acadia discussion_coalition_role

1. Coalition Role
ACADIA DISCUSSION
MARILLA STEPHENSON
PROJECT MANAGER
ONENS COALITION
11/27/2014

2. Coalition Role – Acadia discussion
• Here is what we heard:
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• Desire for expanded public communication
surrounding work of coalition
• Among some members, desire for swift action; action
teams have proposed strong, bold ideas
• Among some members, desire for additional
discussion about the role of the Coalition

3. Coalition Role – Acadia 3
discussion
 White Paper will seek to balance these priorities:
 Highlight opportunities for stakeholders to mobilize now
 Devise additional proposals and launch engagement plan
to further refine/create action proposals
 Government and Engage NS actions that align with
oneNS goals may be acknowledged, but the primary
message will be to build/strengthen
networks/initiatives from within sectors and
communities.
 Mandate to create plan comes from oneNS Commission

4. Attitude: embracing a “change” agenda
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• Public engagement plan, to follow release of White
Paper, will draw feedback and help Nova Scotians to
“own” the Comprehensive Development Plan.
• Effective, long-term public policy change is most
successful when an environment for change is
enhanced through public engagement, buy-in and
the participation of the people who need to
lead the change

5. A call to action for Nova Scotians
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• “What have you done for Nova Scotia today?”
• Through the examples of successful
programs/models etc. in White Paper, other sectors
and communities will be urged to launch their own
“Collective Impact” initiatives. Now or Never.
• Government will play a supporting role in targeting
oneNS Commission goals, but leadership must come
from sectors and communities as well.

6. Shift to Engagement
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 Public Engagement strategy begins Feb 2015
 Responses will refine, broaden “prescription” for
Comprehensive Development Plan
 Draft CDP to Coalition Nov 2015
 Final plan to be released Dec 2015

7. Coalition leadership
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• If the Coalition hopes to convince Nova Scotians to
lead by example, and to embrace collective impact,
then the Coalition must lead by example.
• A successful plan will function as a living document
that rises above and beyond short-term political,
geographic and sectoral agendas. It will produce a
broad, long-term common agenda to grow Nova
Scotia’s economy and energize/renew its population.