An Approach to Partnering:

1. An Approach to Partnering: Confronting the challenge of how to begin? Kyle Massey, Booz Allen Hamilton

2. The Challenge: Perspective • What’s the first step? • Who should be involved?

3. The Solution: A way of working together • A way of working that • Widens perspectives and brings clarity to challenges • Supports collaboration • Generates shared understanding and trust • Produces action • A Tabletop Exercise (TTX) approach to partnering supports all of these

4. What is a Tabletop Exercise? • An approach to problem solving and improving organizational performance • Used extensively in emergency preparedness • Makes use of • Small groups • Scenarios • Visual communication strategies • Results improve as diversity increases

5. TTX Approach: Engaging Stakeholders

6. TTX Approach: Step by step

7. TTX Approach: Step by step

8. TTX Approach: Step by step

9. TTX Approach: Step by step

10. Example • Fort Knox

11. Fort Knox Tabletop • Who initiated the TTX? • Commonwealth of Kentucky • POC: Col(R) Mark Needham, Special Assistant to the Governor • What did they want to achieve? • Develop an action plan for the state that identifies vision, mission, strategies and actions for BRAC implementation that will aid in developing the overall vision and comprehensive plan for the region

12. Fort Knox Tabletop Who participated? Total 149 • Health and Family Services • Educators and University Officials • NGOs • Economic Development Organizations • DoD • State Government • Local Government • Private Sector When did it take place? TTX BRAC Complete BRAC becomes law 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

13. What did we do? Fort Knox Tabletop Action Plan

14. Outcomes from Fort Knox TTX Increased awareness of the problems and a deeper understanding of the realities of the situation by both leaders and stakeholders. Sample recommendations include: • Create Human Capital Center of Excellence • Develop plan for establishment of regional business accelerator • Develop a resources/requirements clearing house to allow local educators to refine curriculum to meet evolving needs of local economy • Maintain/enhance planning and cooperation with the Department of the Army to ensure that the benefits of outside-the-gate improvements carry inward to places of work • Design and implement an effective outreach program to communicate issues, actions, and solutions to the public • Identify coalition task force with local mental health services, TRICARE, and commercial providers to develop open-access plan 14

15. Example • Fort Bragg

16. Fort Bragg Tabletop • Who initiated the TTX? • BRAC Regional Task Force • POC: BG(R) Paul Dordal • 501(c)(3) • Mission: Unify community planning effort • What did they want to achieve? • To establish partnerships among public and private organizations for collaborative planning for the long-term sustainability of Fort Bragg and the surrounding region

17. Fort Bragg Tabletop Who participated? Total 94 • Social Services/Workforce • Educators • NGOs • Conservation Organizations • DoD • State Government • Local Government • Private Sector When did it take place? TTX BRAC becomes law BRAC Complete 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

18. What did we do? Fort Bragg Tabletop Action Plan

19. Outcomes from Fort Bragg TTX • Increased awareness of the problems and a deeper understanding of the realities of the situation by both leaders and stakeholders. Sample recommendations include: • Form Commander’s Summit/Council for DoD installations in the State to increase coordination of development efforts • Ensure Comprehensive Regional Growth Plan integrates community and Ft. Bragg mission infrastructural needs • Engage State Leadership in State Branding effort • Increase partnerships between educational institutions and private sector that focus on transforming the workforce 19