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The foundation for the eight-month program experience with Future Milwaukee is the following three areas:
Learning Goals
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Through experiential exercises and group projects participants will develop leadership and team skills |
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Participants will increase their knowledge of issues facing Milwaukee through presentations on these issues by area leaders involved in each issue |
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Develop a passion for community service via exposure to many people and institutions in the Milwaukee community |
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Through experiential exercises and by engaging in a project with a not-for-profit agency participants will gain skills necessary for working in a diverse world |
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Participants will examine own leadership and team skills by engaging in reflective practices throughout the class |
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Using the Leadership Practices Inventory participants will measure their leadership learning and create an action plan for continued development |
Learning Experiences
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World Café – a discussion technique involving class participants and guests from the Greater Milwaukee area |
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Tour of Milwaukee by Urban Anthropology, Inc. |
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Presentations by area leaders |
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Team building exercises |
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Methods for engaging in personal reflection |
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Group project serving a not-for-profit agency |
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Group project with a neighborhood or school group |
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Working with diverse individuals in teams |
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Networking with a wide variety of people from different professions, ages, races, ages, educational backgrounds at each meeting during dinner |
Learning Tools
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Kouzes & Posner’s Leadership Practices Inventory, a 360° feedback tool on leadership skills comparing a self rating with observations by colleagues. Twice a year a comprehensive report is generated for each participant. |
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Gracious Space text – working in teams from the Center for Ethical Leadership |
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Appreciative Inquiry text |
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Various topical and leadership articles |
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Peer Feedback on Team Experiences |
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Personal Mission Statement |
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Leadership Portfolio |
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Online Discussion Board |
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Leadership/community “thinking” book created by Future Milwaukee |
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