Are you thinking it’s just a made up word that we plugged into our strategic plan? Well it kinda is! Seriously, though, the meaning may be inherent in the term and how we use it, but in the interest of being specific here is a definition:
Routinely achieving positive results – both financially and in terms of outcomes – that create program sustainability, opportunities for other programs, and builds agency excitement
Financial Thrivability remains one the three key pillars of our Strategic Plan. It is just as important to us all today as it was a year ago, and will be a year from now. As we begin planning efforts at the agency, it is a good time for a couple things.
First, we have updated the Strategic Plan page on the Depot and encourage you to read it over as it has been changed to include direction from our latest retreat, and has been reviewed/approved by the board.
Second, expect to hear more about Thrivability and the role we all have in generating ideas for the Strategic Plan. You and your team members should be ready to discuss things like what Thrivability means in your program or department, and what it might mean for future efforts. We continually seek opportunities to improve and grow. You have an opportunity to participate in our planning through steps like this, but also formally as outlined in the Innovation Proposal Procedure, QI 601. As the old saying goes, “no one of us is a smart as all of us”