Last week, SCEPTrE had an intensive week of Applied Creativity with Fred Buining. There were two events: three days for 'external' colleagues under the Zooangzi banner and two days for Surrey staff, led by Norman Jackson with facilitation by Fred.
I participated in the three-day training with a brief (from Norman) to be the 'process evaluator'. From this, I learned a lot - apart from the value of working with Fred and 10 other people on processes and relationships that support creativity. I learned (though surely I already know this) to always agree in advance the evaluation purpose and process, especially with the facilitator. About myself, I learned how easily I can fall into the 'mother' role, checking that everyone is okay and feeling responsible if I think they aren't. Is that evaluation? Is that process evaluation?
Process evaluation. Collective reflection? Pushing at boundaries? Learning from observation? Formative feedback?
And now we are establishing a group wiki for the participants. I want them to be involved in setting it up. I want it to be owned by them all. But that means I have to show, tell, encourage, bully, drive the project which, again, feels like pushing at professional and personal boundaries.
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