Volunteers of America
EVENT DESIGN | FACILITATION | CAPACITY BUILDING | STRATEGIC PLANNING
The Ask
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In 2018, Volunteers of America (VOA) brought together VOA-affiliate organizations from across the United States that offered Veterans’ services. VOA engaged Aging Dynamics to create and facilitate a dynamic visioning and design session. The goal was to learn about trends and changes in Veterans’ programming while creating a vision for future efforts.
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There were 23+ independent, non-profit affiliates from across the country– all offering multiple services and housing for Veterans. This gathering leveraged the deep subject matter expertise of participants along with program design skills to identify innovative and impactful initiatives to truly address the challenges Veterans face.
Our Approach
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Aging Dynamics designed a visioning session that was based on the Google model, applying concepts and practices from the for-profit sector. Aging Dynamics facilitated a day-long design sprint and idea competition which cultivated in a dynamic learning environment and creative space to think of innovative solutions for the challenges identified by Veterans Services providers. We developed the agenda, designed the exercises, and led the group through a full day of activities with rich conversation and solid final outcomes.
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The Following Year
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In 2019, VOA Inc contracted Aging Dynamics once again. This time, we designed a two-day design sprint focused on Community Health. From the success of that design spring, VOA developed an internal incubator and launched at least one of the ideas created that day.