What are good ways of supporting your self, whilst you are supporting others... and why is it important? Sally Rose, 25 January 2015 Called by SallyAtgtended by: Rosalie White Xavier de SousaLeo BurtinHolly AstonChloeSarahFrancis Discussion called thinking specifically about professional/personal development and asking for strategies for creating this yourself (as an independent producer) - Responsibility to plan your own development. - Take your self to a de-familiarised situation/location to allow for new ways of thinking. - Approach organisations - that you admire or want to learn from. - Peer development - regular meetings with a group. Have conversations about your development plans and new ideas with a a peer. - Mentoring and shadowing - include a 3-way thinkingin (i.e. ask for time from a mentor, and then ensure that you are offering time/advice to someone else too) - Look at joining a board, this offers a group of specialists to align with. (Arts & Business have a ‘board bank’) - Go and see other areas of the country/sectors - Professional development should be built into other funding applications for projects, including resources to pay mentors and can be for producer specific training and development. - Coaching - guided talking about/around a problem with specific strategies for thinking around problems (offered through Clore programmes) - Look for social opportunities to interact with like minded people/colleagues - ‘Action Learning Set’ a system for talking about issues that are important to a group - Deb Barnard / Relational Dynamics - Long Table - a system for discussion which can be used for personal situations - ‘Who else’ principle - how to share an opportunity with more people. Recognising what you have to share and give . - Touring shows - creating a model of double bills/opening acts where a more established artist offers a slot to a artist coming up. (music touring/support acts) which acts as a good audience development strategy for both and introduces artists to programmers. - Two Destination Language set up FLINT to bring artists to Salisbury, who wouldn't usually come. this has ended up being a successful system for growing new opportunities/contacts/audiences for both TDL and the invited artists - benefitting both. Starting your own idea or context. - Is it useful to have a mentor who you do not know, who is a bit removed from you? Yes - although trust is essential. - Idea to ask other people you know/who know you for recommendations of good menor matches. - Artsadmin Advisory service is for all working in the arts - not just artists. - Make an hour every week to focus on your development ideas and potential. Tags: Training, Development, development, mentors, coaching, DIY, training