In a problem as open as 'Determining an ICT strategy for a whole City and region' it is understandable that there will be few certainties in terms of causes and effects. It would therefore be unwise to be completely predictive about actions and outcomes. Having to interpret the outcomes of the consultation process to understand the aspirations and desires of the community is just one part of this problem. The integration of these particular directions into the local context, the national and global contexts that comes from the literature involves an iterative process of discussion and ideas formulation. In the end, the process of formulating a strategy has to be informed by a creative process of generating ideas around the best options for the countless ways of proceeding. The creative process used in this strategy begins in the consultations themselves, settles with the researchers and in the end will be further developed by the implementers of the strategy.