Community Council of Wellbeing
Council: A group elected or appointed as an advisory; an executive body whose members are equal in power and authority; a central body uniting a group of organizations.
The purpose of the Community Council of Wellbeing is to: (1) establish, monitor, and maintain a balance in the seven Areas of Wellbeing (Environmental Security & Responsibility, Fiscal Management & Stability, Intellectual Growth, Introspective Reflection, Mental Clarity, Physical Fitness, and Social & Interpersonal Relationships); and (2) coordinate evaluation, communication and collaboration in a defined geographical area.
Second only to communication is organization. To keep the partnership together there must be a common vision and mission among its members to guide the work, a clear understanding of roles and responsibilities to do the work, and a set of ground rules to work together effectively.
Weave a web of inclusion that reconfigures as needed while
staying focused on the tasks at hand.
To this end, we have drafted a recommended Structure for the Council and Action Teams. It allows for teams to work within their own wellbeing area as well as coordinate efforts through collaborative partnerships that form, complete a task at hand, disband and form again as projects, events and opportunities present themselves. Furthermore, it promotes internal webbing through team to team partnering and external webbing through team to outside-entity partnering, etc.
Webbing in general is a leadership structure defined by the architecture of a web in the sense that is built from the center out and is constantly spinning new “tendrils of connections.” Its design is for the purpose of being highly adaptive and providing an ease of reconfiguring with each new project while being held together by a tight focus on its mission.
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The Council Steering Committee is currently reviewing and revising the roles, responsibilities, strategies and activities of the council. If you are interested in knowing more about the council and/or in participating, please send a request to Lisa and you will be added to the mailing list. Email Lisa to find out more.