NCI Charrettes CD-ROM

An Introduction to Accelerated Collaborative Planning

A lecture with PowerPoint describing the NCI Charrette System

The NCI Charrettes CD is the most affordable and concise summary of the NCI Charrette System (formerly called the NCI Dynamic Planning Process) available.

"We've used the NCI Charrettes CD to help educate people about what a charrette actually is; as opposed to what it is not. The CD presentation is short (about an hour long), yet contains sufficient information to provide clarity. We've lent the CD to several potential clients and public officials. Most people become members of the "I want a charrette" club after having watched this CD."

Paul Crabtree, Crabtree Group, Inc.

Use this CD to educate your stakeholders about charrettes!

Overview:

The NCI Charrettes CD-ROM is an overview of the NCI Charrette System™ (formerly called the NCI Dynamic Planning Process) as taught in the NCI Charrette System™ and NCI Charrette Management and Facilitation™ certificate trainings. The CD is a slideshow narrated by The Charrette Handbook authors Bill Lennertz and Aarin Lutzenhiser. The essential companion to this CD is the NCI Charrette System: Stories of Community Transformation DVD, which contains a documentary showing charrettes in action.

NCI Charrette System™ framework for successful charrettes includes:

• Phase One: Research, Education and Charrette Preparation
  Project planning, stakeholder analysis and outreach, base data research and charrette logistics
• Phase Two: The Charrette
  Public meetings, design development, production
• Phase Three: Plan Implementation
  Stakeholder communication, plan revision, public feedback, final reports

Benefits:

After watching the NCI Charrettes CD you will have a complete view of the essential steps for planning your project using a charrette.

Learn how to:

• Increase the likelihood of project implementation by gaining broad support
• Turn opposition into support through shared learning
• Avoid costly rework and utilize highly productive work sessions
• Promote trust between citizens and government

The CD-ROM includes:

• An 62-minute narrated presentation of NCI Charrettes
• A 40-page workbook to accompany the presentation
• A Dynamic Planning Checklist of Tools and Techniques
  

System Requirements:

A computer with a CD-ROM drive running Mac OS 10.3.9 - 10.4.x or Windows 2000/XP. QuickTime Player v.7 or later (available free for download from Apple Inc. www.apple.com) & Adobe Reader (available free for download from www.adobe.com).