Incubator Week FIVE
Project maintenance advice from Laura (and all the mentors who have shared their practice through this proejct):
Kinsugi spelling?
Want to change the way your body reacts in stressful situations? Watch this INSPIRING Ted X Talk:
Read: Storytelling your Ideas
Your ability to convey your idea and make it memorable can be just as crucial. Storytelling in pitching is a powerful technique that can help you engage your audience, connect on a personal level, and leave a lasting impression.
The Pyramid Principle, a quick intro into a way you can grab people’s attention and share your story when asking for things from other people:
- Start with the answer first.
- Group and summarize your supporting arguments.
- Logically order your supporting ideas.
Start with You WHY….
Stop and Reflect:
Reflect back to your 6 word stories
Remember the 6 words you write to describe your idea. We want you to think about what would be written on the wall of your future venue/office/work space/public event space. What do you want to be the values, you why, that you shout from the walls?
Project Maintenance:
Tools for keeping a project moving, building in accountability, gathering stories and ensuring you have content to evaluate or reflect on a project at the end. It is keeping an idea moving that can be the hard part… So here are some resources to support you in your idea development and project momentum.
Maintaining momentum https://www.ideou.com/blogs/inspiration/4-ways-to-maintain-momentum
Building confidence https://www.forbes.com/sites/francesbridges/2017/07/21/10-ways-to-build-confidence/?sh=35ccf21c3c59
Imposter syndrome https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/06/cover-impostor-phenomenon
Community projects- how to get started https://mycommunity.org.uk/how-to-get-started-with-a-project-in-your-community
Documenting design process https://medium.com/figma-africa/how-to-document-your-design-process-7a25b96d075a
Reaching goals https://www.ideo.com/journal/an-unscientific-5-step-plan-for-reaching-your-goals
Talking about your project https://blog.prototypr.io/ill-tell-you-a-story-how-to-talk-about-your-projects-so-that-people-listen-bbad8ca7777
Read: Starting with your why makes your business grow faster
Most of us have watched Simon Sinek talk passionately about why we should Start With The Why. If you’re not familiar with the concept, give it a watch, it still gives me goosebumps. But why should you combine Start With Why & Story Telling to help your business grow faster?