This year’s timetable will be:
0930am Arrival + Breakfast + linger around
1000am DC1101 - Introduction to Dharma Camp (Kwek)
1015am Who are you? – Icebreaker (Albert)
1100am Who am I? - Personality Test (Cindy): 10 min to do test and tabulate; 10 min instructions; 10 min to discuss moral dilemmas; 20 min to process;
1230pm Makan - Lunch
1315pm D-Box (Sea Ming)
1345pm Workshop: Building a Team (Hidayat)
1550pm Break
1600pm Wrap up: Managing expectations (Kwek)
Icebreaker
Possibilities:
Trust circle!
Human Bingo
Egg -> Chicken Scissors-Paper-Stone
Shout-my-name
Personality Test
Settled.
Team Building
Split into 2 groups, brainstorm for a team building game (or a series of games, as long as within the time frame) to be played for the other group plus facilitators. There are helplines in the centre, which they can ask for help or clues or guides or inspiration. Then everyone will play and then debrief. They will speak a few words and give ideas on how to improve the team-building.
Time limit: 2 hours
10 min Intro and instructions (explaining rationale)
40 min Brainstorm and think of an activity
20 min Execution - Team A
20 min Execute - Team B
30 min Debrief
Materials (They don't know what materials we provide unless they use the Mystery Bad helpline):
Newspaper
Mahjong paper
Straws
Scotch tape /Musking tape/ Double-sided tape, etc.
Ice-cream sticks
String
Markers
CD player
Songs / Game music
Helplines
A. Keywords
B. Pictures
C. Mystery Bag
Issue outstanding: How many clues can they draw?
D-box
Songs in between sessions with a longer after-lunch session and a final session after wrap up.
Wrap up
- Four Immeasurables in team-building
- Moderating expectations (Internal emotions)
- Right action (Middle path, middle choices) and applying Right Speech
8 comments:
For D-Box session, if Robby cannot go, do you want to invite Carmen as the guitarist? She plays guitar :) And I believe she can lead singing session the actual camp itself, hehe.
The sessions are comprehensive. How to bring up how we can use Buddhist values in leadership during the "Building a Team" session? If tell them too obvious it's like very fake also.. haha.
the buddhist values part will come during debrief. we will process the process of them devising team building games..
the idea of team building games came abt as we wanted them to have a hands-on experience on team building!
Dear Kwekyan and fellow Dharmaghosts,( omighost since when kwek decide to call us ghosts, im curious)
Thanks for e efforts and i have no worries at all that the event will run very well in you guys' hands.. =)))))) lolol ok2 i know thats not what u want..
For Icebreakers, I believe that those very common icebreakers are fine, most important is that they are effective And we get ourselves, the participants and the environment to be lively and fun..
Nice one!! to let them propose a team-building game/exercise.. I deduce by having such arrangement, we achieve the following objectives for them:
1) Thinking into What game/exercise/something which can make a new team Gel or Bond or have a group Spirit;
2) Understanding How & Why such game/exercise/something can build a team work/spirit
3) Discovering the challenges/difficulties faced in producing such game/programme; in carrying out such game/programme
4) Evaluating the positive&negative if any, outcomes of the team-building game/exercise, does it achieve what they set out to do/achieve. Share what is done well and not well, suggest what can be done better, other out-of-box ideas for future game/programme
5) Each of them is in fact either leading or being led throughout the process, so they get to experience how to lead a team and/or experince the dynamics/feelings etc in a team setting.
Ok enough..
I try to reflect on the objectives set out very early for the WOrkShop 2009 in Kwekyan's email:
""""As for training objectives, I've discussed with Carmen. Given that it's to train responsible and effective group leaders, we were thinking that perhaps it could be about how to incorporate the Dharma into effective leadership. e,g, how to set a positive example, as well as some simple ways to lead a team.
Maybe bringing in your experience and the other alumni's experience of leading teams: what are the challenges involved, how to overcome them, what to do during emergencies, etc."""""""""
I think the only things still not concrete / thorny issues are the:
- incorporate Dhamma into effective leadership...
--> I noted Cindy's comment that 'buddhist values part will come during debrief' as well as the Wrap Up section(the 3 points),,, I believe these parts will address the above objective yea!!!???
-alumni experiences in leading a team (challenges, how to overcome them, what to do during emergencies)
--> nowhere to be seen in the programme.. My suggestion :: 2 or 3of you share some personal accounts.. each maximum 5 minutes...
Finally, 3 things im still not clear:
1) the 3 Helplines - what are they exactly and how useful are they actually?
2) Issue outstanding - how many clues can they draw?
--> as i dont know what exactly the helplines are, i think i cant give useful comment here. But maybe, Depends on the team.. if they struggle, by all means give them any available clue/help.. otherwise it ll be disrupting/not productive... If they are very good, then 1 clue could be enough...
3) Wrap Up - I just would like to know the elaboration of each point and why these 3 points..
But anyhow,, i guess its going to be troublesome to explain in writing for these 3 things im not clear of,,, so,,, you ll just tell me in person next time yea!!!
OK, its been and going to be very tough on you guys! so jia you and gambatte.. Sadhu3x.. we ll celebrate after the workshop yea!!!
Side track: i have talked to Bro Soon Lee, he will pass me the Dana Citta's key after 1 Dec 2009.
One news: Confirmed, i am accepted into studying Graduate Diploma in Social Work at UniSIM in Jan 2010. This 14-month course will undergo in such a way that each subject will span across seven weeks. Two weeks of studying, one week exam, the rest are break.
This means, next year would be a crazy year for me, hopefully there are hot babes.
Thanks Cindee for answering me, Isen for the loooooooong comment and Albert for the update!
Congratulations Albert!! Your class is full-time or part-time? I will see you after your classes then.. :p My update is, starting work there as program executive at SIM 14 Dec onwards(SIM is different from UniSIM) :)
Haha, then am I supposed to update you all that I am now a licensed social worker? :P
Anyway, my senior sw(who is super nice) said yes immediately after knowing it's for nusbs. So, yes, we'll be using the personality test from him!
On a side note, I am sorry guys.. I will be unable to make it for the afternoon session for 5th Dec so i will be unable to co-faci with kwek, sea and ah yat. But I'll still be around in the morning to conduct the test..
cheers
oh yes, how cld i forget, congrats albert! I heard from my colleague tt the exam(or test?) is in february! Jiayou! :) And may you be able to meet hot babes in ur course.. hahaaaaaa
Yup, i can make it the half early day. I might need to go in the afternoon.
Congratz Alberto =)
Cya on the day guys
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