TO: All Fellows
FROM: Prof. Ernesto D. Garilao
DATE: March 26, 2008
RE: Post-2nd Workshop Reminders
Greetings of Peace!
Thank you very much for your attendance and active participation in the 2nd Leadership Workshop of the AIM TeaM Energy Center’s Bridging Leadership Fellows Program. I am very pleased with what transpired in the event and I hope it was as great a learning experience for you as it has been for me and the rest of the Center’s staff.
The four-day 2nd Workshop was designed mainly to discuss the theory behind, as well as the skills and tools necessary for the third and most challenging phase of the Bridging Leadership Framework: the Co-Creation of new realities. Be sure to complement what you have heard in the various lectures and presentations about Participatory Governance, Partnerships, and Resource Mobilization, among others, with the readings that we have provided you in the workshop kit.
In the coming months, please address the following:
1. Finalized Shared VMOKRAPI. By this time, you are expected to have accomplished your Personal VMOKRAPI, and that you have convened and initiated dialogues with your stakeholders about this. Hopefully, your stakeholders have validated your objectives, key-result areas, and performance indicators, and now own the societal issue that you want to address and share your leadership vision and mission
2. SPATRES. After the 2nd Workshop, you should now make a collaborative action plan, or the SPATRES, with your stakeholders. The SPATRES will answer the questions, What is our STRATEGY in reaching our objective? What will be our PROGRAMS, and what ACTIVITIES and TASKS will these programs entail? What kind and how much RESOURCE will we need? Refer to your Session 8 Structured Learning Exercise (SLE), entitled, “My Co-Creation Plan”; and
3. Resource Mobilization Plan. Resources will be crucial for the Co-Creation phase and it is important that you have a plan for raising not only funds but also perhaps man-power, technical expertise, etc. Refer to your Session 9 SLE on “Resource Mobilization Plan”. Please pass these to the Center so your Mentors and I can advise and help you make your plans for Co-Creation more feasible and attainable.
The 3rd Leadership Workshop is tentatively set on September 8-12, 2008 (please reserve these dates already). We are planning to have a session here where you will present what will then be your one-year old Bridging Leadership Journey to the public (including students from the AIM, Faculty, and other invited guests). They will be interested to hear your leadership experience: What is different about your leadership? What are the innovative programs you implemented? How have you created new institutional arrangements? What impact did these new arrangements make? What are your successes and difficulties in your journey? I strongly suggest that you continue recording your various leadership efforts and the learning insights that you get from these in the coming months.
Until then, do not hesitate to contact me, Mike Juan, your Mentors, and the rest of the AIM TeaM Energy Center staff for any concern that you may have. It will be our pleasure to assist you, Bridging Leaders. Good luck.
