Welcome Introductions Welcome Registration Health and Safety Ground

Welcome

Introductions • Welcome • Registration • Health and Safety • Ground Rules

Course Overview • Assessing and Investigating Social Enterprise • Market Research • Strategic Analysis • Personal & Professional Development • Clarifying Your Future Pathway

Session 1 Tasks • Social Enterprise Investigation • Market Research • Strategic Analysis

Session Objectives • Can We. . • Identify 3 characteristics of a Social Enterprise • Describe 3 Key Stages of a Strategic Model Stretch Objective • Use at least 1 stage of a Strategic Model to identify a personal strength

Task 1 What is Social Enterprise? 1. Get into groups or pairs 2. Grab some markers and paper 3. Take 10 minutes to discuss with your peers. . What is a Social Enterprise? • Jot down as many thoughts and ideas as you can! • Finally, create a description statement that follows A Social Enterprise is. . . (insert your statement in bubble 1) There are no right and wrong answers as such so be creative and adventurous!

Task 2 What is Social Enterprise? Using the whiteboard sheets either write your statement up on the wall or ask a staff member to do it for you. Well done! Ok now tell us the thoughts behind your statement * NOTE * Make notes on other peoples thoughts and ideas as you will get a chance to change or tweak your statement during the course

Social Enterprise Investigation Around the room you will see various Objects, Products and Information that will tell you about real Social Enterprises Take 20 minutes to check these out and write down 1 - What you think they may do 2 - Why you think they do this Use as many ‘Investigation Note Pages’ as you need to write down your findings

Social Enterprise Investigation • From your investigation choose two favorite Social Enterprises that appeal to you • Give a brief idea why these Social Enterprises stood out and what you ‘Liked’ about them

What is Social Enterprise? Now that you have had a chance to explore some real Social Enterprises. . . Look back at your Statement Over lunch take some time to think if there is anything you would tweak, add or change Have a chat with your peers and enjoy your lunch break

What is Social Enterprise? • Looking back at your statement is there anything you would like to tweak, add or change? • If so take a minute to make any changes

Session Objective Revisit. . . • Can We. . • Identify 3 characteristics of a Social Enterprise

The Fox & The Hedgehog

The Fox & The Hedgehog Using a white board sheet, flip chart or large sheet of paper. . Take 10 minutes to discuss and list the qualities, characteristics, positives and negatives of being each animal.

The Fox & The Hedgehog Choose which one you would want to be or think you're like (If you’d like to be or think you are a bit of both thats fine) and write down at least 3 reasons why.

The Fox & The Hedgehog Please share your reasons with the group using the masquerade masks for the fox or hedgehog (or both if thats what you’ve got)

"The Fox knows many things, But The Hedgehog knows one big thing. " Greek Poet Archilochus Take 5 minutes to discuss the meaning of this parable with your group

Be More Hedgehog Using The Hedgehog Concept

How To Apply The Hedgehog Concept

How To Apply The Hedgehog Concept

How To Apply The Hedgehog Concept Your Personal Hedgehog

Social Enterprise Investigation A’La Hedgehog! Revisit one of your two favorite Social Enterprises you investigated initially and see if you can identify. . . Their Passion - What they are Best At - What Drives Their Economic Engine

Session Objective Revisit. . . • Can We. . • Describe 3 Key Stages of a Strategic Model

Discovering Your Key Hedgehog Components Using Mind Maps

Creating a Mind Map Working in pairs create a Mind Map for your partner Using the templates ask them about each stage of the hedgehog concept PASSION WHAT YOUR BEST AT ECONOMIC ENGINE You can use the prompts given on the sheets and try to expand as much as possible on each

Session Objective Revisit. . . • Can We. . • Use at least 1 stage of a Strategic Model to identify a personal strength

Welcome

Hello Again • Welcome Back • Health and Safety • Ground Rules

Course Overview • Assessing and Investigating Social Enterprise • Market Research • Strategic Analysis • Personal & Professional Development • Clarifying Your Future Pathway

Session 2 Tasks • Personal & Professional Development • Clarifying Your Future Pathway

Session Objectives • Can We. . • Identify two personal strengths and areas for development? • Describe a method of using one strength to help a cause? • Create an Action to overcome an area for development?

Personal, Professional & Business Development Heres looking at You!

Heres looking at You! Your personal Qualities 1 st Task Using the Smiley Cards, look through the different Personal Qualities and choose cards showing qualities that you have Use the ‘Identifying Your Qualities’ sheet to copy in the title of the cards that match your personal qualities

Heres looking at You! Your Areas for Development 2 nd Task Now choose Qualities you would like to improve or find a challenge in your life Use the ‘Identifying Your Areas For Development’ sheet to highlight any Qualities that you feel could be a skill or area to develop.

Session Objective Revisit. . . • Can We. . • Identify two personal strengths and areas for development?

Who or What do you care about? If you had the Power to make a change what would that change be? Who would you help? Is there one cause or many? The Power To Make A Change

The Power To Make A Change Who or What will you help? Choose 3 Causes Cards from the bag and note these on your note sheet. Looking back at your Super Power Qualities discuss how you could help this cause using your powers.

Your Company - Your Social Enterprise How do you foresee your company and operations? What do you value? What are the values you wish the company to

Finally, using the Values Cards, discuss the Values you would like your company (and potentially workforce) to represent, uphold and promote? You may be put off by some of them or think they may not be relevant, but take your time to consider these in different contexts you may come up with some interesting perspectives.

Session Objective Revisit. . . • Can We. . • Describe a method of using one strength to help a cause?

Quiz Time

You are about to hear a series of statements You must score each on the sheet according to how you rate this statement in line with What You Think Or Believe About Yourself Mark a 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - or 1 to say. . “ Thats: 5 - Definitely me 4 - A bit like me 3 - Not Sure / Depends 2 - Not like me 1 - Definitely not me The questions will be ready quickly on purpose to force a more spontaneous response. . . . get ready!!!!!

Next: Add your A & B answers for each statement on the score sheet As the teacher reads out the Meaning / Outcome of each question Use the “Strengths Outcome” sheet to write each strength in the correct score box This will help you to to see your strengths in order of what comes naturally to what you may find a challenge You should find an insightful reflection of self that you can use to: Gain confidence and confirmation in your skills and abilities and identify strengths that you can plan to develop

Using the SD - PD - BD Action System

Using the Development Action Plan Sheets Name of the action to be taken Action Synopsis: Here you provide a a brief summary or general survey of the action you are about to take or work on Action To Be Taken: Here you bullet point your actions give them a date to start and time to finish. Benefits: Bullet point the benefits of completing this action, what will be better after the action is complete Resources: what will doing this action cost you and what will you need to do it Evidence: How will you know when the action is done? Will you have something to show for it like a new Connection, Photograph, Email, Certificate, Object Website etc Subsequent Actions: Will this or Has this action created and other that follows it on. Does this action need to be broken down into parts or into a stage by stage project? Linked Action & Measuring Scucess Does this action link to others in the same or other areas? How will you measure how well you did during the course of this action?

Session Objective Revisit. . . • Can We. . • Create an Action to overcome an area for development?

Thank you for attending the Sea Stars Intro Course we hope you enjoyed the experience we wish you the very best for the future What happens next is in your hands