Strategic thinking process

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Hello to all the participants of this forum

The time seems ripe to launch a broad strategic reflection process within the coalition to answer the question included in its statutes: "How is it possible to end male sexual mutilation (MSM) everywhere in the world? And to do so within the framework of the ethical priority of the coalition, which is the alleviation of suffering.”

As this issue only concerns male circumcision, the general forum of ICASM is not the most appropriate one: a dedicated Forum has been created to host this reflection, accessible through the specific center of interest Strategies for the abandonment of male circumcision.

Classically, a strategic thinking process involves these types of steps:

• Foresight: what are the general perspectives to be taken into account for MSM, from the short term (5 years) to the long term (50-100 years)?

• Scenario analysis: given the broad prospects for the future, what are the possible options from the coalition's point of view? What is the optimal option given the outlook?

• Chosen strategic option: key success factors, strategic objectives, etc.

• Operational plan: details of the actions to be undertaken within the framework of the chosen strategic option.

We think it is useful and enriching that each member and guest of the coalition (or participants in this forum) take the time to form their own opinions before being influenced by the opinions of others. As a first step, therefore, we propose that each person produce their own strategic vision and then compare it with the visions of others. In order to facilitate the articulation of the visions of all participants, here is a short reflection guide that you can use (or not) to produce your document presenting your strategic vision.

When your strategic vision is ready, simply drop the link (url) to your document presenting your strategic vision in the discussion thread "Strategic visions of all participants".