MSI Learning Objective 6

Learning Objective: Develop and demonstrate the interpersonal and engagement skills necessary for effective leaders in a global community or organization. Artifact: Final Capstone paper Rationale: While it was difficult at the beginning of this 15 month journey to understand how each "small" assignment and course were going to fit together to create a cohesive masters …

MSI Learning Objective 5

Learning Objective: Develop and employ evaluation and learning approaches to gain visibility on and adapt efforts for systems change and social innovation. Artifact: Excerpt from Action Design for Change Assignment 2 "Refining the Metrics and Initiative What I see changing the most throughout my initiative and in the years to come is what parent programs …

MSI Learning Objective 4

Learning Objective: Research, analyze, and determine appropriate methods and contemporary strategies for designing and implementing initiatives that generate positive social impact. Artifact: a. Action Design for Change: Dialogue Week 3 "There were several different points made in Chapter 9 of Measuring and Improving Social Impacts that really stood out to me: - "By focusing on easy to …

MSI Learning Objective 3

Learning Objective: Develop resourcing strategies built on current market principles and procedures. Artifact: Resource Models Final paper Resource Models Final Paper Rationale: This paper obviously drew together all of the different pieces that we had learned throughout the course.  Most notably, the sections that I really learned from were on volunteer recruitment and development and …

MSI Learning Objective 2

Learning Objective: Synthesize the history, heritage, and context of social change and innovation for application to current world problems. Artifact: Literature review section of Capstone paper Capstone Research Rationale: This section of my Capstone paper was a long time coming.  When I first began my work at CLU, I had a completely different (and rather naive) take on …

MSI Learning Objective 1

Learning Objective 1: Function as mindful humanistic change agents and empathetic leaders skilled and knowledgeable about how to catalyze and sustain changes in social systems. Artifact: Excerpt from Action Design for Change Final Assignment "Through my work at the Boys & Girls Club and in partnership with the local school district, I have begun to notice …

Change Final Reflection

Analyze and reflect on the traditions, frameworks, and concepts in the fields of social and organizational change, including examining the drivers, sources, and these causes of change: need, innovation, failure, and conflict. Artifact: Assignment 2 Change Assignment 2 Rationale: I chose this assignment because it showed application of this learning objective.  While it did not …

Collaboration Final Reflection

Explore concepts of collaboration in human interaction. Artifact: Week 4 Dialogue and Collaboration "The "other" is simply those who aren't like me. I think the population that consists of the "other" depends on the situation. Growing up, I was the "other" in my community because it was a heavy Hispanic neighborhood. My brother was the …

Dialogue Week 10 Reflection

Learning Objective 1: Articulate contemporary theories and practices of dialogue Artifact: Dialogue Week 2 "I've taken this test previously, and my personality type was the loyalist. When I first saw the word "loyalist" I was a little surprised. Sure I consider myself loyal, but it's not what I would describe myself as compared to the …

Mindfulness Week 10 Reflection

Learning Objective 1: Understand mindfulness as a phenomenon and practice   Artifact: Learning Objective and Reflection Week 4 "I wouldn't say that I was necessarily challenged by the readings this week, but rather I was impacted by them in the sense that they really showed me the importance of mindfulness. I've had a hard time …