Rotterdam, IS is not just for techno geeks
"What? But your a People Development person who doesn't even know how to read HTML! Man, you don't even have a mobile phone, so what are you doing at the Global IS (information systems) meeting?"
That was some response to the fact that I was attending the Global IS meeting, in Rotterdam (AIESEC International HQ) Nov. 18-21.
But the mandate to recommend the ideal state of IS for AIESEC is too important to be left to IS people (of which AIESEC ashamedly has very few!). It was time that I stretched my strategic awareness to new dimensions of organisational systems and also time to get PD firmly at the centre of global IS strategy! That was my personal learning and how I felt that I might be able to contribute.
The meeting went very well, I really enjoyed the working environment of the AI office with the AI people and the rest of the strategy team (including 5 other country representatives). The discussions to create the "ideal" IS for AIESEC was very exciting and to see the strategic development of the 2010 statement as we see it start to be implemented across the network. Seeing many different country views on issues. Seeing a different strategic approach (CapGemeni Integrated Architecture Framework). Understanding more on the market and history of IS and technology from alumni. Seeing so many short cricket games in the AI office.
Besides that staying in Rotterdam and going running in the very cold mornings. Having team dinners in the evening and pretending to be head of HR phoning the AI global partnerships manager, Veronica, to complain about a trainee who vanished from work and the police are involved etc. (It was a joke for her birthday) but she believed it! Very funny for all!
Very useful meeting, saw new things, met new people, interesting discussions. Really enjoyed.
That was some response to the fact that I was attending the Global IS meeting, in Rotterdam (AIESEC International HQ) Nov. 18-21.
But the mandate to recommend the ideal state of IS for AIESEC is too important to be left to IS people (of which AIESEC ashamedly has very few!). It was time that I stretched my strategic awareness to new dimensions of organisational systems and also time to get PD firmly at the centre of global IS strategy! That was my personal learning and how I felt that I might be able to contribute.
The meeting went very well, I really enjoyed the working environment of the AI office with the AI people and the rest of the strategy team (including 5 other country representatives). The discussions to create the "ideal" IS for AIESEC was very exciting and to see the strategic development of the 2010 statement as we see it start to be implemented across the network. Seeing many different country views on issues. Seeing a different strategic approach (CapGemeni Integrated Architecture Framework). Understanding more on the market and history of IS and technology from alumni. Seeing so many short cricket games in the AI office.
Besides that staying in Rotterdam and going running in the very cold mornings. Having team dinners in the evening and pretending to be head of HR phoning the AI global partnerships manager, Veronica, to complain about a trainee who vanished from work and the police are involved etc. (It was a joke for her birthday) but she believed it! Very funny for all!
Very useful meeting, saw new things, met new people, interesting discussions. Really enjoyed.
1 Comments:
Way to go Dean!!! ;-) And btw, belated Happy 23rd Birthday! You seem to have spent it in good company :-D
Hugs from Switzerland,
Carissa
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