1. Improve Leadership Skills
1.1. With the seven behaviours to unleash creativity, I am able to improve my leadership skills by encouraging that for not only the children that I work with, but with my colleagues as well.
1.2. Nurturing ideas that children and colleagues suggest, instead of judging them based on any prior knowledge that I might have had
1.3. The stick example that we used improved my leadership skills by not shutting down other's ideas of the uses of the stick
1.3.1. There were so many different ideas that our group came up with that I wouldn't have thought of
1.3.1.1. Imagine everyone giving different ideas to an approach of a situation, we can find great ways of doing things if I don't just focus on my own & assuming that my own thoughts are the "only correct" thinking
2. Support Professional Development/Growth as ECE
2.1. The services provided by SURGE has opened up a door for me to reach out to, when I have an idea that I would like to explore
2.2. Take risks!
2.2.1. Don't be afraid to embark the train of thoughts that come to your mind
2.2.1.1. You won't know how things will go unless you try it out
2.2.2. Not only encouraging myself to take risks, but SURGE workshop gave a perspective of encouraging others of taking that risk and being optimistic about it as well
2.3. In the future, when I think of different opportunities as an ECE (specifically if I wanted to open up my own child care centre), I can think of the 5 steps to an elevator pitch
2.3.1. What's your goal?
2.3.2. What do you do?
2.3.3. What makes your product unique?
2.3.4. Ask me something!
2.3.5. Put it all together
2.4. Magic formula for what is the most important
2.4.1. Incident (What stories am I going to tell?)
2.4.2. Action
2.4.3. Benefit (How will I know what benefits to discuss?)
2.4.4. Know your audience! Specifically as an ECE, it would be with children, families, teachers.
2.4.4.1. Why are they here?
2.4.4.2. What do they already know?
2.4.4.3. What do I want them to know?
2.4.4.3.1. Why do I want them to know that?
2.4.4.4. What is important to them?
2.4.4.5. Who is the audience?
3. Supporting HDLH
3.1. Belonging
3.1.1. Nurturing all ideas instead of judging the ideas
3.1.1.1. Nurturing ideas with S.U.N. = Suspending judgement, understanding and nurturing ideas
3.2. Well-being
3.2.1. By nurturing each other's ideas, we are creating an environment that encourages everyone's thinking and their well-being
3.2.1.1. Everyone's ideas are valued
3.2.1.1.1. When everyone's ideas are valued, then their overall well-being is better as they feel heard and accepted
3.3. Engagment
3.3.1. The example provided in the workshop of a stick that is 4ft long
3.3.1.1. Coming up with 1000 ways to use it
3.3.1.1.1. As everyone shared, we were able to bounce off ideas from one another, as well as opening "new train of thoughts" with one another
3.4. Expression
3.4.1. The seven behaviours to unleash creativity provided by SURGE
3.4.1.1. Give yourself time to think!
3.4.1.2. Add freshness to your daily life
3.4.1.3. Be playful
3.4.1.4. Follow your intuition
3.4.1.5. Practice signaling
3.4.1.6. Be curious
3.4.1.7. Nurture new ideas
4. Goals for Quality Improvement/Development
4.1. Improving my program, specifically through leadership
4.1.1. Nurturing all ideas instead of judging them in advance
4.1.2. Thinking beyond what we can see but understanding that there might be a perspective that we have not seen yet
4.2. Different aspects of having an entrepreneurial mindset that would assist in my development as a leader
4.2.1. Taking risks
4.2.2. Learning from my mistakes
4.2.3. Optimism and adaptability