SPA Conference session: Bounce | |||
One-line description: | How to Harness Your Resilience in a Changing World | ||
Session format: | Workshop [read about the different session types] | ||
Abstract: | Are you feeling stressed? Do you feel uncertain about the future? Everyday we find ourselves facing different challenges, accomplishing various tasks and constantly adapting. As mankind has evolved, we've become more conscious and informed of who we are and how our minds work. Resilience, previously considered a personality trait, is now a vital modern-life skill which can be developed to help us better deal with everyday challenges as well as great adversity. Join us to better understand how resilient you are and figure out how to become more resilient to overcome your next big challenge. OBJECTIVES Understand what resilience is Strengthen your resilience by becoming conscious of how resilient you are Come up with ideas to become more resilient | ||
Audience background: | No prior knowledge required Open-mindedness A wiliness to reflect deeply and improve A desire to be more adaptable and robust | ||
Benefits of participating: | An understanding of what resilience is Increased self-awareness of your resilience Ideas for empowering yourself and others | ||
Materials provided: | Presentation, stationery for exercises, sweets | ||
Process: | Combination of individual, small group and larger group exercises | ||
Detailed timetable: | 00.00 - 00.10 Introduction & Ice breaker 00.10 -00.20 Resilience: Theory and practice 00.20 - 00.30 Exercise 1: Personal Resilience Mapping 00.30 - 00.40 Exercise 1: Triad debrief (identify common themes) 00.40 - 00.45 Exercise 2: Personal Resilience History 00.45 - 00.55 Exercise 2: Triad debrief (identify common themes) 00.55 - 00.60 Exercise 2: Group debrief (share common themes) 00.60 - 00.65 Introduction to the H.O.P.E model (including concept of Resilience Geographies) 00.65 -00.70 Exercise 3: Try out the H.O.P.E model and identify personal improvement actions for a resilience territory of their choice (work, home, other) 00.70 - 00.75 Session summary and recommended resources | ||
Outputs: | Session slide deck will be released under Creative Commons Share-Alike-By-Attribution licence | ||
History: | This is a brand new session based on an evolving model we've created to understand how resilience works and ways to increase it. This session will be run in its entirety at least once before SPA 2014. | ||
Presenters | |||
1. Portia Tung UBS |
2. Lauren A. L'ecaros Independent |
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