STORYTELLING OUR WAY TO GLOBAL LEADERSHIP      CHALLENGE      In my current role as a tertiary education program advisor , I help run a leadership and global   citizenship program for students - called the Global Leadership Program . The program is   quite complex and as such , we can have a difficult time explaining , or pitching , the real value   of the program to students . We find that students only begin to understand this value once   they have started undertaking our workshops or get involved in some of the practical   activities that we run . We believe this value to be cross - cultural competence , leadership   skills , confidence and employability . The complexity of the program can be a barrier for   students and some of them do not even enrol into their first workshop after orientation .   The challenge that we face is threefold as we need to get students to understand ( a ) what   the program is ( b ) how the program runs and ( c ) what value the program holds for them .   Our staff communicate with students face - to - face in orientation sessions to try to explain all   of these things , but we find that only about 50 % of the students that attend will end up   participating in the program . Our challenge is to address the reasons why this is happening   and to increase participation .      SELECTION     The tool that I have selected is storytelling , as I believe one of our major challenges with   students is relevant communication . In particular , I believe the orientation session could be   a place where we employ storytelling to inspire the students to join the program .   Storytelling is a tool whereby you construct information in a format that relays a story , or   you tell a story that speaks to a bigger picture . Storytelling is useful because humans enjoy   stories and find them compelling , and as a result , people are more likely to get people to   listen to what you have to say . As Sergio Cruz , Global Leadership Development Director ,   Mars Inc , stated , “ A good story , at its essence , has logic , emotional connection and a larger   purpose ” . I have selected this tool because I think storytelling would be useful in our   orientation session to connect our students to the larger purpose of why they should be in   the program . Further , I know that we have many stories of student success that could be   shared with them to inspire them to be part of the program . I also think that we could use   storytelling to look at some of the challenges in our world and how students can become   part of the solution to these . This relates to Sergio ’s point about selling the challenge ,   helping the audience understand how the current state is more dangerous than any   possibility out there and make the challenge their own .      APPLICATION     In order to use storytelling to address the challenge of pitching the program to students , the   following process was undertaken : 

 1 . I delivered a short presentation to the team on the importance and allure of 

 storytelling and how we could benefit from using it in our program , particularly the   orientation session 

 2 . The team decided to get together to review the orientation session and come up 

 with ways in which we could incorporate storytelling or completely change the   presentation to be a story 

 3 . We decided that we should have a student story at around the mid - point part once 

 students understand the basic elements of the program 

 4 . As a group we then brainstormed student success stories and ways in which we 

 could collect or collate this data 

 5 . We created a document with around 15 student success stories that we could use as 

 case studies for the orientation session 

 6 . We also created a survey where we could collect data for the future to keep 

 gathering these stories in a more effective way 

 7 . We recruited students who could actually attend the orientation sessions to deliver 

 their stories of what activities they had completed in the program how the program   had benefited them 

 8 . We provided an outline to the students on why storytelling is important and 

 guidelines on how to craft their story 

 9 . Finally , the students delivered their stories at the orientation sessions . 

 The implementation of storytelling in this situation was definitely effective . From our   observations , we could tell that students were really engaged in hearing these firsthand   stories ; however , we do n’t know whether this will translate into participation as this is   difficult to measure . We could , however , measure participation in a year ’s time to see if this   has a had an impact on participation compared to other year ’s orientation sessions . I would   say the tool is effective and this was good as the first implementation , however , I think   there are many more ways we could use it .     INSIGHT     There were multiple stages in this process where I felt like I had a - ha ! moments . From a   broad perspective , I think using design thinking makes you stop , take stock for a second and   really think about what you are doing . Chances are , if you have a challenge then there is   probably something you are doing wrong or that you could be doing better if you were to   think about it creatively . It makes you stop to think about the human at the end of the   process . If you are willing to use different tools such as storytelling , mindmapping ,   visualisation or a learning launch , then you are going to discover what those paint points   are . In this particular challenge , I came to realise that our orientation sessions were   incredibly focused on getting the students to understand the structure of the program ,   which although important , is more so from a staff perspective and initially , we need to focus   on inspiring them on why they should be part of the program . It made me reflect , “ If I were   a student would I join this program based on the orientation session I ’ve just seen , or would   I be bored ? ” . Using a tool like storytelling made me realise that if we are serious about   addressing challenges , we can solve them creatively .      APPROACH     I believe that using storytelling for this challenge was just a first experiment in how to use   design thinking in business . On a simplistic level , next time I think that we could get more 

 than one student to attend an orientation , maybe 3 and each of them give a 2 - 4 minute talk   on their experience , which would better show the diversity of experiences . Further , I think   we could have these stories at the start so that students are engaged from the offset . I   would like to explore using storytelling in the orientation session where the whole session   was a form of story . I think it could be interesting if we explored the state of the world at   the moment , discussing some of the challenges , issues like climate change , ethics of artificial   intelligence and biological warfare , and then involve the students with how this program   will help provide them with the tools to help solve some of these problems . Perhaps we   could turn the orientation session into a story where we explain a challenge , tell the   students they are policymakers and get them to solve the challenge in the end . Along the   way we could address different parts of the program structure and how this would relate to   them solving the problem . The reason I think this could be an interesting idea is because at   the moment , we have kept the orientation session relatively the same and inserted a story   into it . I believe it could be even more effective if we changed the whole structure of the   orientation session to be a story , although I ’m not entirely sure how to do this yet . I think   this tool will help me be more creative in how we can meet student needs in the future . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: STORYTELLING OUR WAY TO GLOBAL LEADERSHIP      CHALLENGE      In my current role as a tertiary education program advisor , I help run a leadership and global   citizenship program for students - called the Global Leadership Program . The program is   quite complex and as such , we can have a difficult time explaining , or pitching , the real value   of the program to students . We find that students only begin to understand this value once   they have started undertaking our workshops or get involved in some of the practical   activities that we run . We believe this value to be cross - cultural competence , leadership   skills , confidence and employability . The complexity of the program can be a barrier for   students and some of them do not even enrol into their first workshop after orientation .   The challenge that we face is threefold as we need to get students to understand ( a ) what   the program is ( b ) how the program runs and ( c ) what value the program holds for them .   Our staff communicate with students face - to - face in orientation sessions to try to explain all   of these things , but we find that only about 50 % of the students that attend will end up   participating in the program . Our challenge is to address the reasons why this is happening   and to increase participation .      SELECTION     The tool that I have selected is storytelling , as I believe one of our major challenges with   students is relevant communication . In particular , I believe the orientation session could be   a place where we employ storytelling to inspire the students to join the program .   Storytelling is a tool whereby you construct information in a format that relays a story , or   you tell a story that speaks to a bigger picture . Storytelling is useful because humans enjoy   stories and find them compelling , and as a result , people are more likely to get people to   listen to what you have to say . As Sergio Cruz , Global Leadership Development Director ,   Mars Inc , stated , “ A good story , at its essence , has logic , emotional connection and a larger   purpose ” . I have selected this tool because I think storytelling would be useful in our   orientation session to connect our students to the larger purpose of why they should be in   the program . Further , I know that we have many stories of student success that could be   shared with them to inspire them to be part of the program . I also think that we could use   storytelling to look at some of the challenges in our world and how students can become   part of the solution to these . This relates to Sergio ’s point about selling the challenge ,   helping the audience understand how the current state is more dangerous than any   possibility out there and make the challenge their own .      APPLICATION     In order to use storytelling to address the challenge of pitching the program to students , the   following process was undertaken : 

 1 . I delivered a short presentation to the team on the importance and allure of 

 storytelling and how we could benefit from using it in our program , particularly the   orientation session 

 2 . The team decided to get together to review the orientation session and come up 

 with ways in which we could incorporate storytelling or completely change the   presentation to be a story 

 3 . We decided that we should have a student story at around the mid - point part once 

 students understand the basic elements of the program 

 4 . As a group we then brainstormed student success stories and ways in which we 

 could collect or collate this data 

 5 . We created a document with around 15 student success stories that we could use as 

 case studies for the orientation session 

 6 . We also created a survey where we could collect data for the future to keep 

 gathering these stories in a more effective way 

 7 . We recruited students who could actually attend the orientation sessions to deliver 

 their stories of what activities they had completed in the program how the program   had benefited them 

 8 . We provided an outline to the students on why storytelling is important and 

 guidelines on how to craft their story 

 9 . Finally , the students delivered their stories at the orientation sessions . 

 The implementation of storytelling in this situation was definitely effective . From our   observations , we could tell that students were really engaged in hearing these firsthand   stories ; however , we do n’t know whether this will translate into participation as this is   difficult to measure . We could , however , measure participation in a year ’s time to see if this   has a had an impact on participation compared to other year ’s orientation sessions . I would   say the tool is effective and this was good as the first implementation , however , I think   there are many more ways we could use it .     INSIGHT     There were multiple stages in this process where I felt like I had a - ha ! moments . From a   broad perspective , I think using design thinking makes you stop , take stock for a second and   really think about what you are doing . Chances are , if you have a challenge then there is   probably something you are doing wrong or that you could be doing better if you were to   think about it creatively . It makes you stop to think about the human at the end of the   process . If you are willing to use different tools such as storytelling , mindmapping ,   visualisation or a learning launch , then you are going to discover what those paint points   are . In this particular challenge , I came to realise that our orientation sessions were   incredibly focused on getting the students to understand the structure of the program ,   which although important , is more so from a staff perspective and initially , we need to focus   on inspiring them on why they should be part of the program . It made me reflect , “ If I were   a student would I join this program based on the orientation session I ’ve just seen , or would   I be bored ? ” . Using a tool like storytelling made me realise that if we are serious about   addressing challenges , we can solve them creatively .      APPROACH     I believe that using storytelling for this challenge was just a first experiment in how to use   design thinking in business . On a simplistic level , next time I think that we could get more 

 than one student to attend an orientation , maybe 3 and each of them give a 2 - 4 minute talk   on their experience , which would better show the diversity of experiences . Further , I think   we could have these stories at the start so that students are engaged from the offset . I   would like to explore using storytelling in the orientation session where the whole session   was a form of story . I think it could be interesting if we explored the state of the world at   the moment , discussing some of the challenges , issues like climate change , ethics of artificial   intelligence and biological warfare , and then involve the students with how this program   will help provide them with the tools to help solve some of these problems . Perhaps we   could turn the orientation session into a story where we explain a challenge , tell the   students they are policymakers and get them to solve the challenge in the end . Along the   way we could address different parts of the program structure and how this would relate to   them solving the problem . The reason I think this could be an interesting idea is because at   the moment , we have kept the orientation session relatively the same and inserted a story   into it . I believe it could be even more effective if we changed the whole structure of the   orientation session to be a story , although I ’m not entirely sure how to do this yet . I think   this tool will help me be more creative in how we can meet student needs in the future .
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