Skills Team: rose, thorn, bud exercise

# Skills Team: rose, thorn, bud exercise ###### tags: `skills-team-catch-ups` [TOC] --- Example: ``` * [name=Name] 🌹 = Something great that happened (a rose!) 🌵 = Something not-so-great that happened (a thorn!) 🌱 = Something you're looking forward to (a bud!) ``` --- ## Today: 30 May 2023 * [name=Harriet] 🌹 = Turing Research Fellowship Cohort 2 funding 'secured' (with caveats) 🌵 = Slow progress with CDT Conference which is annoying 🌱 = CDT leadership discussions (non-work related, got AL this week!) * [name=Jules] 🌹 = DSG DSG DSG 🌵 = Back to back final day. I think I have 15 minutes of breathing space this afternoon 🌱 = A/L A/L A/L tomorrow * [name=Sarah] 🌹 = Moodle upgrade finally underway! 🌵 = 🌱 = some upcoming hols * [name=Anna] 🌹 = Spending time with the DSG team during last week's event in the office! 🌵 = One of the TIN partners withdrew their role halfway through the recruitment round 🌱 = Placing lots of talented students at host organizations and matching Enrichment students with Turing contacts! * [name= Becky] 🌹 = Successful DSG! 🌵 = Already onto the next one ;) 🌱 = Lessons learned * [name=Frank] 🌹 = :sun_with_face: 🌵 = No longer Bank Holiday Monday 🌱 = Summer has begun! * [name=Ayesha] 🌹 = Smashed my bike ride & now thinking about doing a triathlon haha :bike: 🌵 = Lots of things happening all at once so lots of prioritising and strict time management 🌱 = Many things: the sun finally being out and looking forward to the summer ahead, seeing the WP project come to life this summer will be cool * [name=Mishka] 🌹 = feeling very supported by you all :heartbeat: 🌵 = feeling behind with some work due to leave 🌱 = summer and coming back to London :sun_with_face: * [name=Bridget] 🌹 = Gorgeous weather :sunglasses: 🌵 = Rescheduling DST and hoping we get a good turn-out the second time around 🌱 = Much annual leave * [name=Vera] 🌹 = Some new funding opportunities for skills (TRF cohort 2 & maybe Skills framework) 🌵 = Finding lack of guidance on appraisals/PRP frustrating 🌱 = see rose * [name=Chloe] 🌹 = Platform upgrade is deployed to sandbox site 🌵 = Also platform upgrade! 🌱 = Planning my AL! * [name=INSERT NAME HERE] 🌹 = 🌵 = 🌱 = ## Skills and Knowledge sharing sessions :::warning ### Skills & Knowledge sharing - **Purpose**: professional development time together with the team, with a focus on hands-on upskilling and knowledge sharing between team members - **Duration**: 2h - **Frequency**: monthly - **When it takes place**: first Friday of the month, 1:30 - 3:30 pm tbc - **Target audience**: Skills Team & interested Turing colleagues - **How it works**: - Option 1: co-working but focused on individual professional development time - Option 2: skill sharing - one or two people present a topic to the team / run a practical workshop. Tied in with _come-to-me-if_ - Option 3: source external speaker / learn together a topic of common interest _(eg GitHub)_ - **Lead organiser**: Ayesha & Bridget ::: > * [name=INSERT NAME HERE] > :eyes: = What would you like to learn? > :bulb: = What would you like to share to others? > :palms_up_together: = What do you think the team could benefit from? * [name=Harriet] :eyes: = engaging facilitation; innovation 'training' / exposure; developing interesting presentations; 101 on contracts with practical activities :bulb: = Happy to share anything! Not sure what I have that would be useful to others. :palms_up_together: = skills landscape awareness, AI/DS community engagement, contracts (maybe?) * [name=Becky] :eyes: = basic coding, tech side of my role, facilitation skills, using LinkedIn, better understanding/knowledge of wider Turing :bulb: = What Harriet said! (Harriet: what do you wanna know about Turing? Jules probs a wizard but if not happy to try and help - I will pick this up with you on Teams. Thank you :) np <3) :palms_up_together: = Better support from teams outside of Skills? * [name=Sarah] :eyes: = planning projects/initiatives within the Turing's unique ecosystem - understanding how the different pieces and players fit together; technical skills related to what our audiences are doing :bulb: = editorial stuff; happy to investigate some of the technical things and/or how we can improve our subject knowledge :palms_up_together: = consistent project management processes across the team so we're all applying the same logic/approaches; better subject knowledge :+1: * [name=jules] :eyes: =More variety of PM techniques/tools to use for the various projects we got going :bulb: = inner peace :peace_symbol: :palms_up_together: = Monday.com! * [name=chloe] :eyes: = coding / technical aspect to help developing OLP project :bulb: = let's work on data tgt :palms_up_together: = project management skills / tools that we could all use across team * [name=Bridget] :eyes: = Turing processes - interacting w/ other teams and making use of Turing platforms etc :bulb: = Funding calls (lessons learned) :palms_up_together: = Project management skills - co-developing and implementing standard operating procedures * Frank :eyes: = Project Management Skills :bulb: = Excel dashboards :sunglasses: :palms_up_together: = PM software * [name=Vera] :eyes: = How to use ChatGPT (and alternatives) to speed up regular tasks :+1: :bulb: = Facilitation skills, UX, anything else useful :palms_up_together: = UX methodology, facilitation skills * [name=Mishka] :eyes: = how to consider impact measuring and reporting throughout each stage of the project lifecycle (and ideally have comparable measures across projects) :bulb: = Agile working / Product management (once I finish my course) :palms_up_together: = use of GPT / LLMs in different work contexts * [name=Ayesha] :eyes: = Strategy skills,:+1: PM skills :bulb: = Not really sure what but I'm interested in EDI, inclusive practices and mental health. I've got a wealth of experience in teaching and delivery, proof-reading materials, creating materials etc. :palms_up_together: = same as Sarah! ## Previous sessions - [12 Apr 2023](https://hackmd.io/thfqcGTERfaOIQNZBUWUvA) - [6 Mar 2023](https://hackmd.io/FBrIzWiVTWGGik_oEVEvTA) - [8 Feb 2023](https://hackmd.io/FFm6x675QXWxwyFU6h7Mfw)