Skill to develop adjust and apply methods supporting an awareness of one’s identity and its inherent elements
Skill to develop adjust and apply methods supporting an awareness of one’s identity and its inherent elements
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Developing awareness of identity
Becoming aware of who you are, means that you have a deeper understanding of your core identity no matter the context and in different situations. The big topic for the 21st century – self-awareness In the past few years, there has been a lot of information, research, books, and seminars on the topic of self-awareness. Self-awareness is now regarded as…
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Who are you?
Every person has their own identity that is created by the life roles that person is taking, their personal characteristics, their value system and the person’s beliefs. Our identity can greatly affect how we think, feel and act. Our identities in a group can also affect the way we interact, share, and learn both with positive and negative effects. It…
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Identity Priorities
Why did I choose this tool? I participated in a session in It’s Up to Me 5, run by Antonio Jovanovski, called Five Identities, which had us rank five of our identities in terms of the most important to the least important to us in the moment. I saw how much this exercise helped me and other people understand our…
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Reflected Best Self Exercise
Why did I choose this tool? Some of my friends who have done this exercise at the University of Michigan school have said how this has changed their life. I believe one part of understanding our identity is understanding the things that we do well and how other people identify us. For example, I don’t normally describe myself as a…
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Planning for Identities
Why did I choose this tool? I believe that many of the identity issues can be predicted if we do our research on the people arriving to the project. Yes, there will be errors, but having an understanding of potential conflicts and misunderstandings can give us the preparation for dealing with the conflict when it arises. I have seen on…
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Five Identities
Why did I choose this tool? I participated in this session in It’s Up to Me 5, run by Antonio Jovanovski, and I saw how much it helped other people and felt how much it helped me in understanding my identities better. I liked how simple it was and how it quickly showed me which identities don’t matter too much…
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