I feel like the IKEA project!

“I feel like the Ikea Project”

While brainstorming ideas for my Ikea project I thought to myself

“I feel a bit like IKEA. I need to come up with some innovative ideas for a new design, a new ‘me’. Isn’t that what we are trying to do on the BIP programme?”

So I started thinking about what the Mary Project might entail. It would be something like this;

Assignment: Due to rapid changes to the employment market and changing market forces, Mary is badly in need of an upgrade or a complete redesign. She urgently needs to reinvent herself as a skilled and successful marketing executive. Using the Stanford D School innovation process, come up with at least 2 new ways Mary can develop and improve her brand.

The results would be flat packed. Of course!

The Mary 2.0

Someone said if you are not confused then you are not learning anything!

I'm now trying to get comfortable with the ongoing confusion...until I'm not confused anymore, which will hopefully be sometime this week, when I catch up on all the course work.

It's really been tough starting the course late. I know I didn't miss too many lectures but they were important ones, where the foundations for the courses were been laid, groups formed, assignments explained and budding friendships formed.

The easiest part has been getting to know people. The whole group is extremely open and welcoming, so thanks to all you group members who might be reading, for your support and friendship.

I love the variety of the modules. One day we are studying why the Titanic sank, from a project management point of view, the next we are working on our self-limiting beliefs. The mix of personal and professional development modules and 'solid' subjects like marketing, digital marketing and innovation is very exciting. Challenging as well...we are being asked to learn new knowledge and skills but also to look within ourselves and ask ourselves "What do you want?"

You might feel, like me, that that's been the toughest question so far on the course.

My journey out of the darkness is to find the answer to that seemingly simple question.