1. Designing Solutions for The Autism Problem Now is the time…

2. Tim Bolen Health Care Crisis Management Consultant, and Consumer Activist

3. Bolen Report The Bolen Report is the archive for the infamous "Millions of Health Freedom Fighters - Newsletter," Health Care Crisis Management Consultant, and Consumer Activist, Tim Bolen's RUTHLESS, but humorous, analysis of North America's Health Care System. (www.bolenreport.com)

4. Crisis Management Situational Analysis The Starting Point…

5. Crisis Management Situational Analysis GOALS Objectives Identify Problems Identify Problems Identify Possible Solutions Identify Possible Solutions Make Plans Make Plans Execute Plans Execute Plans Review Situation Review Situation

6. Why Organize? Make BIG problems manageable Make BIG problems manageable Break big problems down into their elements Break big problems down into their elements Solve the elements separately in relation to the big picture Solve the elements separately in relation to the big picture A Strategy committee keeps everything flowing A Strategy committee keeps everything flowing

7. GOALS Where Do We Want Autism To Be Three Years From Now? Where Do We Want Autism To Be Three Years From Now? Where Do We Want Autism To Be Five Years From Now? Where Do We Want Autism To Be Five Years From Now?

8. Objectives What Objectives can we set in place to act as landmarks to reach our three and five year GOALS? What Objectives can we set in place to act as landmarks to reach our three and five year GOALS?

9. Identify Problems What problems do we face in solving the Autism issue? What problems do we face in solving the Autism issue?

10. Possible Solutions What possible solutions do we have for each of the problems we have identified? What possible solutions do we have for each of the problems we have identified?

11. Make Plans What plans can we put in place to begin to solve the problems we have identified? What plans can we put in place to begin to solve the problems we have identified?

12. Execute Plans How do we go about executing the plans we have made? How do we go about executing the plans we have made?

13. Review Situation How are we doing? How are we doing?

14. Start over again… Identify Problems Identify Problems Identify Possible Solutions Identify Possible Solutions Make Plans Make Plans Execute Plans Execute Plans Review Situation Review Situation

15. And keep doing it… Until our GOALS are reached. Until our GOALS are reached.

16. Organizing the Campaign Let’s make a working hypothesis to work with… Let’s make a working hypothesis to work with…

17. Working Hypothesis Autism is only two things: Autism is only two things: (1) What’s causing it – and what do we do about that? (1) What’s causing it – and what do we do about that? (2) How do we fix the children and the parents? (2) How do we fix the children and the parents?

18. The Situational Analysis Meetings Assembling The Thinkers Assembling The Thinkers Separate the Thinkers from the Stinkers Separate the Thinkers from the Stinkers

19. Breaking Up Into Teams Team One – the working strategists Team One – the working strategists Team Two - the specialists Team Two - the specialists Team Three – everybody who wants to help but needs direction Team Three – everybody who wants to help but needs direction

20. Team One People who can see the big picture. People who can see the big picture. People who can think on their feet… People who can think on their feet… People who get along with other team members. People who get along with other team members. People with a sense of humor. People with a sense of humor. People who know how to get things done. People who know how to get things done. People who have a LARGE range of contacts. People who have a LARGE range of contacts. People who know how to play to win… People who know how to play to win…

21. Team Two People who, because of their position, cannot necessarily be a frontline strategist but have skills, contacts, power, etc… People who, because of their position, cannot necessarily be a frontline strategist but have skills, contacts, power, etc… Like the mother of the State Governor Like the mother of the State Governor The owner of most of the newspapers, and radio stations in the State The owner of most of the newspapers, and radio stations in the State The boss of the idiot who is giving you trouble The boss of the idiot who is giving you trouble

22. Team Three Everyone who wants to help, but needs specific direction Everyone who wants to help, but needs specific direction

23. Specific Issue Teams Use exactly the same structures as above – only focus on ONE specific issue Use exactly the same structures as above – only focus on ONE specific issue

24. So, let’s Begin… Right Now.

25. Ten Things to Take Away… 1. Step Back and look at your whole issue. 1. Step Back and look at your whole issue. 2. Decide where you want to be in three and five years with your issue – Set Goals. 2. Decide where you want to be in three and five years with your issue – Set Goals. 3. Put reachable Working Objectives in place. 3. Put reachable Working Objectives in place. 4. Search around for others involved in this problem and exchange thoughts – Network. 4. Search around for others involved in this problem and exchange thoughts – Network. 5. Put YOUR OWN Situational Analysis structure in place. 5. Put YOUR OWN Situational Analysis structure in place. 6. Begin to Identify Problems within the issue. Talk to others about this – Network. 6. Begin to Identify Problems within the issue. Talk to others about this – Network. 7. Begin to Identify Possible solutions. Talk to others about this – Network. 7. Begin to Identify Possible solutions. Talk to others about this – Network. 8. Make Plans. Talk to others about this. Network. 8. Make Plans. Talk to others about this. Network. 9. Execute Plans. 9. Execute Plans. 10. Review Situation and begin to go through this process again, and again. 10. Review Situation and begin to go through this process again, and again.