Session Minutes by Christine
Date: Sat 16 June 2012
Place: Design for Change office, Taipei
Attendees: Lynn, Rosie, Caroline, Christine (Caroline had to leave after the Icebreaker, unfortunately)
Host: Kate, Director of Design for Change (DFC) Taiwan (who also had to leave early)
Icebreaker: Rosie
Tell us 1 thing about yourself and also why you're here today.
Session Topic: DFC (Design for Change): Let's Do It!
Guest Speakers: Liang, Jasper, staff of Taiwan DFC
@ Video by International DFC Team
Introduction to DFC
- 25 million children in 37 countries
- 3 years or so in Taiwan
- Aim: Knowledge to Actions
DFC Founder= Principal of Riverside School, Ms. Kiran Bir Sethi, in India: DFC's motto: Get children saying, "I can" instead of "Can I?"
@ 4 Steps FeelàImagineàDoàShare
1. Feel: anything bothers you
2. Imagine: various ways to make it better
3. Do: choose the best solutions
4. Share: your story to spread the impact a bit wider
@ 2 stories from Taipei
1) Jack’s story (Jack is a blind kid, people were invited and agreed to have Jack touch their face, so that he could know what his friends look like--a kind of knowing you.)
2) Daddy’s homework (Busy fathers spending time with their kids--the kids made up a schedule for their fathers to do things with them)
Step 1 -- Feel
Observe 1) What bothers you? – What problem do you want to solve?
2) Who is involved with the problem?
3) Ask “why”? – even when you think you know the answer.
Step 2 -- Imagine/Brainstorm Ideas to solve the problem
1) Look around & ask around
2) Encourage wild ideas
3) Go for volume
4) Have one conversation at a time
Step 3 -- Do
1) Careful planning – get ready to implement your idea!
2) The more, the merrier – get as many people involved as possible.
Step 4 -- Sharing time
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We all wrote down a problem we personally have:
Lynn’s problem – TIiA group’s members unstable attendance, Lynn’s target 12 people.
Rosie’s problem – Manager’s leadership style
Christine’s problem – Time management, reading time for piling-up materials, newspapers, magazines
We decided to focus on Lynn's TIiA problem!
- Feel (Problem): TIiA group’s members unstable attendance, not enough members in the session, not sustainable,
- Why? 1) No sense of commitment, too busy for work, exhausted, more rest and entertainment in weekend
2) Not enough involvement by members doing tasks
3) Lynn does too much
4) Topics not interesting enough?
- Possible Solutions: 1) Recruit different age groups, eg retired people.
2) Link TIiA to another established group, e.g. BC (British Council) Alumni Group
3) Assign responsibility to members for certain tasks.
4) Get members to somehow commit to coming to sessions.
5) More fun, deep thinking.
After all of the above was on the whiteboard, it was time to finish. We decided to continue this session on Sat 30 June! Luckily, Jasper and Liang are free to facilitate us again...we'll be meeting at the DFC office again.
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