Completed the IDGC? Let's Reflect

@Hope

i feel this course has made me reflect on so many things- its amazing how little i knew of the things that were happening around me the whole time! wowwiie

@Hope

🔍Share with us what you learned from the course/your key takeaways.

I learned that trust and courage are also skills. This piece of information was new to me. 

🔍Of all the skills and qualities mentioned in the 5 different domains of IDG, which 3 skills/qualities do you excel at? How do these skills/qualities allow you to better help yourself or other people?

1) Integrity and authenticity, openness and learning mindset, self-awareness.

2) Critical thinking, complexity awareness, long-term orientation and visioning.

3) Appreciation, humility, empathy and compassion.

4) Social skills, communication skills and trust.

5) Optimism, Creativity and Perseverance.

These skills help me at professional as well as personal level at my university, workspace and home. Being aware, open and authentic helps me to build trust. Because of my traits I am a trustworthy person amongst my family and friends. 

Critical thinking and long-term orientation helps me to understand any situation better and to commit myself to projects and finish them.

Appreciation, humility and empathy/compassion helps me to have a positive impact amongst family and friends.

Social and communication skills and trust helps improve my personal and professional relationships.

Optimism, Creativity and Perseverance helps me to be strong enough to handle any situation. It allows me not to quit easily.

Thanks for reading!

@Hope

🔍Share with us what you learned from the course/your key takeaways: My key takeaways are that to drive change it takes humility. We need to look at ideas that are not currently working and need more attention! 

🔍Of all the skills and qualities mentioned in the 5 different domains of IDG, which 3 skills/qualities do you excel at? How do these skills/qualities allow you to better help yourself or other people?

I find that I am good at the problem-solving aspect being quite focused on details and at the same time I can be quite good at the collaborating aspect because things can feel lighter when there is humour which makes for approachability. I do quite well in thinking about new ideas which is important for driving change - it can be about breaking down and simplifying ideas. I enjoy psychological research and this has helped to challenge own bias too!

🔍Note down 1-2 skills/qualities you would like to improve upon. How will this improvement change your experience?

I would like to improve on communication skills - sometimes it doesnt go well because the timing is off! At the moment I am bracketing my intentions to avoid things landing poorly. This helps with expression and sensitivity of ideas. 

I am looking to get better at asking for help which is vital to trustful communication. If you never ask questions even if you dont know what to ask and let yourself be stuck people will assume all is well. So being more direct even in the confusion for me is needed. This change will make me make the changes faster and change my approach!

@Hope what’s the pass mark for inner development course out of 24, please? 💙

- Core values shouldn’t be underestimated, because they are the main driving force .

- Self-awareness, empathy and compassion, and perseverance allow me to treat myself and others in a proper way, without treating others and myself unaware .

- Communication and mobilization skills it will change how we communicate in an effective way and engage in a shared purpose and goals together .