[Neurons] 2016 "Neurons" -- #3 Forging a New Future for NLP
L. Michael Hall
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Thu Jan 14 13:53:53 EST 2016
From: L. Michael Hall
Re: The NLP Leadership Summit ---
2016 Alicante, Spain
"Neurons" #3 January 14, 2016
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In the city of Alicante, Spain on the Mediterranean Sea . an absolutely
gorgeous location.
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>From the plenary group where we explored possibilities and made decisions to
the small groups where everyone was able to speak and interact.
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From: L. Michael Hall
2016 "Neurons" Meta Reflections - #3
January 14, 2016
Re: A Report on The NLP Leadership Summit
the 4th Summit at Alicante, Spain
FORGING A NEW FUTURE FOR NLP
A truly historical event occurred January 8, 9 and 10 in the coastal city of
Alicante Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It occurred when 33 top leaders
in the field of NLP came together representing 13 countries and multiple
languages for a conversation of a lifetime. Another ten were expected, but
for family issues and other things at the last minute they were not able to
come. These leaders typically were key leaders in various National
Associations of NLP around the world- The Association of NLP of the UK, of
Germany, of the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, etc. and we even had one of
the original co-founders of NLP with us, Frank Pucelik from the Ukraine.
For three full days officially from 10 am to 7 pm, and many more hours at
breakfast and in the pub, we had many of the conversations that the field
has needed to have for the past 40 years. We actually began these four
years ago when we began the half-day (4 hour) Summits in London prior to the
NLP London Conference. We began those Summits to know each other and become
acquainted with each other so that it began to build trust between us. And
what we did there was taken to a much, much higher level in this three-day
intensive. Several commented on the level of trust and sense of community
that has emerged among us.
The Idea of a "Summit"
In the world of politics, when an issue or a problem arises in a country and
it is too big, too overwhelming, too global a problem for the leaders of one
country to solve, often an invitation will go out to the leaders of half a
dozen countries or a dozen or two dozen to come together to talk about it.
They call that conversation, a Summit. The Summit has no power, no
organization, no army, no budget, etc. It is just a meeting of leaders to
put their heads together to talk about a shared problem or a shared
challenge. Sometimes, however, out of such Summits, arise an Alliance that
is empowered by all of the countries.
The NLP Leadership Summit is similar. The Summit, as such, has no
"authority" to prescribe or control. It is a place, or perhaps more
accurately an experience, wherein the top leaders come together to encounter
a shared problem or challenge. That's what we have done. And what has
emerged, ever so slowly (well, for my tastes) is a growing sense of
collaboration and willingness to take some effective actions to address the
problems of "negative press," misrepresentations, lack of an international
unifying body, the "cowboys" giving NLP a bad name, etc.
One problem in the field of NLP has been the divisiveness-the separating
into individualistic camps. This has led to the Elephant-in-the-room
problem that every person new to NLP excitedly and surprisingly asks, "Do
the leaders of NLP talk to each other?" "Do they get along?" "Why are
there these divisions and camps?" "Why don't the leaders apply NLP to
themselves?" For years, many of us talked this way primarily with regard to
Richard Bandler and John Grinder. Then we spoke about it regarding those
who have been carrying the mantle of leadership from them.
The good news is that today we can say, "The top leaders of NLP are talking
and attempting to work together." "And they are also forging ahead looking
for how we can co-create the kind of future for NLP that we all want- a
future wherein the model/s of NLP are recognized, found credible, and is
progressing in the world as it enables people to change their lives for the
better and become their best selves."
Accomplishments to Date
>From the second Summit, we created a website,
<http://www.nlpleadershipsummit.org./> www.nlpleadershipsummit.org. We also
discovered that we could agree upon a list of values, ethics, and a basic
definition of NLP. In this fourth Summit, I think everyone realized what a
few said repeatedly, "We have so much more in common than I ever thought."
I would guess that 80% or more of what we think of as NLP and what we do we
have in common and agree upon. And regarding the ethics and
professionalism, I think that we are nearly 100% in agreement.
>From this summit we formed six Project Groups which will be working to
produce different things and many of these will be on the website. We will
also be producing a small book Powered by NLP: The 2016 NLP Leadership
Summit. This will provide documentation of the Summit in a variety of ways-
articles, poems, stories, pictures, even jokes.
What we did during the Summit was experience co-leadership. That's not
easy. I think it could be said that everyone of the leaders present is a
person of strong opinions and a person who gets things done. They are not
just talkers. They are there, in part, and self-funded themselves to come
because they are successful in their own right in using NLP. Many (probably
most) are or were trainers, entrepreneurs who run or had run Training
Centers. Others are therapists, consultants, coaches, or researchers. And
as the saying goes, leading a group of strongwilled people like that is
"trying to herd cats."
In facilitating the group, Heidi Heron and myself, set up the processes so
that everyone had a opportunity to be in front of the group and present what
one of the three (or more) smaller groups had deliberated on. We also
facilitated conversations within the larger group- and many times it became
very animated. Yet, amazingly, we truly kept applying the NLP
Communication Model to ourselves so the conversations were respectful and
considerate even when the conversations became intense. I felt proud of the
group and everyone in the group.
On to the Future of the field of NLP
The next NLP Leadership Summit will be Friday April 15 in London just prior
to the NLP Conference. And the next 3-day Intensive Summit will be January
12, 13, 14, 2018 and we will return to the same hotel in Alicante Spain.
Open Invitation to the Field of NLP
We now have over 100 top leaders in the field of NLP listed on the website:
<http://www.nlpleadershipsummit.org./> www.nlpleadershipsummit.org. Any
"Leader" in this field is welcomed to join this "tribe of elders" if they
meet the following criteria:
1) You have been in the field of NLP as a "leader" for 15 years
or more.
2) You are committed to high standards for NLP which means you not engaged
in things that lower the quality, like doing NLP Practitioner training as a
5-day workshop.
3) You are "good" with the definition of NLP we have on the website and able
to "sign off" on it?
4) There is someone on the NLP Leadership Summit who will recommend you as
an ethical and professional person.
5) You are a "leader" because you have been teaching, training, coaching,
and/or influencing people to enter the field of NLP and they consider you a
leader.
6) You are a part of a recognized NLP Association which has a Code of Ethics
that you are held to.
Participants as of 2 January 2016
Netherlands
Anneke Durlinger, Netherlands
Anneke Meijer, Netherlands
Jaap Hollander, Netherlands
Lucas Derks, Netherlands
France
Brian van der Horst, France
Gilles Roy, France
UK
Bruce Grimley, UK
Joe Cheal, UK
John McLachlan, UK Ireland
Judith Lowe, UK
Karen Meager, UK
Lisa de Rijk, UK
Melody Cheal, UK
Reb Veale, UK
Scottland
John McWhirter, Scottland
Chile
Fabiola Escobar, Chile
Ukraine
Frank Pucelik, Ukraine
Australia
Heidi Heron, Australia
Laureli Blyth, Australia
Germany
Karl Nielsen, Germany
Nandana Nielsen, Germany
Portugal
Luzia Wittmann, Portugal
USA
Michael Hall, USA
Rachel Hott, USA
Steven Leeds, USA
Canada
Shelle Rose Charvet, Canada
Switzerland
Ueli Frischknecht, Switzerland
Hedi Roulin, Switzerland
Romania
Catalin Zaharia, Romania
Those who were planning but could not make it at the last moment
UK
Michael Carroll, UK
Norway
Lene Fjellheim, Norway
Austria
Peter Schutz, Austria
Australia
Terry McClendon, Australia
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