...and we're back!

Welcome back to blogging and reflecting, after your week off :)

Before you compose your blog, I encourage you to read the following article.  Though it's not necessary for this week's response, it covers differentiation in the workplace, through strategy, art, realizing your potential, etc.  It even provides great reflection questions at the end!

(Is this book creepy to anyone else?  This is supposed to be a children's book to challenge them to think in new ways...)

It appears as though you all have learned a lot this quarter in terms of (in)appropriate communication, process of (in)effective group functions, creating organizational structure, being (un)dependable/(un)responsive, working with (ir)responsible group members, etc.

Just take a minute and think about what you've been through over the past 8 weeks in this challenge.

I found the following quote on a website (as a book excerpt) that I think really articulates this idea:

One thing that Gergen and Vanourek address is the idea of meaning making in the face 

of challenges.  “Life entrepreneurs resolve to shape their own destiny. In doing so, they 

must be awake to possibility, recognizing that when we embrace big new ideas we can 

elevate our condition and help others to do the same. When we do, we often find 

ourselves, suddenly, in the right place at the right time, surrounded by the right people, 

thinking about the right things. Rather than being tossed about by changing 

circumstances, we discover opportunity in challenge and change.” (p. 67)

Okay, now onto the blog prompt:

Using whatever form you find most appropriate (story-telling, metaphors, video clips, etc), pick three things you have learned from working in the large group challenge and describe:

(a) the situation leading up to the lesson

(b) the lesson itself

(c) what you will do differently in the future if you're in the same situation

Please answer a, b, and c for three (3) lessons you've learned through working in the challenge this quarter. not just one.

Remember, BLF intentionally focuses on creating unique experiences and environments to inspire and hasten the learning process.  Please take time to consider your contributions and lessons of the past quarter to find the meaning in your experiences!