Much has happened since the semester started and Noving's been quite busy - we apologise for the long silence!
We kicked off the new year with a lot of zeal and immediately got down to business with a number of different projects. The Week against Racism (week 12) will be one of the highlights of this semester for us, and we've planned a lot of interesting activities that we'll reveal soon enough! Despite the fact that we've got a lot of stuff going on, we did have time to participate in the annual Clientweek (week 5), and even though we didn't win, we were all pretty proud over our accomplishment for the week. We contacted over 20 different clients, which was really stepping out of our comfort zone for us! So, the Clientweek was a success and sort of a milestone for us, because of the commitment of the team and the results it brought us.
Yesterday was also an interesting day for Noving. At 7 AM we climbed aboard a buss and started our journey towards Nakkila, where a mixed group of Teampreneurs from all over the world gathered to take part of the second-ever Friendleadership day, arranged by Tiimiakatemia Learning Network and Partus. There were participants from Novia, Proakatemia, and Tiimiakatemia Mondragon (Spain), as well as many exchange students. We worked the whole day in mixed, multiprofessional groups, first reflecting on the meaning of Friendleadership, and in the afternoon, taking part of a small birthgiving that resulted in a wide range of different kinds of presentations. It was fantastic to work with people from so many different cultures, and the biggest surprise for me was how alike our thoughts were. My group was on the same page from the beginning, and the discussions were easy and flowing. The task itself was perhaps a bit too easy, and it would've been nice to have more time to discuss the problems and possibilities all of us have encountered in this way of studying, but overall, the concept was fantastic.
And oh - if you're wondering why the blog is suddenly in English, we have the honor of housing two exchange students from the Czech Republic in our team! So, Noving is speaking English the whole semester. Gotta love challenges.
I wish you all a terrific weekend, and we promise you'll hear from us soon again!
Hugs and kisses,
Ada.
