OLES2210: Succeeding in a Post-Crisis World

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The global or local challenge pitch involves developing a pitch that proposes solutions/action on a selected global or local challenge, aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The pitch should demonstrate how the skills, knowledge and approaches discussed in the unit can be synthesised into a realisable, innovative and authentic pitch. The pitch should be informed by rigorous research approaches, references to relevant literature and theory, and the insights gained from experts and their stories covered in the unit content. The pitch is submitted in three parts. First, the action plan (Part 1) outlines your chosen challenge, its alignment with the SDGs and how your group plans to develop a strategic approach to addressing this challenge. Second, the pitch slide deck and accompanying briefing paper presented live at the Future Makers Forum (Part 2) elaborate on the strategic approach to address the chosen challenge. Third, a Q&A session will follow the live presentation (Part 3), where the group will be asked a question about the pitch. Fourth, a self- and peer-review (Part 4) where each student provides feedback on their own and their peers' leadership in the delivery of Parts 1, 2 and 3. This is the Early Feedback Task.

The personal leadership legacy statement is a concise 100-word statement, followed by a 400-word reflective commentary that explores your own personal ambitions and aspirations for leadership. What skills and experiences do you already have that help you own your journey to developing as a successful leader? How have your experiences of crisis shaped your views on what makes a good leader during a time of crisis? What kind of leader do you want to be when you graduate? How do you plan to develop your skills to become a leader who is crisis-prepared? This should be a personal and reflective story that is informed by the content from the first three weeks of the unit, as well as the stories and approaches covered in the videos.

The leadership portfolio is your opportunity to share the narrative of your journey through the course. Leadership is not an endpoint; as crises multiply, become polycrises, and transition into a new normal, it evolves. This portfolio should be developed progressively throughout the semester by regularly completing weekly reflections. The portfolio should reference the personal leadership legacy statement submitted in Week 3 and demonstrate how your understanding of leadership through crisis has evolved over the course. This is a hurdle task.