Mentors and the Mentoring Process
Activity 1 – Developing a Mentoring Relationship
Step 1
Identify two potential mentors that can help you develop your social innovation. Identify people from different parts of the ecosystem you work in or are anticipating working in.
Step 2
For each potential mentor consider:
Why this person?
What are the qualities and experiences this person brings?
What do they have you are looking for?
How would they bring unique value to you?
Step 3
Observe that person ‘in action’ – at work, meetings, presentations.
Step 4
How do you ask them to consider mentoring you? Approach them and set up a brief meeting to make this request or ask for an informational interview to assess what is possible. Give them a couple of weeks to think about it. Outline for them the kinds of things you believe you could benefit from, as well as a framework for the time commitment you are asking them to make.