Building Communities for Tomorrow focuses on all sectors important to the community not just jobs, retail, education, or recreation. The first five steps may take from six months to one year. Some action on projects may begin during this year, but most of the time will be spent learning and planning. Community human and financial commitments are needed. A core group of approximately 45 people must commit to a year of work on the process.
Capacity building occurs before problem solving.
More knowledge of the community, possible strategies, and their impacts is needed before decisions can be finalized and action taken. New actions might require first learning new skills.