Parts 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Acumen virtual bootcamp series can be found here. This is the last part of the Acumen Bootcamp series.
I had completed all sessions of the bootcamp. And the interaction with people helped me to define what leadership is. Leadership is an influence. Leadership is born when competence meets character, practical skills meet moral imagination, and urgency meets action. I would recommend the article: Crucibles of Leadership.
The last session was a reflection exercise by the participants and moderators on the whole 8-week journey. I was introduced to a rich network of social-sector leaders from across the world, a.k.a Community of Social Innovators. The decline of what sociologists call ‘secondary associations’, where people come together to search and inquire, is one of the processes of atomization that leads to people being isolated and facing this mass of information alone. I hope a new association can help me navigate my complex and gradually painstaking journey of social change. There is also Acumen Academy, a school dedicated to social change. The goal is to learn and escape from becoming a prisoner of my own rhetoric, which makes it even more difficult to adapt to new realities.
Feedback: The internal reflection as a leader and a person was the fulcrum of the course. Yet, more time could have been devoted to adaptive leadership, in my opinion. The crucible experience was a trial and a test, a point of deep self-reflection that forced participants to question who we are and what matters to us. Four hours per week is a minuscule time in comparison to the time that is wasted throughout the week. That may be called a lack of rigor in the whole 8-week sessions. Investment of at least 8-10 Hours per week would have better returns for fellows and moderators. Thanks to my peers for the profound discussions, and especially Abbas for moderating the interactive session
I had completed all sessions of the bootcamp. And the interaction with people helped me to define what leadership is. Leadership is an influence. Leadership is born when competence meets character, practical skills meet moral imagination, and urgency meets action. I would recommend the article: Crucibles of Leadership.
The last session was a reflection exercise by the participants and moderators on the whole 8-week journey. I was introduced to a rich network of social-sector leaders from across the world, a.k.a Community of Social Innovators. The decline of what sociologists call ‘secondary associations’, where people come together to search and inquire, is one of the processes of atomization that leads to people being isolated and facing this mass of information alone. I hope a new association can help me navigate my complex and gradually painstaking journey of social change. There is also Acumen Academy, a school dedicated to social change. The goal is to learn and escape from becoming a prisoner of my own rhetoric, which makes it even more difficult to adapt to new realities.
Feedback: The internal reflection as a leader and a person was the fulcrum of the course. Yet, more time could have been devoted to adaptive leadership, in my opinion. The crucible experience was a trial and a test, a point of deep self-reflection that forced participants to question who we are and what matters to us. Four hours per week is a minuscule time in comparison to the time that is wasted throughout the week. That may be called a lack of rigor in the whole 8-week sessions. Investment of at least 8-10 Hours per week would have better returns for fellows and moderators. Thanks to my peers for the profound discussions, and especially Abbas for moderating the interactive session