National Council“Mission and Growth”

September 20th 2013 – Montreal

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Why are we here today?

Today is about discussing and discerning our commitment to grow – opportunities, challenges, hopes and fears and to counsel our leaders in this area of our hoped for future.

▪ Growth is one of L’Arche Canada’s three strategic priorities

▪ L’Arche’s internal and external environment is very different than in the past. We need to be intentional

▪ It is the role of the National Council to help discern and guide our future directions

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Today’s agenda

Welcome8:40 AM

Agenda itemTime

Faith sharingbeginning with a mime

8:50 AM

Gallery walk – part 2 10:50 AM

Plenary session11:50 AM

Presentation1:50 PM

Personal reflection3:00 PM

Plenary session4:00 PM

Gallery walk – part 19:50 AM

Orientation9:30 AM

Break10:30 AM

Close4:45 PM

Lunch12:30 PM

Break3:20 PM

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Who is working behind the scenes to support our thinking and planning about growth?

Steering Committee▪ Hollee▪ Gabby▪ Jenn▪ Christine▪ Jean-Christophe▪ Sophie▪ Nathan

Volunteer Consultants▪ Joan Stark▪ Kathleen McLaughlin▪ Mike Ross▪ Nicholas Landry▪ Seema Parmar▪ Spence Nichol

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We are taking our first steps on our growth journey!

Start Future

June

National mandate to grow L’Arche Canada

approved growth as one of three strategic priorities

September

Engagement with national council Discuss and discern our

commitment to grow

July

Launch strategy process Census survey Literature review Interviews with government Interviews with families

November

Recommendations to national leaders Actionable steps for

path forward

September

Continuation of national process Assessment of issues and options Financial review to understand impact

of funding changes Implementation roadmap

Today’s discussion

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Four key objectives for today’s workshop

Understand and discuss some of the factors that will influence how L’Arche might grow in the future

Gather our collective insight on how to continue developing a growth strategy

Build stronger collective ownership of the “growth” dimension of our new national mandate

Engage the issue of personal and organizational growth

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GALLERY WALK

What is a gallery walk?

A gallery walk is a discussion technique to help us actively engage with ideas and each other

We can share our ideas and thoughts in small groups as we circulate between different areas

What do we want from you?

Think about what you see and what it means for L’Arche

Ask questions about the posters and each other’s thoughts

Write down ideas and thoughts that intrigue you

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GALLERY WALK – Five galleries guide our discussion today

Growth Influencers

▪ Where we are today

▪ Upcoming changes in government funding

▪ Unmet needs and existing gaps

▪ Families: hopes, dreams and needs

▪ Imagining community differently

▪ Internal/External communications

▪ Organizational capabilities

▪ Internal financial capabilities

Gallery 1

Gallery 2

Gallery 3

Gallery 4

Gallery 5

Future work

Future work

Future work

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GALLERY WALK – Instructions

▪ Groups spend 20 minutes at each station (5 total)

▪ For the first 5 minutes, read and reflect individually on the content presented at your station

▪ Take the next 15 minutes to discuss the station questions

▪ Write down your own key takeaways; these will be used for our plenary discussion

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GALLERY WALK – Plenary session

▪ Take 4 post-it notes (2 green, 2 yellow)

▪ Write down your observations:

– On the green post-its, write 2 things that excite you about what you learnt in the gallery

– On the yellow post-its, write 2 things that concern you about what you learnt in the gallery

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LUNCH

Please reconvene at 1:50 PM

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PERSONAL REFLECTION

▪ Please take the next 20 minutes to think about everything you have seen and discussed today – feel free to find a quiet area for this reflection

▪ In your booklet there are 2 questions for reflection and space for you to write down some notes

▪ When you return to the large group you will have an opportunity to share your reflections

Instructions

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PERSONAL REFLECTION – Plenary session

▪ Questions for plenary discussion:

– What does growth mean for you and what could it mean for L’Arche?

– What obstacles do you anticipate?

– What opportunities do you see to address these challenges?

– What next steps should we take in this growth discernment process?

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CLOSE

The thoughts and insights you have shared today will help us detail our path forward

▪ Next steps: What is going to happen now?

▪ Questions and comments

▪ How are you leaving the meeting?

Thank you for your commitment today!