Framing the Future — Big Bets
Be bold, not incremental. Today is about transformative thinking — surfacing revenue & impact ideas that go beyond the plan, not refining what's already there.
Objective today
Identify the big bets that close the gap to accelerated growth across:
- Revenue — grow / diversify the top line
- Impact — deepen / sharpen our impact
- Enablers — the capabilities & model shifts to support them
Plan for the day
- Part 175 minsBreakout discussion. Work the questions and identify your big bets for revenue, impact, and the enablers to support them. Capture them in your workspace.
- Lunch60 minsRank the big bets from all groups by scanning the QR code on your phone.
- Part 240 minsFull-group synthesis. Review key themes, hear 1-minute pitches on the top-voted bets, then align on direction, prioritization, and risk appetite.
Group assignments
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Room | 2223 | Board | 2225 |
| Lead | Geoff | Kathleen | Rhonda |
| Participants | Marc Shaheen Claire Janet Bruce Yvette |
Lara Lillian Shasta Alec Susan Abby |
Stephanie Beth DB Cynthia Connie |
Group workspace
Pick your group to open its template. The questions are discussion prompts; only the big bets are captured.
Discuss Prompt questions to help shape your discussion on big bets
- What is materially different about how UWCA creates impact in this future?
- How does the new model enhance our value and enable growth?Government partnerships, capital, workplace engagement, other channels — and what else should we explore?
- What internal functions and capabilities must evolve?To deepen impact, grow revenue, and support a high-performing team.
- What level of change and associated risk is the board willing to accept?
Big Bets Which bets can close the gap?
Name at least three. The first row is an example. Give each bet a short name — that name is what appears in the vote — then fill the three columns.
| NameShort label for voting | RevenueGrow / diversify the top line | ImpactDeepen / sharpen our impact | EnablersCapabilities / model shifts |
|---|
Notes General comments
Anything your group wants to capture beyond the big bets — tensions, caveats, or ideas that didn't fit neatly into a bet.
Rank the big bets
Put them in order from most promising (top) to least, using the arrows. Tap any bet — or use Show all details — to read the revenue, impact, and enabler notes behind it.
Big bets summary
Every group's big bets, updating live — share this on the big screen during lunch so the board can read them while they vote.
Facilitator access
Enter the passcode to display the live big-bets list.
All big bets
| # | Big bet | Revenue | Impact | Enablers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waiting for bets… | ||||
Scan to vote
Board members scan this with their phone camera to open the voting screen. Project this during lunch.
Scan to vote
Open your phone camera and point it at the code.
This auto-fills with your live link. Edit it only if you want the QR to point somewhere else.
Results
Live ranking from the board's votes. Protected — participants can't see this.
Facilitator access
Enter the passcode to view results.
Live ranking
| # | Big bet | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Waiting for votes… | ||
Score = sum of every voter's rank positions, so the bet at the top with the lowest score is the most preferred. Each bar shows the size of that bet's cumulative score, so a shorter bar means a stronger result. Average rank is shown beneath each score.