Foundational Activities
What are they and Why do they matter?
This component is made up of three subcomponents that are foundational for fostering effective collaboration amongst your team and include Developing a Team Charter, Strengths Opportunities, Aspiration, and Results (SOAR) Analysis, and Scenario Planning.
Organizations and individual stakeholders often come from diverse backgrounds and may be working together for the first time. Foundational Activities foster effective collaboration by helping team members align on shared values, understand each other’s roles, and build trust.
AHE’s Foundational Activities were created to encourage open dialogue and uncover assumptions and preconceptions that could hinder teamwork. They provide a structured approach to setting common goals, creating a shared language, and fostering an environment where all team voices are valued. Dedicating time to these foundational steps will equip teams with the skills to navigate the complexities of health equity work, appreciate each partner’s unique contributions, and work more cohesively toward meaningful, sustainable change.
ADD DESCRIPTION OF SOAR ANALYSIS AND SCENARIO PLANNING (SIMILAR IN SCOPE TO ABOVE INFO ABOUT THE TEAM CHARTER).
How to work through this component
Teams should start with the SOAR Analysis and the Team Charter sub-component. Later, teams should work through the Scenario Planning component after Designing Care Transformation, but before implementing the care delivery transformation and payment mechanism(s).
When to work through this component?
More than once! Ideally, the work in this component should be revisited at least once a year to update the Team Charter and SOAR Analysis as teams evolve.
Timeline / allotment for this component:
Goal and Objective Setting:
This tool is designed to facilitate goal setting and completion for your team. The tool will allow your team to:
1) Record goals which align with the various Roadmap components;
2) Record objectives, time frames, and target completion dates, among other important items for each goal; and
3) Monitor progress of goals per Roadmap component
Your team is welcome to engage with this tool as much or as little as it would like, and is helpful, in the development, implementation, and evaluation of your health equity initiative. We encourage you to use this tool to ensure clear goal setting and promote consistent communication, accountability, and progress within your team. This tool is designed to be used over time as your team progresses through the Roadmap and your initiative. This is in no way intended to be used one way by all teams. This is meant to help you progress through the Roadmap component(s) on which you are working at a given time and you may reach your goals in any order. We welcome you to consult your AHE TA lead on getting started with this tool.
Each Roadmap component is listed as a separate tab. Navigate to the desired Roadmap component via the task bar at the bottom of the webpage to add, edit, or view goals. Hide certain tabs as needed to narrow your view to specific Roadmap components or the snapshot. Changing the status of a goal will automatically shift the Snapshot view for the specific Roadmap component.