Since the founding of TakingITGlobal in 1999, I have been incredibly inspired by my interactions with thousands of young change makers from all around the world. Through my Masters Research on youth-led action in an international context along with exposure to other studies and international conferences examining the role of today's generation of youth as change agents, I have gained an important observation. My observation is that I have seen the emergence of Six Archetypes of Youth Change Makers, which provide a glance at the roles young people are taking on in the process of creating change.
The Dreamer
The Dreamer is the driver behind new ideas. Dreamers are often the first to articulate a long-term vision for the future and think big. It is the sense of aspiration, optimism and imagination of dreamers that drive progress, innovation and change.
The Megaphone
The Megaphone is a vocal advocate for change. Megaphones are very focused on delivering the message and will campaign tirelessly and work hard to lobby for a message to be heard. They inspire action through their words and help to shift priorities on the agenda.
The Spark Plug
The Spark Plug is a catalyst and has a gift for networking and connecting people. The Spark Plug is able to foster collaborations and bring many different organizations and individuals together in dialogue, convincing diverse interest groups to come together for a common goal.
The Task Master
The Task Master is often behind the scenes making things happen and is sometimes the under-rated player within a group or organization. Often, it is the Task Master who literally keeps things together by turning ideas into manageable tasks with actionable timelines. Task Masters are practical, objective-oriented individuals.
The Sherpa
The Sherpa serves as a guide who provides mentorship, insight and training through peer education. Sherpas are natural educators with a strong interest in learning and sharing knowledge. Sherpas value hands on experiences and are able to draw upon the expertise and resources of those they encounter.
The Storyteller
The Storyteller is often the documenter of an organization and its projects, preparing short stories, interviews, blogs, webcasts newsletters and more. Storytellers become a vehicle for spreading inspiration and sharing of best practices through identifying patterns and strengthening movements through recognizing exceptional individuals.
Be careful about International House in New York. I innocently applied for a housing in this place for 6 months, but I did not know it was actually a SCAM.
I went through a very bureaucratic process. First I had to pay a NOT REFUNDABLE 65 USD fee for the application. Then, there are admission criteria that I really think I was fulfilling, but I then received a letter telling me I was denied the housing.
I then asked why I was denied the place, and after 3 phone call attempts, the person told me that I did not fulfill the criteria in the same extent than other candidate, but could not explain why exactly or specifically.
She told me that it was like a university application!!!
I am really upset against International House, which basically steals international students or young people's money!!!!
I you feel you were in the same case and this is actually a SCAM, please write me a email at: sigar14@gmail.com.
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As promised, here are some of the scenes from Penang. If you wanna see more of this, go on to my album on Facebook. Of course, u have to add me first. Here's the link to my Facebook, MY FACEBOOK.
Comparto con ustedes un video de una exposición que tuve la oportunidad de hacer el año pasado en representación de la Asociación Vientos del Sur, titulada "Participación Juvenil y Nuevas Tecnologías".
En mi exposición abordo someramente conceptos y herramientas útiles para el trabajo de las ONGs juveniles.
Web 2.0, Ciberactivismo, los nativos digitales, el poder de los Blogs, los Wikis, las mal llamadas redes sociales, entre otros temas están incluidos en este resumen de menos de 10 minutos (la exposición original duró 30 minutos)
Gracias a Gastón por realizar la filmación y a Nacho por convertirla a formato digital.
A quienes les interese la relación entre participación, juventud e internet, los invito a leer un artículo que escribí el año pasado para un dossier sobre "juventud y TICs" para el Portal de Juventud de América Latina y el Caribe, clickeando acá
Will be off to Penang, this Monday (June 1st - 8th) for the study induction and orientation. Yes, people, I'm back to school! Going to further study on Political Science. I can't give up my career but yet I would like to expand the wisdom in me, so I took USM's Distance Education Programme.
Don't worry, you'll be seeing me religiously here in KL, because the study centre is just nearby... So, I can juggle between work, study and play! Huh!
In the meantime, I would like to thank my boss, Mr. Zainul Arifin Mohammed Isa for letting me pursuing the study while working. Your advice and support is very much appreciated. Anyway, congratulations on the new post. Mr. Zainul will be the next NSTP Group Editor in Chief!
So, do motivate me, people! Really need you guys to be my inspiration! I think, that's all for now, pics of Penang will be uploaded after the hectic week! See you guys soon!
If you guys still remember that I used to ramble around of having my own DSLR camera way back, I think around December or January, if I'm not mistaken.And yet, I managed to get my own DSLR last Sunday.
I bought an Olympus E-420, followed my own instinct despite of heavily arguments and forces from people asking me to buy either Nikon or Canon.
But still, I like Olympus the most because of it compact size of DSLR and cool live view feature (even though, knowing that I'm so not gonna use that feature)!
Anyway, below is the sample of the pixs taken! Yeah, I know that I need to polish up my skill, but then tunjur ajarku SIFU!! Chewie.. chewie...
Vous avez probablement déjà entendu cette citation de Mary Kay Ash*, qui dit ceci: « Il existe trois types d’individus dans ce monde: ceux qui font qu’il se passe quelque chose, ceux qui regardent ce qui se passe et ceux qui se demandent ce qui s’est passé. Nous avons tous le choix...» Et, vous, quel genre d’individus êtes-vous? Qui voulez-vous être vraiment ?
Ce que nous révèle ici l'auteure, c’est qu’en réalité la première catégorie d’individus dispose d’une plus vaste gamme de choix que la deuxième et la troisième car ils ont pris la décision d’agir sur ce qu’ils souhaitent réaliser. Les seconds regardent sans s’impliquer tandis que les derniers se rendent compte a postériori qu’ils ont manqué quelque chose.
Les troisièmes sont par la force des choses les plus contraints à se laisser emporter et à suivre le mouvement des autres, sans avoir le contrôle sur les événements. Déstabilisés par le changement qu’ils n’ont pas vu venir, ils réagissent après coup. Ils peuvent avoir le sentiment d’avoir été dupés ou que les choses leur ont échappé. Leur capacité d’action, leur marge de manœuvre se trouvent limitées par l’inattention dont ils ont fait preuve. Mais, où étaient-ils quand les choses se passaient?
• Les seconds sont spectateurs d’un mouvement, produit par les autres. Ils préfèrent l’observer plutôt que le créer. Idéalement, ils peuvent apprendre des erreurs des autres et éviter de les reproduire. Si le mouvement correspond à leurs valeurs, ils suivent, y adhérent, sinon ils choisissent une autre direction ou s’opposent à ce qui ne leur convient pas. Ils peuvent aussi payer le prix de leur passivité par le regret, la frustration, « j’aurais pu, si j’avais su… ». Il existe autant de limites que l’on est capable de s’en créer.
• Les premiers sont des leaders car ils se donnent une direction qui correspond à leurs aspirations. Ils décident de conduire plutôt que de se laisser conduire….. Leur volonté d’agir leur procure une longueur d’avance, ils voient des opportunités avant les autres. Ils n’attendent pas que le changement se fasse, ils le provoquent, ils le créent ! En agissant, ils expérimentent un terrain connu ou totalement nouveau; les défis sont présents, mais ils peuvent se préparer, s’ajuster à partir du moment où ils en ont pris conscience. Ils sont responsables de leurs actes et leurs erreurs sont autant d’occasions d’apprentissages.
Vouloir réaliser un rêve, un projet, transformer une idée en action, prendre la décision d’agir, s’engager avec courage, motivation, confiance et détermination, voilà ce qu’il faut pour prendre sa destinée en main et devenir leader de sa propre vie.
Hacer periodismo online a veces puede parecer tedioso, repetitivo, y hasta alienante, pero en ocasiones, también puede ser gratificante. A mí me gratifica servir para que algunas historias sean contadas y difundidas:
“Somos una pareja de hombres y nos queremos casar”
Alex y José María se conocieron en 2005 y mañana solicitarán un turno para contraer matrimonio. “Sabiendo que la interpretación de la ley actual nos va a discriminar, les pedimos que nos acompañen en este acto de amor”, dice la invitación...Seguí leyendo esta historia en la nota que escribí para ElArgentino.com
Not more than 3 hours from now.... I'll be 24. Yes, a year wiser. Yet, so much to be achieved. One of it, to further my study on political science. Will do just that this June when the class will started. Anyway, I don't want to sound so pathetic as if I'm looking for people to wish me (you may want to wish it, have the pleasure..). So, Happy 24th birthday to me.
INTEREST IN JOB CONTENT (Those tasks you want to perform)
Preferences for Shahrul fully support being perceptually, subconsciously, and consciously aware of fantasy, symbols, symbolic relationships, abstract ideas, options, and choice of options as they relate to creative or innovative activities. Perception triggers ideas in Shahrul 's mind, a process that just happens - a process often called intuition. It is not a conscious effort to logically "come up with" creative ideas; instead, the process is best identified with the statement that "a thought struck me." A quote by Carl Jung probably makes complete sense to Shahrul : "Art is innate in the artist, like an instinct that seizes and makes a tool out of the human being. The thing in the final analysis that wills something in him is not he, the personal man, but the aim of the art."
INTEREST IN JOB CONTENT (Those tasks you want to perform)
Preferences for Shahrul fully support being perceptually, subconsciously, and consciously aware of fantasy, symbols, symbolic relationships, abstract ideas, options, and choice of options as they relate to creative or innovative activities. Perception triggers ideas in Shahrul 's mind, a process that just happens - a process often called intuition. It is not a conscious effort to logically "come up with" creative ideas; instead, the process is best identified with the statement that "a thought struck me." A quote by Carl Jung probably makes complete sense to Shahrul : "Art is innate in the artist, like an instinct that seizes and makes a tool out of the human being. The thing in the final analysis that wills something in him is not he, the personal man, but the aim of the art."
TEMPERAMENT FOR THE JOB (How you prefer to perform tasks)
Shahrul prefers and needs change and variety. Change is motivating, stimulating, and energizing. Shahrul looks for new options, challenges, assignments, acquaintances, relationships, and even new careers in new places. Shahrul tires of sameness, repetition, and routine even in activities that were interesting at the start. Once things become routine for Shahrul , this becomes a motivation to move on to more interesting things.
APTITUDE FOR THE JOB (Expression of performing tasks)
Shahrul 's preferences fully support holistic, conceptual perception, and thinking relative to the basic nature, utility, potential, or strategic possibility of what is being observed or considered. This includes intuition, insight, creativity, curiosity, experimentation, and innovation in various degrees. Ideas are at the heart of this talent. The basic orientation is perceptual and mental seeing.
PEOPLE (How you relate to people, in priority order)
Philosophical, literary, scientific, managerial and/or persuasive traits may be involved in Shahrul 's motivation and drive to educate, train, or influence others. The main preference is to share knowledge and information that will be useful. So, conveying information to others assumes that educating self precedes educating others. Shahrul is motivated by learning, seeing the big picture, recognizing how pieces fit the picture, and prefers passing information on to others. Because so many traits might be involved in instructing activities, it is important to scan the other traits to see which traits are important.
THINGS (How you relate to things, in priority order) Shahrul is motivated toward activities involving mechanical engineering, including: 1) mechanical awareness of assembly, fabrication, operation, leverage, motion, force, and power, 2) design and/or draw technical plans, 3) technical, statistical, and numerical analysis, and 4) layout and installation. This highly motivated engineering orientation probably means professional dedication to a major engineering vocation.
DATA (How you relate to data, in priority order)
"Synthesize: putting two or more things together to form a whole; the combination of separate elements of thought into a whole; the operation by which divided parts are united" (Webster). Shahrul is motivated by seeing the big picture so much so that (s)he, attempts to see all parts of the picture in that larger context, then sees all parts relative to each other, but still within that larger context. Perception and thinking are therefore holistic and conceptual. Philosophical and intuitive processes are involved. Scientific, managerial, and/or literary preferences may also be involved. Other mental factors in this section are subordinate, secondary, or complementary to this primary motivational attribute. This is an overview and scanning activity that includes ideas, concepts, theory, fiction, hypothesis and assessment. (Note that words in the last sentence are unrelated to logic that Webster defines as "the science of the operations of the understanding subservient to the estimation of evidence.") For Shahrul , preferences for this sort of synthesis will allow it to get no further toward logic than estimating.
REASONING (How you relate to reasoning, in priority order)
Shahrul is strongly motivated to apply thinking to the big picture through holistic ideas, concepts, options, and strategies. This does not mean, suggest, or imply that thinking is kept only in a holistic context but it does mean that the first and constant priority or preference for consideration and focus are on the big picture. (Example: Shahrul more likely prefers to be an executive rather than a manager, and more inclined to be a manager rather than a supervisor.) Considering how pieces of the picture are brought in to the big picture stimulates motivation for the activity.
MATHEMATICAL CAPACITY (How you relate to the applied usage of math)
Shahrul is motivated to work with a wide variety of theoretical math concepts; make original application of those concepts; apply knowledge of advanced mathematical or statistical techniques to new areas of challenge, interest, or opportunity. Motivation is derived from conceptual, analytical, curious, and exploratory thinking. Research and theoretical logic probably appeal greatly to Shahrul 's mind.
LANGUAGE CAPACITY (How you relate to the usage of language)
Shahrul is highly motivated to consider creative writing and communicating at professional levels. Preferences are holistic, conceptual, imaginative, and creative. "Ideas trigger more ideas" can probably be said about Shahrul . High motivational levels for this worker trait indicate an interactive combination of literary and philosophical traits. As Dean W. R. Inge said, "Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art." That probably makes a great deal of sense to Shahrul . Motivation at this level indicate preferences that probably include writing fiction, poetry, scripts for movies or television, advertising copy, marketing copy, teaching creative writing, etc.
