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Induction Session #1 2009, <Insert LC here>
Session Name: | Induction Session #1 | Session Objectives | * Members understand deeply the history of AIESEC and the AIESEC Way and begin to personally connect with it. * Members are aware of their involvement within the AIESEC Experience * Members know how introduction stage of AIESEC works and how allocation is to occur |
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Session Duration: | 90minutes | | * |
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| 5 mins | As people walk in…As people walk in hand out sticky tags and ask them to write on it as if it were a business card for themselves in 20years. It should have their name and job description eg. Marie Baltier Investment Banker Macquarie Bank.Throw the question out to them: Who do you want to be? By knowing who you want to become, you can make the most of your AIESEC experience to get you there. So keep this in mind.The link: Through the experiences and opportunities in AIESEC, you can begin to work towards becoming those people thatyou want to be in 10 or 20 years time.IntroductionWelcome to AIESEC and congratulations on your selection and taking the next steps towards shaping the kind of future you want!At the information session we ran through really quickly information about our history and who we are as an organisation, but today we are going to start looking at this more in depth.Run through objectives of thissession.Run through agenda:Our HistoryAIESEC Today – the AIESEC WayThe AIESEC ExperienceNext Steps: Induction 2 and Allocation | Have AIESEC fliers ready to hand out at the doorSticky TagsPowerPoint | |
| 10 min | AIESEC HistoryAs an organisation, we have an impact on the environment in which we exist. AIESEC exists because it seeks to make an impact on the world we live in. We need to make sure thatwhat we do as an organisation is aligned to the needs of the external world if we are to make that impact.So, this asks the question: How is AIESEC important to the world? What do we do?To begin to answer this question, we need to understand what has been happening in the world over the past sixty years and how has AIESEC changed to suit the needs of the world at the time. So, we’re going to explorethe history of the world and AIESEC’s identity statements.Show a quick History PPT outlining major events in history over the decades and the AIESEC identity statementsDraw out Key words: * In the 40’s + 50’s it was all about friendly relations * In the 60’s and 70’s – trainee exchanges, exchange visits * In the 80’s - develop internationally educated management * In the 90’s –contribute to society, exchanges | PowerPoint and music | |
| 35min | The AIESEC Way:The AIESEC Way Framework are the combination of a set of statements around how we describe our organisation and where our ultimate objectives lie.Let’s explore what each of the statements mean. Break into groups of 3 – 4What is AIESEC?This describes the organisation and its defining characteristics.Ask the groups thefollowing questions to contemplate: * What are some of the key words and what does this actually mean? * Draw out some of the key words “ world issues, non-political, independent, does not discriminate, leadership & management” * Give them an example that they have to come to a conclusion with based on the information.What we Envision & Our Impact: This represents the powerfulpicture of the world we would like to bring about as a result of our activitiesWhat we envisionAsk the groups to explore what the words peace and fulfilment means to them, what is peace?NOTE: be sure to draw out the notions that it is not only about SOCIAL peace but also INDIVIDUAL peace – social impact + individual development = PEACE.Our ImpactThis is our approach to impacting the world – by...