Reply To: Exercise 10: 10 Valuable People
Exercise 10: Ten People of High Value
I considered this week who the 10 people in the field were, but all I could come up with is the one person at Powder River Correctional Facility who has the authority to say yes or no to my proposal. Even so, I didn’t make the call, because I wasn’t sure if I should hit them up right out of the gate and I remember Josh saying we sort of had 3 weeks to do this assignment but not really. My question is: do I need to find another 9 people to call first, even if they feel forced/ less directly involved than the one person I know I need to call? Is the answer right in front of me if I just crack open my Initiative book?
For what it’s worth, here’s my first draft at the script I’ll likely use to pitch the project to the VIPs:
Survival School is a new kind of support group that provides mentorship, life skills training, and alternative pathways forward for the incarcerated population. Survival School incorporates principles of triple bottom line sustainability and uses the Spodek Method—-an exciting new methodology with a proven track record-—as fundamental to the curriculum. Meetings ideally occur weekly but the frequency can easily be adjusted. Structurally, Survival School works on a rolling entry system, where participants can drop in and drop out as they see fit and as is allowed by the facility. Survival School:
• Helps the Department of Corrections fulfill its promise of rehabilitation
•. Helps correctional facilities maintain order by keeping the incarcerated engaged
• Helps outside communities by maximizing the potential successful reentry potential of returning citizens and minimizing criminality
• Helps the incarcerated population feel ready for life on the outside and connected to resources beyond the carceral system
• Helps the environment by utilizing intrinsic motivation
A pilot program is currently being designed for Powder River Correctional Facility. Before I ask for actionable advice, do you have any clarifying questions so far?