Small Flocker's Strategic Plan 2013 - 2018

We needed a detailed Strategic Plan, so I made one up for 2013 - 2018.

Some people like pictures, so I used some free software on the Internet (Cmap) to construct our 5 yr. Strategic Plan on one sheet of 8.5" x 11" paper.  Here it is in zoomable size:  SFPFC Strategic Plan_2013-2018.



Too small to read?  You can then click on the above link for the SFPFC Strategic Plan pdf file, which will usually open the file using an Adobe Acrobat plug-in for your browser.  At the bottom of that window, in the centre, a small toolbar will appear as you move your computer mouse pointer over this area.  In that toolbar, you will see + - signs, click on the + to zoom in.  Use the scroll bars on the window (right side and bottom) to move around within your magnified view.  That toolbar will also allows you to print, save, change page, or go to the full in-browser version with the Adobe Acrobat symbol on the far right of the toolbar.

Currently, I believe we are at Step 3 in our plan:

3.   Leader openly and publicly explaining and sharing the Vision and the Leader's values, beliefs, plans, and actions with one or more Stakeholders.

We have to be careful to watch out for when others start to implement the Counter Attack (brown coloured section of the Strategic Plan) against Small Flockers and our team of supporters.

When we get there (ie. Counter-Attack Territory) in 6 months to a year from now, we will have to be sure to take the Green Road (The Best Road), rather than the Purple Road (The Easier Road).

Some of you may wonder why I would share our Strategic Plan with the world when we are in a battle for our lives?  It is simple.  We have the might of right.  They hide, while we disclose openly and honestly. The more people who realize that we are just like them, and our cause makes sense, the better it is.

I'm sure the other side are one of the first to download a copy of this Strategic Plan.  Some of the more enlightened of them may even suggest that they steal parts of our plan for themselves, so as to steal our thunder, narrow the gap, and pretend they can change too.  Most of those who are in power at that fossilized bureaucracy of their's will sniff at that idea, and continue on their current course, unable to change.

No, there is no risk of them stealing our plan and using it as a weapon against us.

As usual, let's have some discussions.  For the reasons outlined above, it is OK to post your feedback here, rather that send it in a private email to me.  However, if you aren't comfortable with that, keep sending me your private emails.  I will publish them here in the Blog only if you give prior written permission for me to do so.

Campaign Strategy

Perhaps it's foolish to publish our tactics and strategies for this campaign.  However, I think we have far more to gain by building the consensus and gaining followers.

I'm lost as to how to get Supply Management from today's rickety state, to where it should be operating, in the best interest of the public.  How do we change the system without it crumbling before our eyes?  If anybody has an answer, I'm all ears. 

I believe we need to apply constant, continuous pressure with no artificial ultimatums or deadlines.

I believe the brilliant cut diamond is a model for our successful campaign.

A brilliant cut diamond has 58 facets.  Each facet is a different window looking into the diamond, each with a different point of view.  Some parts of the diamond is hidden from view in each facet, but no part of the diamond can be hidden from the views provided by all of the facets.  Each facet is unique, yet a part of the whole diamond.

In other words, we need 58 different approaches, rather than just one simple approach that could be easily deflected or dodged.

There must be no place for the government (or the special interest groups) to hide, no port in the storm where they are safe, no opportunity to rest, no relief from our friendly but persistent advocacy of our complaint and our solution.

Our hearts, souls, and actions must be totally aligned with the greater good of the public, not any personal or special interest goals.

We are here in this struggle to serve the public, not ourselves.

As Benjamin Franklin said to his fellow patriots (around the time of drafting the U.S. Declaration of Independence, when they were at risk of being hung for treason by the King of England), "We must hang together, for if we don't, we will surely be hung separately."

I think it applies here as well.

Today there is but one (me).  If I have a just cause, a clear vision, and communicate clearly, I hope to have my first follower soon.

That first follower is the bravest of all, for they will transform a "lone nutbar" into a "leader".

After that, we need to continue to grow our numbers exponentially.  During exponential growth, there is a doubling time.  With each doubling time, we gain more people than all those who previously joined.  With a population of 13.5 million in Ontario, we have 8.3 million people eligible to vote.

Starting with 1 person, we will have 8.4 million followers after just 23 doublings.

I think a week per doubling is the fastest possible rate we can reasonably expect.  That is approximately 6 months from now.  If it takes a month to double, we will be complete in about 2 years.  There is nothing to be gained by dragging this out forever.

In fact, delay sucks out our momentum, putting our ultimate success at risk.  Delaying us so that we lose momentum and stop our exponential growth is the only way the entrenched monopolists can defeat the people and their just cause.

Whether it has a doubling time of 2 weeks or 2 months, either way, the job will be done in my lifetime, for I'm only 59 years old.  If I should be taken early, I will need a Second to step into the breach.  Feel free to nominate yourself.