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AIESEC The international platform for young people to discover and develop their potential to have a positive impact

in society.

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AIESEC’s Tool The AIESEC eXPerience (@XP)

An unmatched leadership

development experience

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What guides people through the XP?

1. Take an active role in your learning and the learning of others

2. Constantly challenge your worldview

3. Regular personal reflection & meta-cognition

4. Increase, both your practical and theoretical knowledge

5. Create a network of contacts for yourself

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Implementing AIESEC XP | Our Learning Environment | © AIESEC International 2005 How is the XP actually lived?

Individual discovery and reflection

Mentoring

Learning Circles

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Team Experiences

Conferences and Seminars

Virtual Spaces; forums, blogs and resource sharing

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These are the components of the ‘unique’ Learning Environment that

AIESEC should have.

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What makes a learning organization different from other organizations is how

unique & different it’s learning environment is.

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All these 6 components need to become the core of AIESEC activity in each of our LCs, all around the

AIESEC network.

This gives a framework to LC activities for @XP implementation.

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In the current context of AIESEC, these 3

components are already present in most of our

LCs. But they need to go through a little bit of a

transformation.

Individual discovery and reflection

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Team Experiences

Conferences and Seminars

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And these 3 components are largely missing or

inconsequential in their scope, in the LCs across

the network and need to come into the

mainstream of AIESEC.

Mentoring

Learning Circles

Virtual Spaces; forums, blogs and resource sharing

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Understanding Individual Discovery and Reflection

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Individual Discovery and Reflection This diagram shows the formal steps that an

individual takes through the AIESEC

Experience. It has been carefully designed as

a self-driven structured learning experience.

All members go through a formal

introduction to the organization and then

begin to take on responsibility in an area of

their interest.

They then have the option to take on

leadership positions, work abroad through

our internship program, or both.

The final step is to head for the future – to

take the skills, inspiration, and networks

from AIESEC to have a positive impact in

society.

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Individual Study and Reflection “Even if we know little about what goes on in the

human brain, we do know some of the mental

processes involved in learning.

It is human nature that people do not want to be

spoon-fed conclusions made by others. They want to be

provided with the relevant information and the

opportunity to build their own big-picture

understanding, in order to draw these conclusions

themselves.

People do this through exploration, interaction and

dialogue.

Celemi applies the "learning spiral" – a basic framework

for a solution's flow. This ensures that participants will

reach their "Aha!" moments that will lead them to

appropriate conclusions and actions.”

http://www.celemi.com/learningdesign/approach/index.php

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Individual Study and Reflection

Why personal

development is

so cool?

“Our lives are spent in

understanding ourselves”

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Individual Study and Reflection Some key @XP principles are the basis

of Individual Study & Reflection.

1. Take an active role in your learning and the learning of others

2. Constantly challenge your worldview

3. Regular personal reflection & meta-cognition

4. Increase, both your practical and theoretical knowledge

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Understanding

Team Experiences T

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The Team aspect of our Learning

Environment has a two objectives.

– To add value to AIESEC in

expanding our organizational

capacity and results.

– To provide team members an

opportunity to apply their

learning & gain some desired

experiences, skills, networks and

practical knowledge in their area

of interest.

Team Experiences

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Teams are the basis of our current

organizational structure (X-teams, project

teams, EBs, MCs etc.). Essentially, from the

first to the last step of an individuals

experience in AIESEC is taken within a

team. Teams also bring to light the critical

aspect of ‘learning by doing’.

Our teams need to be the hub of enterprise

in the organization, where we move away from the current rigidity of structures and

create space for innovation and activity on

the basis of an individual interest.

Team Experiences T

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Team Experiences

AIESEC Team Experiences build on 2 @XP principles.

Increase, both your practical and

theoretical knowledge The very basis of the AIESEC

eXPerience – learning by doing.

Create a network of contacts for yourself

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Understanding

Learning Circles

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Learning Circles

AIESEC Learning Circles are local learning communities. They are formed by local and international AIESECers who share a common interest in gaining experience, knowledge and networks in a common sector or topic. Eg. Human Rights

The Learning Circles are not static

or formal structures. They re-arrange themselves around the

content that is being experienced, discussed and the other individuals participating. Learning Circles can

have different focuses- they can be groups of mixed experience, or

they may be “generations” of members from a similar level.

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Learning Circles

People may be part of more than one and attendance is based on interest.

Longer-term structures can be established based on interest and

commitment, e.g. a weekly casual meeting around a LN topic.

This process can be facilitated by a more experienced member – especially for a Learning Circle of a generation of

“Introduction” Stage AIESECers. More experienced groups may require only

rotating or shared facilitation.

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Learning Circles AIESEC Learning Circles are “Peer to

Peer” learning environments, which build on 2 key AIESEC XP principles.

Take an active role in your learning & the learning of others – each of us has something to teach & something to learn. We take responsibility for each others development.

Constantly challenge your world view – challenging our assumptions & understanding.

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How can exploration of ideas around topics of interest in ‘learning circles’ lead to ‘team experiences’ and contribute to organizational activity & performance?

An example…

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THEORY ACTION

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Discussion

Cycle

PBOX Cycle

Overview

Exploration

Investigation

Idea Generation

Testing

Exploration

Implementation

Review

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Understanding

Conferences and Seminars

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Implementing AIESEC XP | Our Learning Environment | © AIESEC International 2005 Conferences and Seminars

AIESEC holds over 350 national &

international conferences every year! These conferences currently serve as a

major organizational activity support. At

many of these conferences, and in many local events, AIESEC invites speakers to

challenge us with their understanding and

perspective.

This expertise, whether from alumni,

partners or members themselves, provide

great opportunities for our membership

to gain high quality information and to

engage our stakeholders in our learning

environment.

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We also need to reach out & create extensive opportunities for our membership to participate in external conferences & seminars organized by partner or other organizations.

This would go a long way in broadening the perspective of our membership & would allow them to look at things, which are currently outside the realms of AIESEC’s operations.

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The Conferences & Seminars build on the @XP principles of –

Increase, both your practical and theoretical knowledge

Create a network of contacts for yourself

All AIESEC conferences & seminars have the 5 @XP principles as the basis of their learning environment.

Conferences and Seminars

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Understanding

Mentoring

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Our lives are spent in understanding ourselves! Mentorship is most important in this process.

The key to the process is to remove the individual from his/her comfort zone enough to help them gain objectivity over themselves but not to scare the individual off. Often a team manager is not in the position, or capable of this type of leadership and an external mentor must be sought.

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All AIESEC members should be educated on the principles of effective mentoring.

Mentoring pairs may form between members of varying experience, with Alumni and Partners.

Whether they are the more experienced “mentor” or the “actor”, AIESEC should always help shape the content and process of mentoring.

Mentoring

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Mentoring Mentoring, just like Learning Circles, creates

a “Peer to Peer” learning environment,

which builds on 2 key AIESEC XP principles.

Take an active role in your learning & the

learning of others – each of us has

something to teach & something to learn. We take responsibility for each others

development.

Constantly challenge your world view –

challenging our assumptions &

understanding.

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Mentoring One of the most challenging

and rewarding experiences in AIESEC is being responsible to

support the development of another individual. You must

take this responsibility seriously and treasure it. Investment in

and the development of excellent people is fundamental

to the success of our organisation and the future of

our world.

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Understanding

Virtual Spaces

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Virtual Spaces The different elements –

1. AIESEC.net Communities – Information Sharing – AIESEC.net Library – Resource Sharing

– AIESEC.net Forums – Virtual Discussion & Perspective Sharing

2. Blogs – Personal reflection & experience sharing

3. AIESEC.net & AIESEConnect – Building & keeping networks (to be available in the near future)

4. Other opportunities & information available on the World Wide Web

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Our virtual spaces also play the key role of tying together the entire

learning environment.

Virtual Spaces

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Our Learning Platform

Individual discovery and reflection

Mentoring

Learning Circles

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Team Experiences

Conferences and Seminars

Virtual Spaces

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Learning Environment How to make it happen?

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Individual Discovery & Reflection

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Team Experiences

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Learning Circles

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Mentoring

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Virtual Spaces

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AIESEC A Unique Learning Environment

• Local/Global

• Theoretical/Practical

• Physical/Virtual

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AIESEC The international platform for young people to discover and develop their potential to have a positive impact

in society.