May 13th, 2010
The 10 Things I’ve Learned in Ten Years of Visioning
- God still speaks
- If your vision is not stunningly unique, you probably don’t have one
- However clear the leader is, a surprising gap exists between the leader’s vision and the team’s clarity
- Leaders emotionally substitute two things for real vision: 1) simplistic answers (copycat vision) or 2) busyness (more is more)
- The easiest measure of sustained clarity is the ability to say “no” repeatedly, and feel good about it
- Followers need vision because the future is not here yet and their activity today lacks meaning
- The best way to know “what should be” is to do a better job knowing “what was,” “what is,” and “what could be”
- Vision moves through people not paper
- With a little training anyone can be an everyday visionary
- Vision dripping is more important than vision casting (#visiondrip)
Will,
Great thoughts. I love the one about saying no. While it hasn’t been 10 years, I’d add after 5 years is vision needs more than numbers. The vision needs to be a story that people get to be a part of. If the vision is just about numbers, many people will drop out before the end.
Love! the discussion when this question is contemplated. “what could be” “What is” truthfully is not always a fun discussion.
Awesome post, Will. Thank you for your succinct caapture.
Much for us to reflect on. Thank you for giving us a tool, a yardstick.
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Very interesting! Able to say ‘no’
I got my aha! moment…
A Spirit-discerned vision leads into a greater sharing of the divine nature – the character of God revealed through Christ as relationships of love, peace, and unity. How will this vision make us more like God and draw others into wanting His likeness? A vision from the Spirit is recognized and confirmed by discerning believers; it is unifying, never dividing. If one person claims to be the visionary prophet, and says that everyone else should just listen and follow, watch out!