Entrepreneurship for the Public Good Internship Prompts
Prompts, Clues or Cues leading to Friday Internship Journal Entries, Paper and Portfolio (Entries for each day are bundled together on Fridays and submitted by 6:00 pm)
[Concepts or Constructs for prompts or cues to the EPG Ability for each day are bolded]
Day 34 Do you think you have better skills at learning new things, generating new ideas, turning ideas into proposals that most individual in internship setting? If so why or why not? [RO] I learned that I am better at learning new things than I am at turning ideas into proposals. I have noticed that when brainstorming I generate one excellent…
Day 33 Reflect back upon the internship setting, what public participation techniques other than the classic small group dynamics what you engaged in and with what degree of success? [FGD] I engaged in the collaboration and execution of networking with CEO’s on a personal basis. At a roundtable held in Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, I was given the opportunity…
Day 32 Reflect upon a transition you have made to the internship setting, which one of your previously held value or ethical constructs in being challenged? Are you taking the internship experience and context as reflected in local values and ethics into consideration? In what way and how? [EVES] A previously held value that has been challenged in the internship…
Day 31 Describe a mistake you’ve made in the sizing up the community partners setting? [ECU] I have created many small mistakes that are not important enough that they can be swept under the rug. However, the biggest mistake I have made in the community partner setting cost the organization $75. Luckily, for me it was not a huge mistake. I…
Day 29 What forms of critical capital resources in this organization are best identified and secured? What critical resources does the organization frequently overlook? [MR] The current critical capital resource that is secure is the members of the helm society. Members bring revenue, which is key in any organization. This is a secured resource because most members are loyal to the…
Day 28 What three opportunities or new proposals have you seen develop in the community partner setting over the last eight weeks? I learned that the three opportunities or new proposals I have seen developed in the community partner setting over the last eight weeks includes the helm social, diversifying the recruitment platforms and diversifying the target market. The helm…
Day 27 How have you witnessed your own personal desires of action, initiative, fairness, integrity and trust challenged in the small group or unit decision setting? [FGD] In my internship at the helm society, I learned that my personal desires for action are challenged or limited to my own level of critical thinking. The opportunity for initiative is always present. While there…
Day 26 Reviewing the range (of Appalachian) values what challenges do you foresee as the community partner addresses modernity values inconsistent or at odds with transitional conservative values? [EVES] Please apply the Reflective Discernment Model to articulate your learning: I learned that, I learned this when, This learning matters because, In light of this learning. I learned that the modernity…
Day 22 How has my personal ideation process developed and is it similar or different from the ideation process in the community partner setting, or how were you introduced to ideation in EPG? Might a conversation with your DFE site supervisor be valuable? Why or why not? [RO] Please apply the Reflective Discernment Model to articulate your learning: I learned that,…
Day 21 In what ways have I developed new methods to develop cooperative interactions with other individuals in the community partner setting? [FGD] Please apply the Reflective Discernment Model to articulate your learning: I learned that, I learned that when, This learning matters because, In light of this learning. I learned that I have developed cooperative interactions with other individuals by scheduling…