NuFocus International Summit 2010

Rexton, New BrunswickDu 17 au 19 juin, 2010 : 

Another Year, Un autre Sommet It’s official: we’re going International! Rexton, New BrunswickDu 17 au 19 juin, 2010

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Inoubliable!!! Unforgettable!!!

We’re flying high…. : 

We’re flying high…. Le future nous attend

Are you ready….? : 

Are you ready….? OUINous sommes prêts! Is that a halo on St. Louie?

Let’s get this Show… : 

Let’s get this Show… …on the Road! Et ça presse!

We start with a World Café : 

We start with a World Café Our Rallying Question

Ça me dit quoi l’International? : 

Ça me dit quoi l’International? Beaucoup de discussions… Lots of interest!

Then we move on to Open Space : 

Pierre invites and… Suzanne facilitates Then we move on to Open Space

And many discussion groups : 

A total of 19 topics And many discussion groups

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Highlights & Reports : 

Highlights & Reports

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ò Conversations Deep & Intense!!!??!!

And what was Louie thinking? : 

And what was Louie thinking? So serious and thoughtful! His menu perhaps….

The NuFocus Cordon Bleu Institute : 

The NuFocus Cordon Bleu Institute …with Chef Louie

Assisted by Sous-Chef Pierre : 

Assisted by Sous-Chef Pierre Avec Bettie, la spécialiste dans la préparationdes huîtres!

And the rest of us… : 

And the rest of us… Eat, Drink and Be Merry! …or Eat, Pray and Love!

Many smiles and joyous moments : 

Many smiles and joyous moments

Quiet times, reflective times : 

Quiet times, reflective times

Rexton, an unforgettable place : 

Rexton, an unforgettable place

Our Closing Circle : 

Our Closing Circle

Sous le pommier… : 

Sous le pommier… symbolique de notre avenir Like us at NuFocus, the branches inter-twine Our special tree of life and international growth!

The End of another Summit : 

The End of another Summit …or just a New Beginning NuFocus is all about Heart and Soul

Our Book of Reports : 

Our Book of Reports 10 Topics Documented

1. Professional Development opportunities for Partners : 

1. Professional Development opportunities for Partners

2. Partner Services and Liberating Infrastructure : 

2. Partner Services and Liberating Infrastructure

3. Liberating Structures : 

3. Liberating Structures

4. How to support partners that are going through a difficult time : 

4. How to support partners that are going through a difficult time

5. How do I create my business and co-create NuFocus at the same time : 

5. How do I create my business and co-create NuFocus at the same time

6. NF Creative Centers: What could it be? : 

6. NF Creative Centers: What could it be? SPACES WITHIN SPACES Liberating infrastructures Ex : open space. Suitcase of tools on hand Kindergarten stuff (like playdoe, paper) Audi visual Kitchen Recreational – pool table, etc… The hub concept Natural lighting (flexibility) Colors Roof area /natural space Lounge area Google campus Services Open and less open areas Initiatior / Initiateur (trice): Ray HebertParticipants: Charline Hebert, Pierre LaPlante, Lise Collette Lee, Chris Frenette, Bettie Arseneault, Charline Poirier, Francis Bourque, Erika, Sandy, Duncan Noble The lodge could be an inn center Round spaces Waterfalls Big walking fridge Haligraphic chamber Balance hi-tech and nature Library Music (not Ray’s) Headsets Video Conferencing Partnering with others (who have the technology) Need shifts (mental) Different spaces and settings Have big truck with portable stuff to create events (circus is coming to town) Resort – people stay Theme variety (lodge, spa, ….) Attractive settings (Paris)

6. NF Creative Centers: (continued) What could it be? : 

6. NF Creative Centers: (continued) What could it be? Cruise Ship Rent them – don’t have to own Rent them out – profile centre People working from home can gather in a space when required Cisco systems Dedicated screen Video conferencing Connect with chains (hotel, resorts, space, spa, health, wellness) Whole experience great food (create food together) Cooking your own food Type of spaces Creative studio (engineer studio with software) Initiatior / Initiateur (trice): Ray HebertParticipants: Charline Hebert, Pierre LaPlante, Lise Collette Lee, Chris Frenette, Bettie Arseneault, Charline Poirier, Francis Bourque, Erika, Sandy, Duncan Noble Test company Marketing tool Relaxed Learning environment Organic evolution Apple show case new tech (Ipads – interation) Discovery center Wizard academy – Texas Creative room sponsored Sustainability Green Economic Social Community engagement Center for peace and innovation Different /diverse groups coming together for discovery Dream center Pro bono time

6. NF Creative Centers: : 

6. NF Creative Centers: Continued….. Spirit of co-creation on living on blue environment Give receipes away Open source sorftware – no one owns Blue room (layered video) Embracing the culture shift Continued…. Vacation and business (walking the talk) Value a wealth creation from ideas, aboundance us and others Prosperity consciousness

7. L’International dans le concret, c’est quoi pour Nu Focus structurellement? : 

7. L’International dans le concret, c’est quoi pour Nu Focus structurellement?

8. How will/should we measure our success time : 

8. How will/should we measure our success time

9. Etre partie de la communauté à distance : 

9. Etre partie de la communauté à distance Bernard explique qu’il tient beaucoup au ‘feeling’ de faire partie de cette communauté qui est comme une famille; pourrons-nous préserver ce feeling lorsque nous serons 500 partenaires. Déjà avec le travail, la famille, le bénévolat, cela reste peu de temps pour ‘connecter’ avec d’autres. Bernard nous explique qu’avant son association avec NuFocus, le contact et le support qu’il recevait venait d’un rolodex de personnes-contactes qu’il téléphonait lorsqu’il avait besoin d’un boost; maitenant il a un énorme réseau avec NuFocus Louie de son côté avec sa nouvelle carrière s’inquiète de perdre le contact avec NuFocus. On parle de réunions régulières pré-cédulées ou les partenaires pourraient se voir sans toutefois imposer qu’on participe. On discute du fait que les partenaires ont tous leurs clients et leur travail et qu’il est difficile de planifier des réunions régulières. Mais Louie avoue qu’il déteste la routine et la discipline qui présente un dilèmne si on parle de régulière régulières. On discute ensemble du fait qu’on a des liens plus proches avec certains qu’avec d’autres dépendant des circonstances et du travail. Ce serait pareil si nous étions plusieurs dans la compagnie. On ne peut pas connaître tout le monde. Suzanne parle de sites WEB comme Second Life ou on pourrait visiter la Maison NuFocus pour visiter et bavarder avec des NuFocus ‘Avatar’ (personnages) qui seraient en dialogues dans différentes pièces de la maison de partout au monde. Certains parleraient dans une langue, d’autres dans une autre langue. Le lien qui nous tisserait ensemble serait NuFocus. Initiatior / Initiateur (trice): Bernard Landry Participants: Louie, Suzanne, Richard

9. Etre partie de la communauté à distance (continued) : 

9. Etre partie de la communauté à distance (continued) Parlant de sommet et de nos différentes réunions, la suggestion est faite qu’il serait bon à l’occasion de tenir nos réunions ailleurs qu’à Dieppe, à Caraquet par exemple. La discussion vient ensuite autour des choses qu’on a à apprendre l’un de l’autre. Les petites histoires dont nous connectons avec nos clients par exemple. Bernard rapporte que ses 150 à 160 téléphones pour souhaiter Bonne Fête à ses clients lui auraient rapporter environ $100,000 de business au cours des derniers 10 ans. Ces approches sont à partager avec d’autres partenaires. Maintenant il veut apporter cela à une étape plus loin par exemple avec une carte de graduation pour le fils ou la fille d’un de ces clients. Bernard fait remarque que les clients sont sensibles et apprécient de se faire surprendre avec de petits gestes. Richard arrive et nous parle d’un livre Who’s got your back? Qui fait le point que la façon de créer une communauté c’est avec de petits groupes de 3 à 5 personnes qui se rencontrent régulièrement, jasant une fois par semaine et s’offrant support et feedback honnête et franc. Ca ressemble une peu aux tables rondes, un cercle de trusted advisors. La conversation touche ensuite comment la communication entre les hommes est souvent autour de résultats de sport ou du ‘posturing’ entre gars qui laissent très peu de place pour une communication sensible et personnelle – pas facile dans le monde du travail aujourd’hui. Pour nous ici chez NuFocus, c’est notre façon de faire. On conclut que les méthodes de communications et communauté par internet pourront peut-être nous aider à rester connecter mais il faudra que cela inclut la communication visuelle, par la voix et pas juste par écrit (blogs ou autres).

9. Etre partie de la communauté à distance (continued) : 

9. Etre partie de la communauté à distance (continued) English translation Bernard explains that what’s important for him is to keep the “feeling” of what it’s like to be part of a community, similar to a family. Would we be able to maintain this connected feeling if we grow to 500 partners. Already in our busy lives which include work, family and volunteer work, there is little time to connect with others Bernard explains that by joining NuFocus, he increased the support and feeling part of a group which he did not have before when he had to depend on his rolodex on those days when it felt lonely or depressing. Louie worries that with his new assignment in his community position that he will lose touch with his friends at NuFocus; won’t be the same.

10. Helping the corporate structure become a community : 

10. Helping the corporate structure become a community Initially Charline H. explains that she posted this topic to explore the question about creating a community in NuFocus Marketing that would be similar to what exists in NuFocus Strategic Group. She explains that she gets the opportunity to be with NuFocus Group by the nature of her work and relationship with them but would so wish this to be possible with the team (Lise and Nadine). Because they are such a small group with a deadline type workload, it is difficult to do. The conversation goes down the path of how we all “feel” that we are part of the same family, how there are opportunities for us to be part of the same community. Yet somehow, as we dig deeper we realize that NuFocus Market is separate where we are all attentive and aware that by nature of their work, they are different than consultants and we don’t want to interrupt their creative flow. As much as Charline would want her team to be experiencing what she does, it cannot be her responsibility to create or facilitate this. Continuing our talks we then focused on the individual journey that we each have, on how helpful it is to be sharing about this journey, how it affects our individual creativity and how important it is to nourish our soul for creativity which happens when we get out of our own silo to connect with others. We then talked about possibilities of having marketing folks connect with other marketing folks realizing however that creating does not happen by having people each be creating or collaborating on a common project. What would probably be more helpful is opportunities to sound-board with others who are also in the same profession. Then the discussion continued on the pros and cons of connecting by our area of expertise or if it is better to be with people from different functions and areas. Then finally, everyone engaged in a conversation of finding our passion, of facing the tough journey of discovering within ourselves what we love to do. Initiator / Initiateur (trice): Charline Hebert Participants: Suzanne, Pierre, Charline Poirier, Lise Collette Lee