This document outlines the agenda and notes from a 2010 strategic planning meeting for the Hermitage. The meeting focused on defining core values, vision, mission and programming for the organization. Key points discussed include establishing values of creativity, history, ecology and community; crafting a vision for the future; and examining current and potential programming and resources over 1-5 years and 10+ years. Next steps identified preparing a summary for the board and developing short and long-term implementation plans to accomplish the strategic goals.

1. 2010 STRATEGIC PLANNINGFACILITATOR:Martin “Marty” BlackMay 20 2010CREATIVITYHISTORYECOLOGYCOMMUNITYThe hermitage

3. AGENDA1. INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW2. VALUES3. VISION AND MISSION4. PROGRAMMING5. PEACE PRIZE6. RESOURCE IMPLEMENTATION7. WRAP UP AND COMMITMENT

4. GROUP EXERCISE

6. The importance of clarity for understanding and consistency…Imagine: an urban city setting at dark with a purple sky a series of high rise and mid rise buildings with white lit windowsand some flashes of light flowing in the foreground

9. Strategic Planning ApproachSWOTStrengthsWeaknessesOpportunitiesThreatsSOAR

10. Strengths

11. Opportunities

12. Aspirations

13. ResultsAdapted by Martin Black from: Strategic Inquiry Appreciative Intent: Inspiration to SOAR A New Framework for Strategic PlanningBy Stavros, Cooperrider & Kelley

14. 11Discovery“What defines us?”AppreciatingDestiny“How to learn,and adjust/improvise?”SustainingDream“What might be?”Envisioning ResultsTHE HERMITAGEDesign“What should be--the ideal?”Adapted by Martin Black from: Strategic Inquiry Appreciative Intent: Inspiration to SOAR A New Framework for Strategic PlanningBy Stavros, Cooperrider & Kelley

15. ENVIRONMENTAL SCANAdapted by Martin Black from: Strategic Inquiry Appreciative Intent: Inspiration to SOAR A New Framework for Strategic PlanningBy Stavros, Cooperrider & Kelley

16. AGENDA1. INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW2. VALUES3. VISION AND MISSION4. PROGRAMMING5. PEACE PRIZE6. RESOURCE IMPLEMENTATION7. WRAP UP AND COMMITMENT

17. ValuesHave we done our work in a way that adheres to the shared values that are understood by all? And if not, how might we change our work to ensure we are indeed walking our talk?

18. 1. VALUES“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” - Albert Einstein

19. 1. VALUESHOW WILL WE TREAT EACH OTHER, OUR CONSTITUENTS AND EVERYONE WHO COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE HERMITAGE?WHAT THREE – FOUR QUALITIES DO YOU WANT TO COME TO MIND WHEN SOMEONE SAYS: “THE HERMITAGE”?

20. Environmental

21. Entertaining

22. Thoughtful

23. Wise

24. Nurturing

25. Independent

26. Collaborative

27. Focused

28. EthicalAccessibleCreativeDiverseInnovativeInspiringSpiritualBoldTraditionalFlexible

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30. Establish four to six core values from which the organization would like to operate. Consider values of customers, stakeholders, employees and the community.“WHAT VALUES ARE YOU MUST PROUD OF IN YOURSELF?“WHAT VALUES ARE YOU MUST PROUD OF IN THE BOARD?“WHAT VALUES ARE YOU MUST PROUD OF IN THE ORGANIZATION?

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32. “The task of leadership is to create an alignment of strengths…” - Peter Drucker

33. Observations and experiences—When do people feel most passionate and connected with/at the Hermitage? B. The Hermitage’s Signature Strengths: Presuming change in the future, what are those best qualities– distinctive capacities, signature strengths, assets, etc --that you would want to keep or build upon, even as the organization moves into a new and changing future?

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35. Re- and De-Hydrate yourself

36. AGENDA1. INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW2. VALUES3. VISION AND MISSION4. PROGRAMMING5. PEACE PRIZE6. RESOURCE IMPLEMENTATION7. WRAP UP AND COMMITMENT

37. “Certain things catch your eye,But pursue only thosethat capture your heart.” - Native American saying

38. 2. VISION AND MISSIONVisionARY - who sees what is possibleMissionARY - who carries out that workOur vision is a community where ________________________________.or Our vision is a community that __________________________________.

39. GROUP EXERCISE

40. Vision"Art is the Queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the world." - Leonardo da Vinci

41. VisionVision Have we done our work in a way that will move our vision forward? Have we focused entirely on our mission, at the exclusion of our vision? How might we change our work to aim at that vision?

42. GROUP EXERCISE

43. mission"To nurture creativity, preserve a Florida historic site, protect native ecology, and serve our Gulf Coast Communities."

44. CreativityThe Hermitage Artist Retreat nurtures creativity in mid-career writers, painters, poets, playwrights, composers, translators, sculptors, and artists working in digital media. With a gift of time and inspiring space, as well as an accommodating and supportive staff and community, creative people are invited here to work. Supporting gifted people in their work is our work.

45. HistoryA pre-historic Callusa Indian midden lies in the center of the Hermitage campus while one of the region’s earliest buildings, the Hermitage House (1907) serves as both living quarters, and common areas for Hermitage Fellows. Other buildings on the campus date back to the 1940s. It’s this rustic, “old Florida” ambiance and our meticulous restoration of it, which provides the foundation for the inspiring atmosphere of the Hermitage.

46. EcologyThe Hermitage encompasses some of Florida’s finest environmental treasures, including a beach stretching for miles in both directions and one of the finest examples of sea turtle nesting habitat. While our beautifully restored buildings are incredible, nothing beats sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico for a spiritual experience -- a communion with nature that leaves you forever changed.

47. CommunityCommunity is important to us, which is why it plays such a key role in our mission. First we attend to the internal community -- how our artists interact with the other Hermitage artists and staff. While we create in solitude, we live together in community and celebrate the opportunity to connect with our fellow artists. Next we attend to our external community. All Hermitage artists are asked to perform two services to the external community which may include lectures, exhibitions, concerts, readings, school and senior center visits, or any other kind of public interaction that lets them share their work and themselves with our Southwest Florida community.

48. MissionHave we done our work in a way that monitors to ensure we really are accomplishing our mission? And if not, how might we change our work to ensure we are indeed accomplishing that work?

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50. Lunch time…take some friends to a comfortable place….

51. AGENDA1. INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW2. VALUES3. VISION AND MISSION4. PROGRAMMING5. PEACE PRIZE6. RESOURCE IMPLEMENTATION7. WRAP UP AND COMMITMENT

52. 41What possibilities exist that we have not yet considered?What’s the smallest change that could make the biggest impact?What solutions have we dared not try?

53. What possibilities exist that we have not yet considered?

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55. What’s the smallest change that could make the biggest impact?

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57. What solutions have we dared not try?

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59. 3. PROGRAMMING1- 5 years10 yrs - Legacy

61. AGENDA1. INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW2. VALUES3. VISION AND MISSION4. PROGRAMMING5. PEACE PRIZE6. RESOURCE IMPLEMENTATION7. WRAP UP AND COMMITMENT

62. 4. PEACE PRIZEConcept DescriptionRole in the organization’s futureDoes it match the values of the Hermitage?

63. Re- and De-Hydrate yourself