5 Words
Here it is, the first installment of the Idea Distillation Plan that I decided to embark upon the other day!
The first step in the plan was to come up with 5 words that embodied the core concepts and values of the Drama Farm - and let me tell you, it’s not as easy as it sounds! I spent a good 30 minutes this morning brainstorming, and ended up with a list of about 30 words describing everything I could think of about the project. I then spent another 15 minutes narrowing that list down to the 5 most important words - the things I’m really passionate about, and the things that would compromise the value of the program if we gave them up. It wasn’t easy, and I’m still not sure it’s the right 5 words, but I think it’s close. Here they are:
The only one I’m not totally sure about Professionalism. It is important to me that we’re giving the students a professional environment to work in, and that their advisors will be working professionals, but I feel like the word “professionalism” doesn’t necessarily conjure up those values.
What do you think? Do these five words give you a good feeling for what the core values of the Drama Farm will be? Are there other words that might be better? I’d love to hear your ideas!
Meanwhile, I’m off to start working on Step Two - more updates tomorrow…
