In this seminar, first we will look at how you will prepare your poster. You can create a Creative CV or a vision board. We will go over examples and methods of creating each. Afterwards, we discuss how you can create your own assets. I present four universal principles to create your content empire on the Internet (Medium article). Another article I share is: Create Your Own Creative Assets on the Internet (Medium article). We will look at examples of asset creation and content creation. Finally, you will work on your self-directed learning challenge and create your own SDL evidence table.

1. University of East Anglia
Norwich Business School
Management Skills and
Personal Development
NBS-7031X
SEMINAR 3
22 and 25 February 2021
Dr. Fahri Karakas
F.Karakas@uea.ac.uk

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 Tips For Preparing Your Poster
◦ Creative CV or Vision Board
 Asset Creation Project
◦ You Will Discuss In Groups
 Evidence Table for Self-Directed Learning
◦ (Seminar Activity 2)

3. Tips on Preparing your Poster:
Examples of Creative Visual Work

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 You can either come up with your ‘Creative
CV’ (you can check Google Images with
examples)
 Or, you can create your Vision Board/Mood
board and attach it.
 You do not need to explain your poster; but you can still write
about it if it will help you demonstrate your engagement with the
module learning outcomes and skills.
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http://www.simplyzesty.com/advertising-and-marketing/the-most-
creative-job-applications-in-social-media-and-tech/#
http://print24.com/blog/2011/05/32-amazingly-creative-job-
applications/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jmaureenhenderson/2012/06/01/how-
a-creative-job-application-can-land-you-or-lose-you-your-dream-
job/
http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2011/06/30/6-wickedly-creative-
job-applications-for-the-digital-age/
http://jobmob.co.il/blog/most-creative-designer-resumes/
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/dream-job-with-innovative-resume-
ideas/

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 A3 paper
 It’s about who you would like to be, what you would
your ideal life and world to look like
 Choose pictures that inspire you
 Don’t overthink it – focus on gut instinct
 Focus on the meaning of a picture and/or abstract
look and feel of it
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19. Emma

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 You in your ideal life
 Choose pictures that inspire you
 Don’t overthink it – focus on gut instinct
 Focus on the meaning of a picture and/or abstract
look and feel of it
 Think 80-20 Pareto : quickly tear or cut roughly, use
just a little glue to keep pictures in place temporarily
 When you are done, take a clear and high resolution
digital picture (Instagram quality)
 Attach the picture as your Poster
◦ If you choose this option, you do not need to add Creative CV
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 Choose your job advertisement and copy-paste it at
the top of your portfolio
 Update and customize your CV
 Update and customize your Cover Letter
◦ Both your CV and Cover Letter should demonstrate a very
good match for the job requirements.
 Remember to complete and attach the following:
1) Job Advertisement
2) CV
3) Cover Letter
4) Poster

23. Your Asset Creation Project

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30. Treat 2021 as the year of ASSET CREATION
In your individual project, you will be creating assets for your
future.
1. SEVEN I PROJECT (Kickstarter type project)
2. ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL (Shark Tank type
project)
• Think about the assets you want to
create for your future
• Do not think like a student. Do not
treat this as assignment.
• Do this for your own future.
• Do something real – create something
real and fresh.

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You will choose Seven I or Entrepreneurial Proposal.
Start working on your asset creation project.
Remember: You need to implement it and share it with
the world.
You will include your asset creation project (3000 words)
in your individual portfolio due on August 26 2021.

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 25% of your individual portfolio is “Your
Asset Creation Project”.
 The word limit for this part of your portfolio
is 3000 words (The other parts are not
counted).
 Decide which option you will be doing for
the 25% of your individual portfolio
◦ Option A: Seven I Project
◦ Option B: Entrepreneurial Business Proposal

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 Discuss your ideas about your asset creation
project
 Which option did you choose?
 Share your initial ideas, preparation,
research and brainstorming
 Offer mentoring and support for one another
 How can you add value to your friend’s
project?
 How can you connect your ideas together to
increase your creativity?

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36. Seminar Activity 2
Evidence Table for Self Directed
Learning

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 Listen to Desert Island Discs Episodes
 Watch TED Talks
 Read biographies of Time 100 People
 Draw inspiration/learning/lessons from
diverse experiences/walks of life
◦ Books, theatre, sports, computer games, movies, TV series,
music, stand-up comedies...
◦ Think about your interests and hobbies that you can draw
inspiration from (foreign languages, graffiti, sailing, Tai chi,
dancing, hiking etc.)
◦ Things that you love, such as the world of chocolate, coffee,
pets, crime novels etc.

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Week Self-Directed
Learning Activity
(i.e. what you did)
Learning/Inspiration/Lesson drawn
1 Listened to
Desert Island
Discs episode
of Dame Zaha
Hadid
I reflected on the critical importance of courage to shake up
traditional practices and concepts of architecture through fluid and
futuristic thinking. Zaha Hadid was one of the most celebrated
architects in the world in a field dominated by men. Her triumph
was to turn the beautiful graphic visions of her sculptural approach
into reality. This is due to her rare courage, conviction, tenacity and
a free creative spirit – all qualities that I find extremely valuable in
my future career. I am inspired to learn more about the unique life
and career of this remarkable woman.
2 Listened to
Desert Island
Discs episode
of Cath Kidston
Known for her floral designs combining the vintage and the
modern, Cath Kidston achieved amazing business success with her
business and brand worth £50 million and 100 shops worldwide.
Japanese are crazy about the brand calling it ‘kawaii’ (cute), a
celebration of cheerfulness. I find it a remarkable success story
based on finding this universal appeal of ‘cheering people up’
through practical design. Listening to her story, including the
obstacles and her vulnerable feelings during growing up her
business, was refreshing and gave me hope. Like her, perhaps I can
nourish my entrepreneurial side one day – all it requires is the
courage and readiness to experiment/fail along with a niche
business idea/solution that makes cheers up people.

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Week Self-Directed
Learning Activity
(i.e. what you did)
Learning/Inspiration/Lesson drawn
3 Watched TED
Talk of
Benjamin
Zander titled:
“The
transformative
power of
classical music”
Benjamin Zander is not only the conductor of the Boston
Philharmonic; but also an excellent educator and trainer who is
passionate about classical music. In this talk, he shared valuable
insights and lessons about leadership through his passion of
classical music. He started with the story of the two salesmen who
went down to Africa in the 1900s if there was any opportunity to
sell shoes. They wrote telegrams back to Manchester. One of them
wrote, "Situation hopeless. Stop. They don't wear shoes." The other
one wrote, "Glorious opportunity. They don't have any shoes yet”.
He used music to help people open up their minds, create joyful
harmonies, and bring out the best in people. I was deeply inspired
by his energy and enthusiasm – there is a lot to learn from him
about ‘The Art of Possibility’ – I will read his book with this title to
continue my journey or inspiration.
4 Watched TED
Talk of Elizabeth
Gilbert titled:
“Your elusive
creative genius”
Elizabeth Gilbert’s talk was one of the most interesting and
inspiring TED Talks I have watched. In this talk, she mused on the
impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses. Success is
not about the Eureka moments or a single flash of insight that
magically transforms our mediocrity into genius. There is no such
thing. Instead, we need to focus on showing up and working hard
(the good old-fashioned hard work) in order to be creative.
Persistently doing our job in the best way is the single most critical
success factor.

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Week Self-Directed
Learning Activity
(i.e. what you did)
Learning/Inspiration/Lesson drawn
5-6 Read sections
from the best
selling
business book
titled ‘Give and
Take’ by Adam
Grant
Wharton’s young wonder professor Adam Grant’s best selling
classic gave me empirical insights on why generosity at work
continues to be more effective than selfishness in the long term.
Grant classifies the motivations of successful entrepreneurs and
leaders into three: People who give, take, and match. Grant
explains through his research how those who succeed in the long
run are givers. It was refreshing and exciting to read how givers are
not weak and naïve; but become very successful for the long run. I
have learned about strategies to be more generous and how giving
makes us both more fulfilled and more successful at work.
7-8-9 Read the book
titled “Watching
the English:
The Hidden
Rules of English
Behaviour” by
Kate Fox.
This book was one of the most interesting anthropology books I
have ever read. English anthropologist Kate Fox explores the
quirkiness of Englishness, English people, their strange habits, and
their foibles through everyday moments and examples from British
life. Fox illustrates how this complex set of unspoken rules and
codes of behaviour govern everyday dynamics and behaviours in
the UK; such as pub etiquette or weather-speak. As an outsider to
British culture, I had great fun in reading these (funny and satirical)
observations that capture the heart of Englishness.

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Week Self-Directed
Learning Activity
(i.e. what you did)
Learning/Inspiration/Lesson drawn
10 Watched Matt
Damon’s movie
“The Martian”
In this inspiring movie, Mark Wattney accidentally gets stranded on
Mars during an emergency evacuation. With the communications
antenna break down, he has no way of letting NASA know that he
has survived. The next manned mission to Mars is in four years and
will land 3200km away. His food supplies will only last a third of
that time, and he’s on a barren, waterless planet with no
atmosphere or oxygen. Even though his situation is hopeless, he
never stops trying, hoping, and working hard. The movie is a
masterclass in perseverance and creative solutions; such as the
famous “Martian potatoes”.
11-12 Binge-watched
the classic
British drama
“Downton
Abbey”
Although I watched this classic period drama for a lot of hours (one
of my guilty pleasures), I think it was a worthy investment due to its
timeless lessons on humility, hope, honesty, kindness, and
perseverance. Narrating the adventures of the aristocratic Crawley
family and the servants who work for them throughout the 1920s,
Downton Abbey taught me numerous life lessons including how life
can be abrupt and fragile, how you need to hang in there in the
face of obstacles, how the world keeps changing in a scary way and
how you need to adapt continuously, how it is important to create
fond memories with loved ones and family members, and how
honesty and dedication to duty are increases one’s self-worth and
others’ respect.

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 Events you attended during Employability Week
 Conferences and networking events you have participated in
 Inside Business Seminar/Talk series
 Music concerts or festivals that you have attended and been inspired
by
 Sports events that you have watched (you might draw lessons on
team work etc.)
 Theatrical plays you have attended
 Art galleries and arts-based events you have attended
 Trips that you might have organized and lessons learned during
these trips
 Different organizational contexts that you observed (e.g. hospitals
or charities)
 Lessons learned during roles you have undertaken as a volunteer in
NGOs or student societies

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 Try to borrow from your experiences in the last 4-5 months (during
the course of this module)
 Come up with 12 activities in total.
 Try to diversify the SDL domains you are borrowing from (Desert
Island Discs, TED Talks, movies, books, various
hobbies/interests/life experiences)
 Write about life and career lessons that you can draw from diverse
walks of life – remember that everything can signify a learning
opportunity.
 Try to choose aspects/domains of life that you are passionate about

45.  Come up with ideas for your SDL Evidence Table
 Complete the SDL activities you can think of now
◦ What are the range of different domains/segments that
you draw your learning, lessons, and inspiration?
◦ How can you improve the range and quality of the
learning evidence?

46.  Finalize your Job Application Portfolio (Job
Advertisement, CV, Cover Letter, Poster)
 Finalize your “Evidence Table for Self-Directed
Learning Activities”
 Attach them to your coursework

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