The Better Decisions, Better Outcomes™ (BDBO) Framework

In my BLOG on 26th March here I set out the case that communities need to be able to make their voice heard to influence Government decision-making, so they receive the resources that they want and need. Government seems to recognise the need for place-based solutions drawn from local intelligence whilst communities, who have a low trust in government, need investment to thrive. The more a suburb, district, or region  is community resilient the more the people will be able to speak with their voices to inform district, regional and national decision making.

The Better Decisions, Better Outcomes™ (BDBO) Framework is a systematic, holistic, relational way for leaders to THINK how best to achieve a vision, for a suburb, district, region or nation. The output is a Portfolio Business Case to inform a start-up decision on the best public value, commercially viable, affordable and achievable way to achieve that vision.

In my BLOG on 2nd April here, I set out the consecutive stages in the BDBO process being:

1.      Governance and Alignment.

2.      Capability Development.

3.      Portfolio Development and Identification.

4.      Portfolio Creation and Assessment.

5.      Planning and Finalising the Business Case.

In stage 1 the right leaders are engaged to:

·         agree to THINK in a holistic, systematic and relational way for the medium to long term.

·         agree a vision and the programmes needed to achieve the vision, and which programmes need to be developed in stage 3

·         agree how to baseline existing performance of the community. We use the domains in the Treasury Living Standards framework which we have aligned to the Government Resilience areas of economic, social, cultural environmental and governance,

·         nominate those to attend the following 4 stages and agree the principles all must apply, e.g. to courageously and transparently navigate the ambiguity of difficult conversations by intentionally leaning in to listen and learn from each other, to build trust and confidence

·         agree how to engage the public/community during the process.

·         establish Business Case Team maximising local capabilities

Next week  I’ll explain stage 2 for  “Portfolio Development and Identification”  a bit more

If you’re interested in training, or applying the BDBO approach to your organisation, district or region I’d love to talk to you. Please book a free appointment here