2. BSA’s Organizational Culture

3. About your facilitators
Tracy Techau
Lisa Gravel
Gail Plucker

4. So let’s play a game to begin a conversation…
You will need a QR code scanner on your cell phone or tablet
Most are free…
Go to app store on your device to locate and download one
OR make a new friend who has an app already…
The game will help us begin to understand how we are impacted by the varying perspectives of our stakeholders
Scan each code and discuss as a group

5. BSA, Report to the Nation Occurs annually It’s about who we are
Shares our accomplishments and contributions
In essence, it is an annual statement of our culture
BSA, Report to the Nation – report covers who we are as an organization and shares our accomplishments and contributions. In essence it is a statement of our culture. Read paragraphs 2 and 3
E - Diversity – Families like mine – Lester and Apryl from BSA Brand site.

6. Pewsocialtrends.org, The American Family Today, December 2015
No longer one dominant family form in the U.S.
Two parent families on the decline
Smaller families
More blended families
Parental roles in the workforce and at home are changing
Pew Social Trends, December 2015
The American Family today – Family life is changing...2 parent families on the decline. Smaller and more blended families.
Roles at home and in the workplace are changing – for mothers and fathers.

7. Just a sample - from Edutopia.org
Leveraging technology to inform parents in academic settings
Fast paced, immediate information or access to data
My.Scouting and Scoutbook development are examples for us
Technology – Using QR codes to communicate in an academic setting. Like communication – fast and evolving all the time. My.Scouting and Scoutbook are excellent examples of our efforts to keep up the pace.

8. The Denver Post, Mike Keefe, editorial cartoonist
Stone tablets to texting
Condensed content and context
Language differences
Fast paced and changing
Evolution of Communication – depicts the first written word being carved out on a stone tablet...we are now capable of sending Tweets. Communication can be immediate – the context of the message can be confusing.
Language and context can be different for individuals

9. Millenials – Why they are important 25% of U.S. population
The most racially diverse population in U.S. history
Their fluency and comfort with technology
Have fewer attachments to traditional political and religious institutions than other generations
Singlehood sets them apart
Millenials and why they are important to the BSA. Site details – 25% of population, more racially diverse, singlehood, comfort with technology.

11. Families Like Mine…....
Diversity – Families like mine – Lester and Apryl from BSA Scoutwire/Brand Site
This family discusses the “community” of scouting and what the program has meant to their sons and their family.
How is diversity addressed in this segment?

12. We Have An Established Culture
Fortunate to Have Strong Touchpoints…… 12

13. DEFINED CODES
Trustworthy
Loyal
Helpful
Friendly
Courteous
Kind
Cheerful
Obedient
Thrifty
Brave
Clean
Reverent
On my Honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to Obey the Scout Law, to help other people at all times, to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight. 12

14. POWERFUL PERCEPTIONS 12

15. UNIFORMITY
Uniform
Scout Ranks
Rules 12

16. TRADITIONS
Summer Camp
Recognitions
Activities 12

17. ALIGNMENT
Youth Interest
Parent Interest
Community Interest 12

18. SOCIAL SUPPORT / ENFORCEMENT
Rules
Expectations
Performance 12

19. Same Program Across Nation
BUSINESS PLAN
Same Program Across Nation 12

20. Local Strength - Decentralized
BUSINESS PLAN
Local Strength - Decentralized 12

21. BUSINESS PLAN
TROOP
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA
Autonomy - Ownership 12

22. CHALLENGES vs 12

23. Can be Subject to Interpretations
DEFINED CODES
Can be Subject to Interpretations 12

24. Changing Times and Evolving Communities Require Updates
POWERFUL IMAGES
Changing Times and Evolving Communities Require Updates 12

25. Can Make Flexibility / Change Difficult
UNIFORMITY
Can Make Flexibility / Change Difficult 12

26. Can Slow and Erode Relevance
TRADITIONS
Can Slow and Erode Relevance
1910
2016 12

27. Forces for Divergence Constantly Expand
ALIGNMENT
Forces for Divergence Constantly Expand 12

28. Social “Glue” and Compliance Changes
SOCIAL SUPPORT
Social “Glue” and Compliance Changes 12

29. Differences between communities…
BUSINESS PLAN
Differences between communities… 12

30. Does “one size fits all” work in 2016?
BUSINESS PLAN
Does “one size fits all” work in 2016?
IE: 100 – 200 – 300 – 400 – 500 12

31. BUSINESS PLAN
Resources:
Abundant for Some
Scarce for Others 12

32. What Does This Mean for Our Future Culture?12

33. What Does This Mean for Our Future Culture?
Understand our Choices and Balance
Keep: and Balance With:
DEFINED CODES RELEVANT
POWERFUL PERCEPTIONS CONTEMPORARY
UNIFORMITY FLEXIBILITY
TRADITIONS NEW TRADITIONS
ALIGNMENT NEW OPPORTUNITIES
SOCIAL SUPPORT CHANGED COMMUNITIES
BUSINESS PLAN NEEDS 12

34. We Can Do This!

35. Upcoming Work
BSA’s Culture Team

36. BSA’s Game Plan

37. Culture Initiatives

38. Culture Team Members Larry Abbott John Andrews Bill Goebel
Jeff Herrmann
Lyle Knight
James (Jim) Libbin
Tico Perez
Jason Pierce      
Gail Plucker
L. Hugh Redd
Michael Surbaugh    
Tracy Techau  
Lisa Young
   

39. Next Steps Culture Team Formed
Determine how they will achieve the outcomes
Enroll people (through out the system) in the work

40. Questions, thoughts…

41. Thank you!
You matter.