Medfield State Hospital Master Plan Committee Update

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Medfield State Hospital Master Plan Committee Update

“Serving the Good of the Whole”

As we progress towards the final goal, reflect on the following quote each time you analyze the direction of the Master Plan for Medfield State Hospital:

“We don’t want to be around very many people who disagree with us normally and we get news in
silos. The truth is in an interdependent complex world, diverse groups make better decisions than homogenous ones.”

These words were spoken by former President William Clinton during the July 2017 commencement exercises of the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program at the George W. Bush Presidential Center and are as applicable to the Town of Medfield’s Master Planning process as to the decisions of the future leaders of the world. 1

Over the past two years, the Medfield State Hospital Master Planning Committee (MSHMPC) has met with countless diverse Committees and stakeholders, each of whom has expressed a vested and often competing interest in the final outcome at the hospital. Throughout this time, MSHMPC has witnessed very little conversation among these diverse groups as each has advocated for their particular vision or perspective for the Hospital property.

As we close in on the final plan, now is the time for each of us to move outside our own sphere of interest for the Master Plan, and to look at the plan from the perspective of other constituencies within the Town.
Remember that in our role, MSHMPC has considered and heard many competing opinions and the diversity of applicable wants and needs. Even if the final plan is not exactly what you expected, our efforts to balance the spectrum of needs and wants is the true path of leadership towards the best whole outcome for Our Town - Our Land - Our Future.

1 Source CNBC News