Once you have thought about your wicked problem, you have brainstormed and explored the topic and spoken to lots of people to create a diversity of perspective, you are ready for next steps.

You will have analysing the data, considered possibilities and can create a purpose statement. By identifying your vision or creating a mission statement, a shared purpose can be identified.

Even a quality improvement project, needs a purpose.

The purpose tends to guide a direction of travel rather than be a specific goal which will give you the ability to flex and bend to achieve success.

If you are struggling, consider the following possibilities:

• Achievers: Do you want to be the biggest or the best at something.
• Explorers: Do you want to know the most about a subject or create new knowledge. This can also be inventing or developing something new.
• Connectors: Do you want to create a community and influence change.
• Self Expression: Do you want to empower others to achieve something specific.

Once this has been identified – you can pull together the right team to succeed.