I usually have no problem with articulating how I feel on paper/keyboard but this week it's a bit hard to reflect on the process. It was a tough week with many ups, downs and breakdowns. It was a week which left us with more questions than answers and made us realise that we all are on different pages with regards to the final outcome. Some of the main questions raised were whether the toolbox is a means or an end to our internship? Whether we should focus on product development or consumer validation or both? We also had concerns regarding the work we had done so far and whether we really are on our way to achieve our objective for the summer or not. All of this required long intense discussions which only led to more frustration.
There were many learnings this week. I'm compiling a "start, stop continue" list that I'll share with Per during the mid-term review but in general I feel like we need to decide as a group what we want to focus on for the next month. We only have 4 weeks ahead of us so in order to be more effective and efficient, we should try and establish a common understanding of what we want to achieve by the end of our internship and go all out to get it.
When we had our circle practice last Monday, we talked about the values we wanted to work on that week. I chose "drive" but I felt like I lost that drive over the course of the week. Not knowing where we stand and where we are going led to a feeling of being lost. However, I also remember that I had said that a positive outlook is what I often bring to the table and teams and that's something I want to be mindful of this week. Lack of time is what scares me but it's also what motivates me to do our best to add as much value as we can to this global expansion before we leave.
Last week was a new low in terms of the internship but I do believe in our team and know that the pieces of puzzle that we are working on will all fit in place. We just need to decide on the final outcome to make sure we have that big picture in mind when working on our small bits. We should slowly work our way through this chaos to reach that stage of convergence.
Check-ins like last Wednesday are great to give us a reality check and ensure we are on the same page but they can be used more constructively to actually harvest and synthesise the information from such meetings. This is what will help us going forward.
Here's to activating positivity for the week ahead!
Cheers
Rucha
There were many learnings this week. I'm compiling a "start, stop continue" list that I'll share with Per during the mid-term review but in general I feel like we need to decide as a group what we want to focus on for the next month. We only have 4 weeks ahead of us so in order to be more effective and efficient, we should try and establish a common understanding of what we want to achieve by the end of our internship and go all out to get it.
When we had our circle practice last Monday, we talked about the values we wanted to work on that week. I chose "drive" but I felt like I lost that drive over the course of the week. Not knowing where we stand and where we are going led to a feeling of being lost. However, I also remember that I had said that a positive outlook is what I often bring to the table and teams and that's something I want to be mindful of this week. Lack of time is what scares me but it's also what motivates me to do our best to add as much value as we can to this global expansion before we leave.
Last week was a new low in terms of the internship but I do believe in our team and know that the pieces of puzzle that we are working on will all fit in place. We just need to decide on the final outcome to make sure we have that big picture in mind when working on our small bits. We should slowly work our way through this chaos to reach that stage of convergence.
Check-ins like last Wednesday are great to give us a reality check and ensure we are on the same page but they can be used more constructively to actually harvest and synthesise the information from such meetings. This is what will help us going forward.
Here's to activating positivity for the week ahead!
Cheers
Rucha
Hi Ruchalicous, I feel sorry that you feel that last week was a new low in terms of the internship, I would actually argue it was the point in time where we as a group realised that there is so much more we can achieve if we can all put our minds together and start thinking about the things that are really important. In that matter I would say it was the best, but also most shocking, realisation most of us made :). Keep up your fun/positive/good attitude though, I love it!
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