Open Space Conference Summerland, BC, 27 May 2017 My favorite metaphor: “Big Rocks in the Jar” Ready for July 2017? Board all in place? Goals set AND on Rotary Club Central? Key dates planned… Club Assembly Board retreeat PETS & prePETS for PE Fall Assembly District Conference Summerland, BC, 27 May 2017

The Goal… Collect “Best Practices” & Prioritize The big question… What best practices, techniques or action items will help our Rotary Club to become better in 2017-2018 than it is right now?

Open Space Technology Self-Organizing Scalable, adaptable Been applied from 5-2000 participants Participation Passion Discussion, not lecture Actionable results “Some of the inspiring side effects that are regularly noted are laughter, hard work which feels like play, surprising results and fascinating new questions.” Harrison Owen, proposed 1982 “Organization Transformation” paper First annual symposium 1983 Evolved over few years to “Open Space” model

The Goal… Collect “Best Practices” & Prioritize The big question… What best practices, techniques or action items will help our Rotary Club to become better in 2017-2018 than it is right now?

How Today will Work… We have a goal (Best Practices) and a “Big Question” (Better Clubs) Collect breakout themes that address the big question… Membership? Fellowship? Leadership? Club Administration? Define “Marketplace”: Breakout areas with top themes Note your 2 top choices for discussions to join in session A & B Breakout for session A, create “Best Practice” pages from discussion Lunch Breakout for session B, repeat (tape “Best Practice” pages to wall) Full group – “Shop the Wall” (Voting dots)

The Goal… Collect “Best Practices” & Prioritize The big question… What best practices, techniques or action items will help our Rotary Club to become better in 2017-2018 than it is right now?

The Goal… Collect “Best Practices” & Prioritize Breakout Session A: Multi-Club Interactions Programs & Guest Speakers Club Demographics Social Media The big question… What best practices, techniques or action items will help our Rotary Club to become better in 2017-2018 than it is right now?

The Goal… Collect “Best Practices” & Prioritize Breakout Session B: Fund Raising Membership Attraction Mentorship Community Service The big question… What best practices, techniques or action items will help our Rotary Club to become better in 2017-2018 than it is right now?

Top 5 “Best Practices” selected by votes… (A4 – 30): Establish a Rotary “Crowd Funding” account. Raises funds for projects and programs through social media channels. (A1 – 29): Create a joint website (either for each Area or for full District) where clubs can highlight projects and a calendar (speakers, events), with links to the Club’s own website. (B1 – 28): Showcase & share best fundraising projects or ideas between clubs using ClubRunner and reports to All-President’s meetings. Seek partner opportunities (something like a District-based Rotary Showcase). (B3 – 28): EVERYONE should have a mentor, and the mentor should be carefully matched. (A1 – 25): Rotary Roundup! What is going on, what is down the road, end with pot luck. Get more clubs working together for fellowship and future collaborative projects.