𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒 | Envisioning the University’s futures DAP capacitates TAU leaders on anticipatory governance

Highlighting the role of foresight and futures thinking in strategic visioning and risk management and resilience, the Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) Administrative Council (AdCo) participated in a Training on Strategic Foresight and Scenario-Based Planning in partnership with the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) Center for Governance – Operations Management Office at Subic Bay Venezia Hotel, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, on 9 – 12 October.

Despite his full itinerary, TAU President Dr. Silverio Ramon DC. Salunson stayed for the crucial periods and witnessed the bottom-up planning and collaborative ideation of AdCo members, facilitated by Dir. Alvin P. Principe and Ms. Merriam P. Dy.

“This training will give our middle managers and senior leaders useful strategies and insightful information and open fresh possibilities, reminding us that we may not be able to actively design the future but we can prepare for whatever that is imminent,” Dr. Salunson shared during the opening ceremony.

The University Executive also stressed how the training came at such an opportune time as TAU works to overcome institutional challenges and turn them into opportunities for growth and innovation.

Organized by the TAU Office of the Vice President for Planning and Quality Assurance (OVPPQA), the eight-session event included lectures and workshops from scenario framing up to the determining of indicators and signposts for the first three days. For the final stretch, the four groups, each led by a TAU vice president, presented their scenario plans exploring various themes and versions of futures.

Dr. Leonell P. Lijauco, VPPQA, said that TAU needs to prepare for futures to “remain relevant, competitive, and resilient.” Further capitalizing on TAU’s primary functions as an educational and research institution, Dr. Lijauco underscored how TAU’s anticipatory governance should look forward and respond to global trends such as evolving educational demands, shifts in agricultural practices, environmental challenges, and technological advancements.

Furthermore, Dr. Arnold R. Lorenzo, Vice President for Finance and Administration (VPFA), presented the collective takeaways from the TAU participants after he and his fellow VPs coined the acronym STIR:  Strategic, Transformative, Innovative, and Relevant interventions which must be reflected in TAU’s 10-year roadmap.

The next training, which will dwell on deepening components, will be held in Bani, Pangasinan on 21-22 November.  Said program will have five more sessions thereafter culminating on 12 February 2025 for the final validation.

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