Impulsa Soft Skills Program Report

Final Project Report
Summer 2016
Diego Salvatierra
Sophia Brañes
Richard Jin

Contents
Program Details01
03 Curriculum
04 Feedback Results
Impulsa Team02

Impulsa is a program that teaches soft skills to high school students01
Impulsa
began
in
San$ago,

Chile,
in
partnership
with

the
Catholic
University
of

Chile
and
an
educa;onal

founda;on,
Consejo
de

Curso.
In
the
summer
of

2016
we
developed
a

program
with
P8,
a
social

innova;on
hub
in

Changsha

Where?

Academia
Impulsa

includes
workshops
on

leadership,
teamwork,

and
public
speaking.
We

expose
students
to
a

diﬀerent
kind
of
teacher

and
mentor,
and
more

interac;ve
classes

What?

When
students
go
out
into

the
real
world,
they
will
need

more
than
hard
skills
like

wri;ng,
math,
and
science.

They
will
need
to
be
crea;ve,

open
to
new
ideas,
and

capable
of
leadership
and

teamwork.
Academia
Impulsa

teaches
these
so<
skills

Why?

Chile

3

Impulsa 2016 was a collaboration between the Impulsa Chile team and
P8, a social innovation hub in Changsha
01
• Curriculum development
• Mentor recruitment
• Mentor training
• Student recruitment
• Program review
• Additional materials
procurement
Content &
Execution
• Location set-up
• Provision of food
• Poster/brand design
• Social media channels
• Basic classroom
materials
• Fundraising
Logistics &
Branding
Impulsa Team P8 Team
4

We had two successful programs this summer01
FULL PROGRAM
Date: June 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th, & July 1st
Place: Broad Town Pyramid
& Changsha County 7th High School
Students: 72
Mentors: 10
PILOT
Date: May 21st & 22nd
Place: 7th floor, P8
Students: 22
Mentors: 3
21
Most
of
our
students
in
both
programs

came
from
the
Changsha
County
7th
High

School,
with
half
from
an
experimental

class,
and
another
from
regular
classes.

Enrollment
was
voluntary

Students
5

The pilot program allowed us to test ideas for the full version01
2 days
3 mentors
1
mentor

training

session
22 students
9 program
hours
6

In the full version we reorganized and scaled the program01
5 days
10 mentors
3
mentor

training

sessions
72 students
23 program
hours
7

The programs were held at three different locations01
• 
Saturday
lunches
were
served
at
P8.
They
were
free
for
coaches,
and
students
paid
15
RMB
per
meal

• 
Coordinated
with
7th
County
HS
for
student
transporta;on

• 
Transporta;on
was
subsidized
for
coaches
upon
request

Food & Transportation
P8

• 
Pilot
classes

• 
Mentor
training

• 
Full
program
meals

Broad
Town
Pyramid

• 
Full
program
classes

Changsha
County
7th
HS

• 
Full
program
ﬁnal
session

8

The
full
program
took
place
throughout
June01
Key Dates
P8 7th floor
Date
Audience
Time
Place

Monday 6/6 Coaches only 6:30-8:30 PM Introduc;on
Training

Monday 13/6 Coaches only 6:30-8:30 PM P8 7th floor Week
1
Training

Friday 17/6 All 7:00-9:00 PM Pyramid Welcome & Scavenger Hunt
Saturday 18/6 All 8:30-17:00 Pyramid MBTI & Prototyping
Monday 20/6 Coaches only 6:30-8:30PM P8 7th floor Week 2 Training
Friday 24/6 All 7:00-9:00 PM Pyramid Empathy
Saturday 25/6 All 8:30-17:00 Pyramid Presentation skills &
emotional stability
Friday 1/7 All 7:00-9:00 PM
Changsha County
7th High School
Final presentations and
farewell
Content

9

The
Impulsa
staﬀ
developed
the
curriculum
and
executed
the
program
02
Sophia
Brañes

Co-‐Founder

Diego
Salva;erra

Co-‐Founder

• 
Studied
Ethics,
Poli;cs
&

Economics
at
Yale
Univ.

• 
Yale-‐China
Teaching

Fellow,
2015
to
present

• 

Educa;on
researcher
at

Chilean
think
tank,
2015

• 
McKinsey
&
Company

consultant,
2013-‐2014

Richard

Jin

Program
Manager

• 
Studied
Civil
Engineering

at
the
Pon;ﬁcial
Catholic

University
of
Chile

• 
McKinsey
&
Company

consultant,
2014-‐2016

• 

Harvard
Business
School

Class
of
2018

• 
Freshman
at

Pennsylvania
State

University,
History
Major

• 
Graduated
from
Mingde

High
School
in
Changsha

• 

Runs
a
college
tutoring

program
in
China

Many
thanks
to

Barkley,
Lucy,

Yiwen,
and

Andy,
Impulsa

volunteers
who

helped
with

transla;on
and

more

11

Our talented mentors came from many backgrounds01
Name
Job
1
2
About Yourself
肖璐

IT
Educa;on
Worker

Although
she
has
two
kids,

everyone
mistakes
her
for
a

college
student.
On
her
30th

birthday,
she
celebrated
at
a

Buddhist
temple
and
experienced

Buddhist
life.
She
believes

everything
is
predes;ned.

卢静
(Lucy)

P8
Programmer

Graduated
from
an

engineering
background

in
college.
Currently
is
a

code
monkey.

张桌
(Timet)

Professor

Enjoys
playing
the
guitar
and
the

piano,
learning
new
skills
and

prac;cing
old
ones
and
worries
for

the
end
of
the
world.

12

刘蕾
(Katrina)

Professor

A
devout
of
classical
Chinese
dance,

interna;onal
business
e;quefe

councilor

and
cross-‐cultural
investor.

In
general,
a
warm-‐hearted
lady
with
a

heart
of
a
lion.
Studied
at
Oxford

thanks
to
a
beau;ful
mistake.

陈述

Reporter

高艳艳
(Ms.
Gao)

Teacher
at
Changsha
County
7th
HS

Teacher
of
the
reform
classes
at
the

7th,
has
par;cipated
in
many

educa;onal
programs
like
Impulsa.

Name
Job
1
2
About Yourself
13

刘琳
(Zero)

Editor

Cutesy,
artsy,
fun
person.
I

might
look
calm
and

collected
on
the
surface
but

I’m
all
about
taking
photos

and
taking
road
trips.

邢怀⽔水

Teacher

She
has
par;cipated
in

many
educa;onal

programs
like
Impulsa

as
well.
Believes
in
the

benevolence
of

everyone.

向陪勇

(Paul)

Engineer

When
you
fail,

don’t
lie
on
but
try

harder,
try
again.

贺荣贵
(Emma)

Purchasing
Engineer

I
know
what
it
feels

like
to
be
afraid
on

the
stage,
to
hide

from
the
spotlight

and
I
want
to

change
that!

Name
Job
1
2
About Yourself
14

Students
were
divided
into
“families”
and
“houses”
to
foster
team
bonding02
Impulsa
Community

House
C

肖璐
Grace

House
E

Lucy
陈述

House
B

Paul

Ms.

Gao

House
A

Zero
邢坏水

House
D

Timet
Emma

!  Every
coach
took
care
of
1
family

during
the
program.
Each
family

had
around
7-‐10
students

!  Families
are
paired
to
create
a

house.
Each
house
shared
a

teaching
space.
Coaches
shared

teaching
responsibili;es
and

helped
each
other
explain

content

!  All
the
houses
together
made
up

the
Impulsa
community.
We
had

full-‐community
sessions
led
by

Diego,
Sophia,
or
a
designated

coach

Families & Houses
15

What are soft skills?03
Soj
skills
are
character
traits
and

interpersonal
skills
that
can
help
a
person
to

improve
their
rela;onships
with
themselves
and

with
others

17

What soft skills did we teach?03
We
also
included
some
modules
to
help
students
keep

developing
their
soj
skills
ajer
the
program

Next Steps
18

Know
Yourself03
Be
aware
of
your
own
personality,
what
mo;vates
you,

and
what
you
value.
Recognize
we
are
all
diﬀerent,
and

that’s
OK.
To
know
yourself
befer,
think
about:

" Your
self-‐esteem

" How
you
see
the
world

" How
you
get
energized

" How
you
like
to
organize
your
life

" How
you
make
decisions

19

Students
took
the
MBTI
test
to
analyze
their
own
ways
of
thinking
and
feeling03
The
Myers
Briggs
Type
Indicator
(MBTI)
is
a
test
that
can
give
you

diﬀerent
psychological
preferences
for
how
you:

"  Focus
your
energy

"  Take
in
informa;on

"  Make
decisions

"  Organize
your
life
Know
Yourself
Sample
20

Understand
Others03
The
ability
to
see
things
from
the
perspec;ve
of
others.
In
order
to

understand
others
befer
you
should
try
to

" Be
an
ac;ve
listener

" Try
to
understand
what
others
might
feel
with
your
ac;ons

" Be
modest

" Trust
in
others

" Look
for
coopera;on

21

Students
interviewed
friends
and
family
as
their
empathy
homework03
Conversation:
Step
1
–
Watch
&
Listen:

What
do
you
think
he/she
is

feelling

3
4
5
1
2
Step
3
–
Imagine:
Imagine

how
you
might
feel
in
that

situa;on.

Step2–
Remember:
When
did

you
feel
the
same
way?

Step
4
–
Ask:
What
ques;ons

could
you
ask?

Step
5

-‐
Show
You
Care:

What
did
you
told
them?

Understand
Others
Sample
22

Crea$vity03
The
use
of
your
imagina;on
to
create
new
things
that
range
from
ideas,

products,
art,
or
anything
that
you
can
think
about
!
In
order
to
be
more

crea;ve
you
should
try
to:

" Be
open
to
new
experiences

" Be
curious
about
your
environment

" Be
aware
of
assump;ons
and
ques;on
them

" Be
eager
to
explore
new
things

23

Students
iden$fied
an
environmental
problem
and
came
up
with
solu$ons03
3.
Air
pollu$on

1.
Li_ering
&
Trash

6.
Noise
Pollu$on

•  Think
of
three
problems
in
the
environment
that
you

see
in
your
everyday
life

•  Each
example
must
be
in
a
different
pollu;on
type

•  Write
each
example
on
a
post
it
note
and
put
it
on
a

wall
classified
by
sec;on

CHALLENGE

4.
Water
pollu$on
5.
Light
pollu$on

2.
Soil
Contamina$on

Crea$vity
Sample
24

Students
were
then
taught
to
challenge
the
assump$ons
behind
their
solu$on03
If
you
were
to
build
a
restaurant
what
will
be

the
assump;ons
you
have
?

"  People
sit
in
tables

"  People
choose
the
food
they
will
order

from
a
menu

"  People
pay
a
check
at
the
end
of
dinner

"  The
restaurant
is
sta;c
in
one
loca;on

"  People
don’t
see
how
things
are
cooked

How
can
you
counter
the
assump;ons
you

made
?
Be
crea;ve!

"  People
eat
standing

"  The
chef
chooses
the
food
people
will
each

"  People
don’t
pay

"  The
restaurant
moves
around
the
world

"  Cooking
is
done
in
the
tables

Great
ideas
can
be
born
by
challenging
assump;ons!
Ex.
In
Chile
there
is
a

restaurant
where
you
go
to
have
dinner
for
4
hours
and
you
don’t
choose
the

food.
Everybody
eats
the
same
food
and
each
plate
is
presented
as
it
were
art

Ini$al
Assump$ons
Challenged
assump$ons

Crea$vity
Sample
25

Emo$onal
Stability03
Predictability
and
consistency
in
emo;onal
reac;ons,

without
rapid
mood
changes.
Ability
to
control
how
you

react
in
diﬃcult
situa;ons,
when
things
go
wrong
and

your
plans
fail.
To
do
this,
try
to:

" Control
your
anxiety

" Be
less
vulnerable
to
stress

" Have
more
self-‐conﬁdence

" Be
aware
of
your
impulses

26

Students
played
an
unfair
game
and
then
reflected
on
their
reac$on
to
a
difficult
situa$on03
!  Was
the
game
fair?

!  When
did
you
realize
the
game
was
unfair?

!  If
you
were
on
the
losing
side:

!  Did
you
get
angry
at
the
coaches?

!  Did
you
get
angry
at
the
other
teams?

!  Did
your
team
work
befer
or
worse
when

you
thought
the
odds
were
against
you?

!  If
you
were
on
the
winning
side:

!  Did
you
feel
happy
about
winning?

!  Were
you
worried
that
the
game
was

unfair?

!  What
made
you
work
well
or
badly?

The
goal
of
this
exercise
is
for
students
to
be
able

to
analyze
their
behavior
in
a
stressful
situa;on.

Were
they
emo;onally
stable
during
a
stressful

and
unfair
situa;on?

Did
the
situa;on
prevent
them
from
working

effec;vely?

Objec$ve Use
the
following
ques$ons
to
help
you

guide
the
discussion:
Emo$onal
Stability
Sample
27

Communica$ng
Your
Ideas03
The
ability
and
willingness
to
share
ideas
with
others.
In
order
to

communicate
your
ideas
you
should
try
to

" Use
your
whole
body
to
communicate
with
warmth
and

friendliness

" Overcome
shyness

" Transmit
posi;ve
emo;ons
when
you
speak

28

Each
student
gave
a
presenta$on
and
improved
it
with
feedback03
Content
1 "  The pitch is 3 min or less and answers all the question
"  Logic is clear
"  Language is adequate and clear
"  No use of “ha, hem,” etc…
2
Delivery
"  Presenter makes eye contact with audience
"  Presenter uses tone changes and silences to engage
audiences
"  Presenter uses its hands
"  Presenter movements are engaging and not disturbing
Things
to
be
aware
of

Communica$ng
Your
Ideas
Sample
29

Students
completed
future
development
scorecards
to
keep
improving
a<er
the
program03
Do Scorecard
"  Give
concrete,
real
examples

"  Examples
are
;me-‐speciﬁc
(it
happened
at
one
point
in
;me)

"  Connec;on
of
examples
to
soj
skills
is
clear

"  Variety
in
ra;ngs
(use
the
full
range,
1-‐7)

Don’t
"  Repeat
the
name
of
the
descrip;on
as
your
example
(e.g.
“He

allows
others
to
speak
without
interrup;ng”)

"  Fail
to
note
a
speciﬁc
;me
(e.g.
“A
friend
said
he
listens
well”)

"  Give
all
1s
or
all
7s

"  Be
too
general
(“She
is
good”)

"  Fail
to
give
an
example

"  Have
an
example
in
which
connec;on
to
soj
skill
is
ambiguous

Next
Steps
Sample
30

Program
Photos
(1/4)03
Students
played
the
marshmallow

challenge
to
build
their
teamwork

31

Program
Photos
(2/4)03
At
Impulsa,
students
learned
the

importance
of
body
language
in

communica;on

32

Program
Photos
(3/4)03
Seemingly
silly
ac;vi;es
helped
them

step
out
of
their
comfort
zones

33

Program
Photos
(4/4)03
There
were
many
opportuni;es
to

reﬂect
on
the
lessons
learned

34

Coaches perceived strong impact on students’ soft skills04

“The
program
helped
students
to

cul;vate
awareness
about
soj
skills”

“Impulsa
returns
to
the
essence
of
educa;on.
Students

realize
the
importance
of
personal
growth”

“Impulsa
had
a
good
variety

of
games
and
methods.
I

learned
a
lot
from
your

educa;on
model”

“Impulsa
games
make
it

easy
for
students
to

understand
content”

“Impulsa
gave
students
the

groundwork
to
con;nue

improving
their
soj
skills”

“Contagious
smile!”

“Impulsa
helped

students
understand

themselves
and
how

they
can
improve”

“Impulsa
games
help

explain
concepts
and

promote
changes
in

behavior”

Coach
Feedback

36

All coaches hope to keep in touch with students and other coaches04
Coach
Feedback

Do
you
think
you
will
stay
in
touch
with
your

students
ajer
the
program?

Ques;on

Yes:
100%

Do
you
think
you
will
stay
in
touch
with
the

other
coaches
ajer
the
program?

Ques;on

Yes:
100%

Did
Impulsa
meet
your
expecta;ons?

Ques;on

Yes:
100%

From
1
to
5,
with
5
being
the
closest
and
1
the

least,
how
close
were
you
with
your
students?

Ques;on

Average:
4/5

37

Coaches gave us valuable suggestions for improving future sessions04
Coach
Feedback

• 
Could
have
had
more
computers

• 

Air
condi;oning
could
be
improved

• 
Have
more
translators

• 
Videotape
classes
for
review

1.
Logis;cs

• 
May
need
more
;me
to
prepare
ajer
the
trainings

• 
Let
coaches
preview
the
material
before
training
sessions

• 
Have
more
comprehension
checks
to
make
sure
coaches
understand
material

2.
Training

• 
Remove
the
homework

• 
Have
a
feedback
session
right
ajer
each
class

• 
Add
more
outdoor
ac;vi;es

3.
Curriculum

38

Students gave us feedback on positive and negative aspects04

“Making
app

prototypes
was

fun
for
me”

“MBTI
could
do
with
a
one-‐on-‐
one
por;on!”

“I
made
a
lot
of
new
friends

here
at
Impulsa”

“I
wasn’t
able
to

finish
my
app

(prototype)

design”

Student
Feedback

Posi;ve
Nega;ve

“I
really
thought
about

my
future
with
the
future

planning
project”

“Coaches

were
very

friendly”

“Learned
a
lot

about
myself

with
the
MBTI

assessment”

“Sisng
in
a
classroom

feels
fresher
than
before”

“Impulsa
was
different

from
other
educa;onal

projects
that
come
and

go
in
Changsha”

“I
liked
the

selec;on
of

such
a
cool

place”

“Impulsa
could

improve
;me

management”

“Poor
ligh;ng
affected
our

house’s
atmosphere,
badly

influencing
our
learning”

“Some
teachers

seemed
confused

about
the
curriculum

some;mes”

“Improve

atmosphere

with
more

games”

“Lunch
;me
could

have
a
longer
siesta
”

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04 In the first weekend, MBTI was the most favorite activity
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly dislike” to 5 being “strongly like,” how much did you like…?
Myers Briggs Type
Indicator (MBTI)
(June 18th)
Student
Feedback

Define the Problem
(June 18th)
Prototyping I
(June 18th)
Note: The sample size per day varied because of student incompletion of feedback forms
The sample size per day is as follows: June 18th: 47; June 24th: 45; June 25th: 30; July 1st: 28
Ac$vity
Student
answer
percentages

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04 In the second weekend, the elevator pitch and the unfair game were popular
Student
Feedback

Ac$vity
Student
answer
percentages

Prototyping II
(June 24th)
Understand Others
(June 24th)
Marshmallow Challenge
(June 25th)
The Unfair Game
(June 25th)
Meditation
(June 25th)
Silent Sculpture
(June 25th)
Elevator Pitch
(June 25th)
Ac$vity
Student
answer
percentages

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04 During the final session, students enjoyed the empathy module
Student
Feedback

Ac$vity
Student
answer
percentages

Final Presentations
(July 1st)
Empathy Homework &
Discussion
(July 1st)
Future Development Plan
(July 1st)
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Most coaches received a high evaluation by the students04
Student
Feedback

On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “strongly dislike” to 5 being “strongly like,” how much did you like your mentor?
Emma
Xiao Lu
Grace
Zero
Timet
Chen Shu
Ms. Gao
Ms. Xing
Lucy
Paul
4.92

4.90

4.83

4.78

4.73

4.67

4.59

4.50

4.50

3.33

Note: The scores are averages for all of the days, per mentor
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Students who completed the May pilot had more fun in the full program04
Student
Feedback

On
a
scale
of
1
to
5,
with
1
being
“very
li_le”
to
5
being
“a
lot”
How
much
fun
did
you
have
today?
June
18th

June
24th

June
25th

July
1st

4.32

4.31

4.27

4.80

4.04

3.77

4.15

3.83

Day

Par$cipated
in
pilot

Average

Did
not
par$cipate
in
pilot

Average

Perhaps
more
;me
is
needed

for
students
to
fully
understand

and
enjoy
the
ac;vi;es.

Alterna;vely,
the
pilot
students

may
have
arrived
with
more

friends
and
enthusiasm

(enrollment
was
voluntary)

Analysis
The sample size per day is as follows: June 18th: 47; June 24th: 45; June 25th: 30; July 1st: 28. There were no surveys from June 17th
=
Highest
Average

45

7th High School experimental section students enjoyed the program more
than students from the non-experimental group
04
Student
Feedback

On
a
scale
of
1
to
5,
with
1
being
“very
li_le”
to
5
being
“a
lot”,
how
much
fun
did
you
have
today?
June
18th

June
24th

June
25th

July
1st

4.13

4.15

4.32

4.35

3.91

4.33

3.71

3.91

Day

CS
County
7th
Experimental

Average

CS
County
7th
Regular

Average

Students
from
the
experimental

class
may
be
more
exposed
to

Impulsa-‐style
ac;vi;es
and

hence
enjoy
them
more

Analysis
=
Highest
Average

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There were no major differences in enjoyment of the program
between boys and girls
04
Student
Feedback

On
a
scale
of
1
to
5,
with
1
being
“very
li_le”
to
5
being
“a
lot”,
how
much
fun
did
you
have
today?
June
18th

June
24th

June
25th

July
1st

4.04

3.60

4.27

4.14

4.04

4.26

4.15

4.21

Day

Male
students

Average

Female
students

Average

Student
groups
at
Impulsa
were

composed
evenly
of
boys
and

girls.
Students
are
used
to
a
co-‐
educa;onal
environment
in

school.

Analysis
=
Highest
Average

47

Most students made new friends during the program04
Student
Feedback

Did
you
make
new
friends
today?
June
18th

June
24th

79%

71%

21%

29%

Day
Yes
No

Students
enjoyed
mee;ng

new
friends.
Students
who

had
par;cipated
in
the
May

pilot
arrived
at
the
full

program
with
friends.
New

friends
are
made
earlier
on,

as
the
percentage
of
new

friends
drops
quickly

Analysis
(Par$cipated
in
May
pilot)

88%

83%

12%

17%

Yes
No

(Did
not
par$cipate
in
pilot)

(15)
(4)
(23)
(3)

(10)
(4)
(24)
(5)

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You!

Diego

diegosalva.ds@gmail.com

+86
1314
705
6208

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Us
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