You need not leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. You need not even listen, simply wait, just learn to become quiet, and still, and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked. It has no choice; it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.
This is really amazing work, please take some time to watch this and think about how you might help. http://diversityrolemodels.org/friends-of-drm.aspx
The final lesson of a unit on stereotyping, homophobic bullying and different families. This is a year 6 class in a multi-cultural, typical inner-city London school. www.diversityrolemodels.org. www.facebook.com/diversityrolemodels
Part 1 of 3 - My story of my development as a Partner at PwC. In particular the challenges of being a new Partner back in 2006 and my experience of the firms Responsible Leadership Programme (RLP) and my transition back into the firm following that experience.
Diversity Role Models actively seeks to prevent homophobic bullying in United Kingdom schools. We aim to stop bullying before it happens by educating all young people about differences in sexuality and gender identity.
In schools where homophobic bullying is tackled, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students are 60% less likely to be bullied. This environment allows young people to feel safe and focus on learning. It also prepares all students for a working environment in which homophobia and transphobia are not tolerated and diversity is respected.
We communicate with students directly, using positive role models to counter negative stereotypes. We help LGB and T young people to feel confident. We help their classmates to understand, accept and welcome the differences they notice in others.
Diversity role models can be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or straight. They need not be successful, attractive or brilliant. They certainly don’t need to be perfect. All they need to demonstrate is that it’s ok to be different.
Friends of DRM
We are grateful for all the support we receive and alongside one-off donations, we encourage and recognise your on-going involvement through a Friends of DRM scheme. Please have a look at the packages below to see if you could make a longer-term comittment to helping DRM.
We will keep in touch with you, letting you know how your gift is making a difference, and how you can get involved, should you wish. Every pound you donate helps us to set up programmes directly in schools, provide reference/training materials and work directly with young people and teachers to tackle homophobic bullying.
The SKILL! Programme is a series of interactive enterprise workshops helping young people develop key skills for the future and equipping them with a greater understanding of how they can enhance their employability. The programme focuses on enterprise as a creative and accessible means of engaging young people in key soft skills.
Launched in May 2008 by young entrepreneur Patrick Philpott, the SKILL! Programme is delivered in association with a number of key corporate partners. Our workshops are high-energy one-day learning experiences delivered by expert facilitators and trainers, with professionals from our corporate partners taking on the role of mentors, aiding students’ learning throughout the programme. SKILL! also enjoys the support of many successful entrepreneurs, who inspire students and provide insight and expertise to support their learning.
Inspirational YOU has fast become one of the UK’s must-attend events for those seeking to learn, debate, network, promote and increase their skills base in a positive and professional environment.
This is an exciting and exclusive occasion for participants to be coached by some Britain’s top speakers, and leading entrepreneurs.
Our events are ideal for social entrepreneurs, students, business leaders, those in law, fashion, PR, marketing, publishing, photography, leadership, aspiring entrepreneurs or those who want to make a change.
This is a unique opportunity to attend seminars run by leaders of various industries.
Inspirational YOU is a not-for-profit organisation that empowers leaders.
We encourage participation from young people to join our Inspirational YOUth panel, as they are an important factor in our drive to inspire and promote enterprise.
The Art of Winning - Inspirational YOU Summer 2012 Conference
Saturday, June 30, 2012 from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM (GMT)
London, United Kingdom
The most amazing marriage proposal
Oops! Nobody wants to see the 404: Page Not Found. But as Renny Gleeson shows us, while he runs through a slideshow of creative and funny 404 pages, every error is really a chance to build a better relationship.
Renny Gleeson helps navigate brands through fresh concepts, such as viral marketing and social media, to find the pulse of the modern consumer. Full bio »
In this RSA Animate, Manuel Lima senior UX design lead at Microsoft Bing, explores the power of network visualisation to help navigate our complex modern world. Taken from a lecture given by Manuel Lima as part of the RSA’s free public events programme.
In closing the Learning Without Frontiers 2012 conference Sir Ken Robinson reflects on what has been heard and discussed with previous speakers and offers a call to action for the delegates to look at the future with a new determination based upon the challenges that future generations face and where our education systems will need to nurture the creative innovators upon which our future well-being will be placed.
Presented at the Learning Without Frontiers Conference, London, 26th January 2012.
http://www.learningwithoutfrontiers.com
What is Genius, Power, Dreams?
Imagine getting to do what you love every day. Imagine being surrounded by people who were genuinely passionate about what they do. Imagine having others recognise and nurture your unique talent. Imagine being encouraged to realise your potential and unleash your inner genius, power and dreams…every day. Now imagine that this was your place of work. How many of us live this dream?
Genius, Power, Dreams is an approach created by Andy Woodfield at PwC, that leverages a wide range of deep research and thinking and makes it accessible to individuals, teams and organisations in a practical way that can have a profound impact on our ways or working, personal happiness and business performance.
Three Hours. Three Topics. About one person. You!
Start your journey of unleashing your true life potential at our 3 hour ‘Genius, Power, Dreams’ introductory workshop, it aims to give you an opportunity to explore your natural and unique strength, explore the power and impact you can have, and take some time to consider your life’s dream.
The introductory workshops are informal, honest, lively, and – unlike many development workshops – they are not instruction manuals, led by a trainer, on how to find your hidden talent. Instead, they gather momentum and energy from the delegates in the room, who each find their own way of tapping into long forgotten dreams and ambitions, skills and talents and decide their own way of applying these personal attributes to their own organisations.
Delegates are first invited to work individually and then with a partner to reflect on, and share childhood ambitions – the things we loved about life – the things we loved doing and the things we actually excel at. The emphasis is on self-reflection, honing listening skills, respecting what your partner has to say, and working together to remind each other and ourselves that we all have hidden qualities – qualities which we can apply to everyday life, not just the workplace.
And through a series of very simple techniques over the course of three hours, where groups of individuals reflect, share ideas, appreciate different opinions and have time out of the workplace to remember who they actually are, we find that people start to understand that they don’t have to look too hard to find their inner genius – the things they keep well hidden either because of modesty, vulnerability or weariness. We’ve all been there. We all have a lot more to offer.
What next?
So whether this is for you personally or if you know a leadership, management or project team looking to create a more positive working environment, or an organisation heading into or out of a period of change and uncertainty, the ‘Genius, Power, Dreams’ approach is designed to help.
To find out more about the introductory workshop, the wider approach and how we are helping our clients, our people and our communities on their journey to be the best they can be please contact:
Andy Woodfield, andywoodfield@me.com
You can also click here to join the debate on the Genius Power Dreams LinkedIn group.
To find out when the next workshop is running click here or on the ‘Events’ link
With Where Good Ideas Come From, Steven Johnson pairs the insight of his bestselling Everything Bad Is Good for You and the dazzling erudition of The Ghost Map and The Invention of Air to address an urgent and universal question: What sparks the flash of brilliance? How does groundbreaking innovation happen? Answering in his infectious, culturally omnivorous style, using his fluency in fields from neurobiology to popular culture, Johnson provides the complete, exciting, and encouraging story of how we generate the ideas that push our careers, our lives, our society, and our culture forward.
This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA’s Benjamin Franklin award.
For more information on Sir Ken’s work visit: http://www.sirkenrobinson.com
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