Designing Solutions for The Autism Problem Now is the time…

Designing Solutions Designing Solutions for The Autism for The Autism ProblemProblem

Now is the time…Now is the time…

Tim BolenTim Bolen

Health Care Crisis Management Health Care Crisis Management Consultant, and Consumer ActivistConsultant, and Consumer Activist

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Crisis ManagementCrisis ManagementSituational AnalysisSituational Analysis

The Starting Point…The Starting Point…

Crisis ManagementCrisis ManagementSituational AnalysisSituational Analysis

GOALS

Objectives

Identify ProblemsIdentify Problems

Identify Possible Identify Possible SolutionsSolutions

Make PlansMake Plans

Execute PlansExecute Plans

Review SituationReview Situation

Why Organize?Why Organize?

Make BIG problems manageableMake BIG problems manageable Break big problems down into Break big problems down into

their elementstheir elements Solve the elements separately in Solve the elements separately in

relation to the big picturerelation to the big picture A Strategy committee keeps A Strategy committee keeps

everything flowingeverything flowing

GOALSGOALS

Where Do We Want Autism To Be Where Do We Want Autism To Be Three Years From Now?Three Years From Now?

Where Do We Want Autism To Be Where Do We Want Autism To Be Five Years From Now?Five Years From Now?

ObjectivesObjectives

What Objectives can we set in What Objectives can we set in place to act as landmarks to place to act as landmarks to reach our three and five year reach our three and five year GOALS?GOALS?

Identify ProblemsIdentify Problems

What problems do we face in What problems do we face in solving the Autism issue?solving the Autism issue?

Possible SolutionsPossible Solutions

What possible solutions do we What possible solutions do we have for each of the problems we have for each of the problems we have identified?have identified?

Make PlansMake Plans

What plans can we put in place to What plans can we put in place to begin to solve the problems we begin to solve the problems we have identified?have identified?

Execute PlansExecute Plans

How do we go about executing How do we go about executing the plans we have made?the plans we have made?

Review SituationReview Situation

How are we doing?How are we doing?

Start over again…Start over again…

Identify ProblemsIdentify Problems

Identify Possible SolutionsIdentify Possible Solutions

Make PlansMake Plans

Execute PlansExecute Plans

Review SituationReview Situation

And keep doing it…And keep doing it…

Until our GOALS are reached.Until our GOALS are reached.

Organizing the Organizing the CampaignCampaign Let’s make a working hypothesis Let’s make a working hypothesis

to work with…to work with…

Working HypothesisWorking Hypothesis

Autism is only two things:Autism is only two things:

(1) What’s causing it – and what do we do (1) What’s causing it – and what do we do about that?about that?

(2) How do we fix the children and the (2) How do we fix the children and the parents?parents?

The Situational The Situational Analysis MeetingsAnalysis Meetings

Assembling The Assembling The ThinkersThinkers

Separate the Separate the Thinkers from the Thinkers from the StinkersStinkers

Breaking Up Into Breaking Up Into TeamsTeams Team One – the working Team One – the working

strategistsstrategists

Team Two - the specialistsTeam Two - the specialists

Team Three – everybody who Team Three – everybody who wants to help but needs directionwants to help but needs direction

Team OneTeam One

People who can see the big picture.People who can see the big picture. People who can think on their feet…People who can think on their feet… People who get along with other team People who get along with other team

members.members. People with a sense of humor.People with a sense of humor. People who know how to get things done.People who know how to get things done. People who have a LARGE range of People who have a LARGE range of

contacts.contacts. People who know how to play to win…People who know how to play to win…

Team TwoTeam Two

People who, because of their People who, because of their position, cannot necessarily be a position, cannot necessarily be a frontline strategist but have skills, frontline strategist but have skills, contacts, power, etc…contacts, power, etc…

Like the mother of the State GovernorLike the mother of the State Governor The owner of most of the newspapers, and The owner of most of the newspapers, and

radio stations in the Stateradio stations in the State The boss of the idiot who is giving you The boss of the idiot who is giving you

troubletrouble

Team ThreeTeam Three

Everyone who wants to help, but Everyone who wants to help, but needs specific direction needs specific direction

Specific Issue TeamsSpecific Issue Teams

Use exactly the same structures Use exactly the same structures as above – only focus on ONE as above – only focus on ONE specific issuespecific issue

So, let’s Begin…So, let’s Begin…

Right Now.Right Now.

Ten Things to Take Ten Things to Take Away…Away… 1. Step Back and look at your 1. Step Back and look at your

whole issue.whole issue.

2. Decide where you want to be 2. Decide where you want to be in three and five years with your in three and five years with your issue – Set Goals.issue – Set Goals.

3. Put reachable Working 3. Put reachable Working Objectives in place.Objectives in place.

4. Search around for others 4. Search around for others involved in this problem and involved in this problem and exchange thoughts – Network.exchange thoughts – Network.

5. Put YOUR OWN Situational 5. Put YOUR OWN Situational Analysis structure in place.Analysis structure in place.

6. Begin to Identify 6. Begin to Identify Problems within the issue. Problems within the issue. Talk to others about this – Talk to others about this – Network. Network.

7. Begin to Identify Possible 7. Begin to Identify Possible solutions. Talk to others solutions. Talk to others about this – Network. about this – Network.

8. Make Plans. Talk to 8. Make Plans. Talk to others about this. Network.others about this. Network.

9. Execute Plans.9. Execute Plans.

10. Review Situation and 10. Review Situation and begin to go through this begin to go through this process again, and again.process again, and again.