Global Odyssey is a huge event in our school that happens every year in which students from business management and economics organise stalls to apply business concepts in practical scenarios.This year, the students of grade 11 were given the opportunity to organise the event and I volunteered in creating appropriate and good decor for the event

LO1: Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth

My strength was my creativity and it helped me a lot while planning the decor since I could come up with numerous ideas on how to bring the event to life. I talked with the leaders and added new things that could make the event better. The place where I needed to work upon was managing myself since everyone was in a hurry and we had to appoint whatever free time we had to the event. Each person had a lot of work so it was important to organise the flow.

LO 2: Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process

Decor was a major part of the event since it would create the appropriate mood and atmosphere. Our job was to select a theme and decorate the venue according to the theme. Everyone has different ideas and there were some clashes regarding what can be done and should be done. Social and self management skills played a big role in this event as a lot of people had to work collaboratively to achieve the goals. Many times, the leaders used to keep adding work on top of what I was already doing and hence I developed self management by organising myself and the tasks and completing them before deadlines.

LO5: Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively

A The secret to success in this event was teamwork. Everyone was given a position based on their strengths, which made the task simple and effective. Collaboration led to the development of fresh perspectives and ideas that improved the event. It’s crucial to communicate clearly, to listen, and to be open-minded about other people’s viewpoints.