"Phase 1: Discover and Assess

Step 1: Identify discomforts in the community (or organization).

Step 2: Find out what has been done.

Step 3: Invite others into the assessment process.

Phase 2: Focus and Commit

Step 4: Analyze assessment data and choose a focus (one to four issues).

Step 5: Build a plan.

Step 6: Register with Charter for Compassion.

Step 7: Encourage partners to join.

Step 8: Make a formal commitment.

Phase 3: Build and Launch

Step 9: Educate community.

Step 10: Launch event.

Step 11: Implement action plans.

Phase 4: Evaluate and Sustain

Step 12: Measure progress.

Step 13: Communicate within community.

Step 14: Share globally.

Step 15: Sustain efforts."

Suggest what next steps we might take as a learning community to move forward with Niagara university's compassionate university initiative.