DES7062: Leadership and Entrepreneurship Log

 As we close the group work and focus on our individual submissions, Hannah asked the group to answer questions on experience of the project. This was great to see how others felt.  Question 1) Name one thing that went well? Question 2) One thing you have learnt from this project is... Question 3) One thing you think could be improved? Question 4) Name something / one skill you learnt about yourself that you would like to improve? Hannah:   Q1) the final presentation  Q2) not to presume everyone knows what’s happening, even when they say it’s ok Q3) group to me management - the next proj I would start out by doing ‘minI team interviews’ to identify strengths and weaknesses and create proj mgt task lists Q4) my communication skills, I’ve read and practice some of the jo Owen skills and they had a better response in my WBL learner but need more practice in proj groups Tanisha: Ans 1- apart from the final presentation, I believe we all have had a number of personal ...

Today the group work came to an end, we presented our final ideas, strategies and presentation to the class and experts. There was five groups all together, each with their own specialisms for CPDs. There was BIM, Sensory Design, Sensory Design for UX in Retail, Design Management and Conversation.  Due to protection, only authorised users are able to view the stream of the session. Click here to view the stream, BCU students and staff should be able to view this. Our presentation is at 1hr 9min, followed by feedback from experts. I usually prefer to volunteer to go first for presentations, as I prefer the over and done. Otherwise I tend to get more nervous, compare the work more and overthink. However, as each group approached the group different with different specialisms, I felt more relaxed.  I was really pleased with the outcome, I was proud of the group, our work and myself! Presentations are not usually a struggle for me, I can channel my nervous well and as we had...

2 days until our final pitch. We had a morning meeting with Nick, an expert for our CPD specialism. We presented what we had, the original powerpoint but there were no further adjustments. Nick, gave plenty of useful feedback and commented on the presentation. He stated how we should focus on being hard hitting, communicate visually and bring design management to the CPD. This then lead back to our previous discussion. I could see frustration and impatience on Hannahs face and tone. There was length debates, discussions and wasted time. Reflecting on Jo Owens (2018) How to Manage, she writes on using EQ, PQ and IQ to resolve conflict.  EQ: empathise, remove the emotional heat of the moment. PQ: agree the common problem, align agendas.  IQ: solve the problem and agree the way forward. By using this method, I was able to move the group forward and get going with the task at hand. I empathised with Hannah's frustration, she later mentioned she is not used to working last minute, ...