Subtitle
Place in time and sense of direction
Overview
This is a larger scope, strategic-level pattern, which might also be called “Historical context” or “Place in history.” It answers questions such as, “What are the roots of our organization,” “What has brought us together,” “What have we come through to arrive where we are today,” “What are we called to do going forward,” or more concretely, “How does our current situation change our understanding of who we are, what we do, and how we will go forward.” Without a clearly articulated and regularly renewed story of a Compelling Journey, a group will simply cease to exist.
However, the rehearsal of Compelling Journey may also ritualize the completion or intentional dissolution of an organization at the completion of its “mission” as a way of commissioning members into new endeavors with the benefit of learnings, experience, and collegiality gained through the shared adventure.
