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UNSW Business School Nura Gili Strength Cards I was first introduced to the use of strength cards in the summer of 2004 when I was an ICV Volunteer living in Pormpuraaw, West Cape York in Queensland and working with PPAC Pormpur Paanth Aboriginal Corporation under the then Director Heather Saleh. During one of our professional development days Heather facilitated a session with strength cards where each card with a word and a picture was used as a tool for people to yarn (talk) about their own strengths, qualities, experiences and future aspirations. I was impressed with how the cards opened up a depth of professional intimacy and connectivity amongst us all and imbued a sense of confidence. When I was commissioned to create the Global Business Leaders Challenge in 2011 it occurred to me that creating a set of strength cards so participants can investigate how their personal strengths can be applied and developed in a business context could be of value. Together with a team of students and colleagues we created the basis of these cards and incorporated further questions and ideas to prompt and tease out peoples thinking, conversations and aspirations. Since then, I have used our strength cards with many different audiences in workshops, forums, and presentations. The beauty of these cards is you can tease out any number of outcomes, drawing on contributions from every one of your participants. Ive found them to be a great differentiation tool working equally well with specific and mixed audiences. Every session brings out something new and unexpected; the beauty of group experiential learning. There have been many requests from people around the world to buy a set. All proceeds from the purchase of our UNSW Business School Nura Gili Strength Cards will go directly to a fund for Indigenous students scholarships to study here at UNSW Business School. Rebecca Harcourt Program Manager Indigenous Business Education UNSW Australia Business School Editor Nura Gili News, Nura Gili Indigenous Programs Unit UNSW. August 2014 Here is just one example of how you might facilitate some activities with our cards: In groups of 4-6, choose one person to deal the deck with all the different words facing upwards. 1. Everyone take a couple of minutes to scan the cards taking in the words, phrases and questions. - Do any of the cards stand out / resonate with you in particular? - Everyone chooses 1-3 cards that you feel represent some of your current strengths and think about an experience, example, situation where you have used this strength. - Consider a time when these strengths have helped you achieve something(s) you are particularly proud of. - Go round the table in turn each person sharing a story about how you have used one of these strengths Return all cards with all the different words facing upwards 2. Everyone choose 1-3 cards that you feel represent strengths you would like to have - Consider why you would like these strengths - Consider people you know who have these strengths and how they have utilised them - Choose one of these strengths and go round the table in turn each person sharing how you would personally use this strength and how it would complement your other strengths - Return all cards with all the different words facing upwards 3. Everyone choose 1-3 cards that you feel represent strengths you think you would need as a CEO of an organisation such as a Health Organisation, Bank, Charity, Airline, Football Club, International hotel chain - Consider why a CEO would need these strengths in particular how they might use them in their working day - Go round the table in turn each person sharing one of the strengths and share how you would use this strength if you were the CEO - Return all cards with all the different words facing upwards 4. Everyone consider your next goal whether thats a personal, family, community, reading, writing, study, career, sport, social, travel, professional (and so on) goal - Select 3-5 cards that you feel represent the strengths you feel you would need to achieve this goal - Find a place to be on your own and reflect on how you can build on these strengths to reach your goal
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