Leadership Challenge: 2014

Nowadays, whenever creating new idea or gather information from member, they offen refer to “Brainstorming” technique. So,

What’s brainstorming?

We can understand that brainstorming is a group problem-solving technique that involves the spontaneous contribution of ideas from all members of the group; the mulling over of ideas by one or more individuals in an attempt to devise or find a solution to a problem.

Maybe everyone knows to do it. But, let’s see how “Leadership Program Challenge” course of KNOWMADS works .When I learn about this brainstorming’s of MrGuus, program manager of KNOWMADS , I really feel comfortable and relax with all of my member in my group. So, how we do this? Firstly, we have a golden question and explain about situation and give more detail to clear this topic. Secondly, we create ideas, opinions by writing everything in sticker note about this topic together. During gather ideas time, we don’t have permission to comment or analyze about other’s ideas. We have just open our mind, create something news together and say out loud our ideas. After that, “Cluster” is next step. We organize every ideas and categorize each note to their subject. Finally, we choose good ideas can resolve problem.

To have succesfull brainstorming period,you need to follow some rules:

Animals

In this blog, I want to talk about animal icon of a team, how to use this tool when working in a group and how effective it is.

There are 6 animals represents 6 kind of people in a group.

They are:

· Lion (powerful, strong, leader, teamwork, know others skill)

· Giraffe (overview, coordinates the group),

· Parrot (talkative, get idea from the parrots talking, copies people, communicate),

· Monkey (smart, active, funny, can be disturbing),

· Rabbit (shy, weak, ask for opinion, scared),

· Snake (clever, has experience, can make good plan).

How to use:

· Each member pick their own animal

· The team need to prepare a performance, members try to show the characteristics of their animals in that performance

By using this tool, you can understand the weakness and the strength of different characteristics. The team will find solutions to develop the strengths and fix the weakness. In addition, understanding the personality of others, you can give the suitable task to people.

For example, about the Rabbit members, you need to motivate them to talk out what they are thinking, help them connect with other members in group. For Snakes, they usually have some good ideas so you should listen to them carefully.

In the reality, the roles can change actively during the time of the discussion.

Finally, in my opinion, this tool very easy to use and very effective in teamwork.

PERFECT TRIANGLE GAME

TRIANGLE GAME

Story:

It comes from the game called Sun, Moon and Earth, with its orbit affecting each other. The movement is harmony, if they have their own orbit.

Keep calm and Keep the TRIANGLE IN BLANCE

How to play:

Time: 30 minutes

Number of people: more than 10 ppl

How to play: In silent, think of two other members in class you want to follow. Always keep distance to the 2 other members, create a balanced triangle.

If you don't create change, change will create you

Messages:

Everything can change but however, we can find the balance if we trust and keep finding it.

- Leadership: Keep calm, Observe, be the Center and Fair

- Connection: balanced, fair and keep observing

Keep watching

Triangle Matrix -

What we feel:

- 1st: Unknown: At the first time, the feeling of unknown appeared. People kept moving and it looked like a Chaos

- 2nd: Try to figure the meaning by answering the question in mind: focus on the target, almost forget everything around, someone who watching me. Keep observing, figure out who keep watching me, at the same time see what happen to the 2 targets.

Keep questioning

Check In - Check Out !

During the 4 days of the program. I have learned a lot of things and also did plenty of activities. But the activity which impressed me most is the CHECK IN and CHECK OUT.

The first day of the program was my first time to do it and I really surprise. When everyone is on the circle, they have the right to raise their voice and say whatever they want. They can also express their thought in the way they feel comfortable. But to be honest, sometimes I don’t really like some member’s part because they were not serious. How can they say that they are very tired and sleepy in morning?? They supposed to have full of energy to change the whole world. And sometimes they just say nonsense thing. But normally, everyone enjoy it and really to learn new things.

Another cool part is CHECK OUT. This is the last activity at the end of the day. Sometimes people feel tired because of a very hardworking day. But during the check out process, they said they would walk away with lots of fun and new lessons!

I DO ARRT

I = Intention, DO = Desired Outcome, A = Agenda, R = Rules, R = Roles, T = Time.

For me, this is the most powerful tool while working in group. This helps group has a common way, a common reasonable decision between many chooses. So that it can bring us to the successful whenever that group work on any project. Why does this work effective?

The secret is hidden in every character. At first, how do you go to a splendid castle? While you don’t know where it is and how does it look like? Use this tool! You must know where you are, where you want to go to, what do you want to see when you are there. This tool’ll help you.

But if this beautiful castle seem to far and hard to reach? Don’t worry! Use this tool! What you need is the letter A, an Agenda will help you. You can’t go there in a day, but every day you go help the distant shorter. And someday, the Distant is equal to 0. Now you are in the castle, on the glossiest floor, under the brightest light ^^ …

That what your mind sees when you are here ^^ you can go a day, you can go 2 days, you can go 3 days, but on the the way to the brightest castle, there are many thing attract you, a group of men invites you to join in and go to the beach for the summer vacation, or a theft steal your luggare… Do you want to go to the beach? or give up because of lacking food, money… It’s time to use this tool! A great companion will encourage you and raise up your mind, whenever you have a disappoinment like this :) Yes, everyone have their own responsibility, this companion remind you about the time, another reminds you about your spirit :) Devide the role, and everyone should work good on their own role :)

And finally, when will you come and feel like a King :) Carefully on this aspect, if it too tight, you must work too hard and you have no time to take care for your health. Does your citizen love a weak and ugly King ? If it too long, how long do you want your citizen wait more? even the people of this new lands doesn’t never see their nicely King………………..

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Now you know how this tool help you, so simple, ask questions to solve your problem, or bring your project to be success, depend on above aspects - I DO ARRT :)