AGENDA
DAY 1 | TUES, MAY 7
1 - 2 PM
2 - 7 PM
7 - 8:30 PM
Lunch
Sfrondrata dining room
Arrivals
A chance to walk and enjoy Bellagio grounds.
Cocktails & Dinner
Welcome Remarks
Sfrondrata dining room
DAY 2 | WEDS, MAY 8
Breakfast
Sfrondrata dining room
8 - 9 AM
Plotting the way for the future
What Project Dandelion is about
Strategy 101
5-step strategic planning approach
Sfrondrata conference room
Lunch
Sfrondrata dining room
1 - 2 PM
Step 1: Taking roots in Project Dandelion's mission and vision
Recognize and build on personal leadership qualities
Tap into the power of imagination
Sfrondrata conference room
2 - 5:30 PM
6 - 7 PM
Break
Cocktails & Dinner
Sfrondrata dining room
7 - 8:30 PM
Preparing the ground for what is to grow
Welcome and framing
Mindful connection
Sfrondrata conference room
9 AM - 1 PM
Step 2: Developing a shared understanding of barriers to impact and levers for change
Build what's strong (How to SOAR)
Parallel working session on SOAR and levers for change
Sfrondrata conference room
DAY 3 | THURS, MAY 9
Breakfast
Sfrondrata dining room
8 - 9 AM
9 AM - 1 PM
Step 3: Sharpen Project Dandelion's strategic direction
Where to sow + how to flourish
Share prototype of Project Dandelion's strategy house
Stabilize Project Dandelion's strategic pillars
Sfondrata conference room
6 - 7 PM
Lunch
Sfrondrata dining room
1 - 2 PM
Villa Transport
Please meet outside of Sfrondrata for a ride up to the Villa.
6:30 PM
Cocktails & Dinner
With Bellagio Residents
Villa
7 - 8:30 PM
Evening Program
Special screening of 'Mrs. Robinson'
Villa
8:30 - 10 PM
Step 4: Define strategic pathways
What our draft theory of change looks like
Parallel working session (special focus on activities and outputs)
Sfondrata conference room
2 - 5:30 PM
Break
DAY 4 | FRI, MAY 10
Welcome and framing
Prepare heart and mind for the day
Recap
Moment of consolidation
Sfrondrata conference room
Breakfast
Sfrondrata dining room
8 - 9 AM
9 AM - 1 PM
Step 5: Define the way forward
Parallel working session to identify key milestones
Debrief in plenary
Sfrondrata conference room
Prepare organic fertilizers for the Dandelions to flourish
Parallel working sessions on topics like metanarratives, funding, actions for scale, and plans for the next 12 months
Sfrondrata conference room
Lunch
Sfrondrata dining room
1 - 2 PM
2 - 4 PM
Prepare organic fertilizers continued
Continuation of parallel working sessions
Sfrondrata conference room
4 - 5 PM
Wrap-up and closure
Take stock
Closing circle
Sfrondrata conference room
Break
5 - 7 PM
Cocktails & Dinner
Sfrondrata dining room
7 - 8:30 PM
Evening Program
TBD
8:30 - 9:30 PM
DAY 5 | SAT, MAY 11
8 - 9 AM
9 AM - 12 PM
Breakfast
Sfrondrata dining room
Departures