All exercises can be divided into 'process-oriented' and 'outcome-oriented' exercises. The ABCD process is an outcome-oriented framework.

The ABCD process is an iterative process that isn't linear. You can do A-B-C-D, repeat, but the most important thing is to tune into the need(s) of the group and honor those, while making sure there is a good pace of getting things done where everyone feels heard and included.

A) Creating a shared vision and purpose: Where do we want to go?

Guidelines: create a shared dream of your ideal future. Dream big! Then converge to a concrete purpose.

• How Might We
• Future Press Release
• Writing a purpose statement: 1, 2, 4 all, dot voting
• Collective Visioning

B) Assessing our resources, strengths, positive and negative (environmental) impact: where are we now?

• Some kind of people and resource mapping exercise (in progress)
• Small environmental impact assessment (in progress)

C) Brainstorming small, big and crazy ideas:

Guidelines: generate both small ideas (achievable in a week) to big ideas (up to 20 years)

• Crazy 8

D) Prioritizing the ideas into an action plan with clearly defined tasks and milestones

Guidelines: what small things can we start doing now to gain momentum and keep the motivation? What big things in the future inspire us to dream towards?

• Agreeing on prioritization criteria
• Dot voting on ideas
• Creating a first action plan