoved Down Your Throat. Focus On Informing and Growing ‘Local’ AmbassadorsLocal MediaLocal SchoolsLocal Leaders Slide64

P: PARTICIPATE

Strategic Planning

Line Item For

Collaborative EngagementSlide65

Local Government Can Lead The Way

Conservation Initiatives

Rural/Urban Leadership ProgramsPolitical Process - Solutions, Not WhiningConvene and Attend Tours/Open HousesWelcome WagonsEarth Day: Celebrations Of ProgressSocial Media…the new back yard fence….School EngagementSlide66

Society Is ReadySlide67

THE DOOR IS OPEN…

Society Is Ready For A New Vision Of Leadership Based Upon:

Hope

…. instead of fearScience …. instead of emotionEducation …. instead of litigationResolution …. instead of conflictEmploying …. rather than destroying human resourcesSlide68

Jaw-Jacking in Book Form….Slide69

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BE A RIPPLE…..

AND TOGETHER WE WILL MAKE A WAVE THAT WILL SAVE THE LAST BEST PLACES

AND

THE LAST BEST PEOPLE.