Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

One of our Employee Resources Groups is hosting discussions related to an Aspire Journey for a cohort of members. They complete a track every 4-6 weeks and discuss, and at the end they want to have a "graduation" type event. Has anyone done something like that, and can you share how you did it? They are thinking about a powerpoint where people add their badge images, or something like that. I'd love to hear ideas of what others have done to celebrate the accomplishment of completing a whole journey!
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  • Unknown
    edited September 2021
    Great idea Joanna.  Would love to hear if other clients out there have done something similar?-------------------------------------------
    Original Message:
    Sent: 09-16-2021 12:21
    From: Joanna Bent
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    One of our Employee Resources Groups is hosting discussions related to an Aspire Journey for a cohort of members. They complete a track every 4-6 weeks and discuss, and at the end they want to have a "graduation" type event. Has anyone done something like that, and can you share how you did it? They are thinking about a powerpoint where people add their badge images, or something like that. I'd love to hear ideas of what others have done to celebrate the accomplishment of completing a whole journey!
  • Kristy Blasdell
    Kristy Blasdell
    EXPLORER
    edited October 2021
    We created custom journeys for our employees and at the end of the year created a video using Powtoon to spotlight those employees who completed a journey (showed their name, job title, department and work area). We also recorded various executive speakers giving a quick congratulations and put those in the video. We then shared the video with our entire organization via our internal intranet newsletter.-------------------------------------------
    Original Message:
    Sent: 09-16-2021 12:21
    From: Joanna Bent
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    One of our Employee Resources Groups is hosting discussions related to an Aspire Journey for a cohort of members. They complete a track every 4-6 weeks and discuss, and at the end they want to have a "graduation" type event. Has anyone done something like that, and can you share how you did it? They are thinking about a powerpoint where people add their badge images, or something like that. I'd love to hear ideas of what others have done to celebrate the accomplishment of completing a whole journey!
  • Sue Orchanian
    edited October 2021

    We created custom journeys for our employees and at the end of the year created a video using Powtoon to spotlight those employees who completed a journey (showed their name, job title, department and work area). We also recorded various executive speakers giving a quick congratulations and put those in the video. We then shared the video with our entire organization via our internal intranet newsletter.-------------------------------------------
    Original Message:
    Sent: 09-16-2021 12:21
    From: Joanna Bent
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    One of our Employee Resources Groups is hosting discussions related to an Aspire Journey for a cohort of members. They complete a track every 4-6 weeks and discuss, and at the end they want to have a "graduation" type event. Has anyone done something like that, and can you share how you did it? They are thinking about a powerpoint where people add their badge images, or something like that. I'd love to hear ideas of what others have done to celebrate the accomplishment of completing a whole journey!

    @Kristy Blasdell I love this idea!  Whenever managers can get involved, other people see this.  It then promotes the others to jump on the bandwagon to see what they are missing. 
  • Robin Wiseman
    Robin Wiseman
    NAVIGATOR
    Third Anniversary 10 Comments 5 Up Votes 5 Likes
    edited October 2021

    We created custom journeys for our employees and at the end of the year created a video using Powtoon to spotlight those employees who completed a journey (showed their name, job title, department and work area). We also recorded various executive speakers giving a quick congratulations and put those in the video. We then shared the video with our entire organization via our internal intranet newsletter.-------------------------------------------
    Original Message:
    Sent: 09-16-2021 12:21
    From: Joanna Bent
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    One of our Employee Resources Groups is hosting discussions related to an Aspire Journey for a cohort of members. They complete a track every 4-6 weeks and discuss, and at the end they want to have a "graduation" type event. Has anyone done something like that, and can you share how you did it? They are thinking about a powerpoint where people add their badge images, or something like that. I'd love to hear ideas of what others have done to celebrate the accomplishment of completing a whole journey!

    Kristy!  I LOVE this!  Excellent work!-------------------------------------------
    Original Message:
    Sent: 10-27-2021 14:45
    From: Kristy Blasdell
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    We created custom journeys for our employees and at the end of the year created a video using Powtoon to spotlight those employees who completed a journey (showed their name, job title, department and work area). We also recorded various executive speakers giving a quick congratulations and put those in the video. We then shared the video with our entire organization via our internal intranet newsletter.
    Original Message:
    Sent: 09-16-2021 12:21
    From: Joanna Bent
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    One of our Employee Resources Groups is hosting discussions related to an Aspire Journey for a cohort of members. They complete a track every 4-6 weeks and discuss, and at the end they want to have a "graduation" type event. Has anyone done something like that, and can you share how you did it? They are thinking about a powerpoint where people add their badge images, or something like that. I'd love to hear ideas of what others have done to celebrate the accomplishment of completing a whole journey!
  • Dany Hollingsworth
    Dany Hollingsworth
    ADVENTURER
    Third Anniversary
    edited October 2021

    We created custom journeys for our employees and at the end of the year created a video using Powtoon to spotlight those employees who completed a journey (showed their name, job title, department and work area). We also recorded various executive speakers giving a quick congratulations and put those in the video. We then shared the video with our entire organization via our internal intranet newsletter.-------------------------------------------
    Original Message:
    Sent: 09-16-2021 12:21
    From: Joanna Bent
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    One of our Employee Resources Groups is hosting discussions related to an Aspire Journey for a cohort of members. They complete a track every 4-6 weeks and discuss, and at the end they want to have a "graduation" type event. Has anyone done something like that, and can you share how you did it? They are thinking about a powerpoint where people add their badge images, or something like that. I'd love to hear ideas of what others have done to celebrate the accomplishment of completing a whole journey!

    I love this idea.  I actually love the idea of suggesting Aspire Journeys to internal employee resource groups the most, and hadn't thought of that before.  Thanks for sharing!

    Dany-------------------------------------------
    Original Message:
    Sent: 10-27-2021 14:45
    From: Kristy Blasdell
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    We created custom journeys for our employees and at the end of the year created a video using Powtoon to spotlight those employees who completed a journey (showed their name, job title, department and work area). We also recorded various executive speakers giving a quick congratulations and put those in the video. We then shared the video with our entire organization via our internal intranet newsletter.
    Original Message:
    Sent: 09-16-2021 12:21
    From: Joanna Bent
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    One of our Employee Resources Groups is hosting discussions related to an Aspire Journey for a cohort of members. They complete a track every 4-6 weeks and discuss, and at the end they want to have a "graduation" type event. Has anyone done something like that, and can you share how you did it? They are thinking about a powerpoint where people add their badge images, or something like that. I'd love to hear ideas of what others have done to celebrate the accomplishment of completing a whole journey!
  • Unknown
    edited October 2021

    Kristy!  I LOVE this!  Excellent work!-------------------------------------------
    Original Message:
    Sent: 10-27-2021 14:45
    From: Kristy Blasdell
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    We created custom journeys for our employees and at the end of the year created a video using Powtoon to spotlight those employees who completed a journey (showed their name, job title, department and work area). We also recorded various executive speakers giving a quick congratulations and put those in the video. We then shared the video with our entire organization via our internal intranet newsletter.
    Original Message:
    Sent: 09-16-2021 12:21
    From: Joanna Bent
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    One of our Employee Resources Groups is hosting discussions related to an Aspire Journey for a cohort of members. They complete a track every 4-6 weeks and discuss, and at the end they want to have a "graduation" type event. Has anyone done something like that, and can you share how you did it? They are thinking about a powerpoint where people add their badge images, or something like that. I'd love to hear ideas of what others have done to celebrate the accomplishment of completing a whole journey!

    Kristy is amazing!  Their successful program is a direct result of  her great ideas like this.  @Kristy Blasdell
    -------------------------------------------
    Original Message:
    Sent: 10-28-2021 08:34
    From: Robin Wiseman
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    Kristy!  I LOVE this!  Excellent work!
    Original Message:
    Sent: 10-27-2021 14:45
    From: Kristy Blasdell
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    We created custom journeys for our employees and at the end of the year created a video using Powtoon to spotlight those employees who completed a journey (showed their name, job title, department and work area). We also recorded various executive speakers giving a quick congratulations and put those in the video. We then shared the video with our entire organization via our internal intranet newsletter.
    Original Message:
    Sent: 09-16-2021 12:21
    From: Joanna Bent
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    One of our Employee Resources Groups is hosting discussions related to an Aspire Journey for a cohort of members. They complete a track every 4-6 weeks and discuss, and at the end they want to have a "graduation" type event. Has anyone done something like that, and can you share how you did it? They are thinking about a powerpoint where people add their badge images, or something like that. I'd love to hear ideas of what others have done to celebrate the accomplishment of completing a whole journey!
  • Joanna Bent
    Joanna Bent
    EXPLORER
    edited October 2021

    We created custom journeys for our employees and at the end of the year created a video using Powtoon to spotlight those employees who completed a journey (showed their name, job title, department and work area). We also recorded various executive speakers giving a quick congratulations and put those in the video. We then shared the video with our entire organization via our internal intranet newsletter.-------------------------------------------
    Original Message:
    Sent: 09-16-2021 12:21
    From: Joanna Bent
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    One of our Employee Resources Groups is hosting discussions related to an Aspire Journey for a cohort of members. They complete a track every 4-6 weeks and discuss, and at the end they want to have a "graduation" type event. Has anyone done something like that, and can you share how you did it? They are thinking about a powerpoint where people add their badge images, or something like that. I'd love to hear ideas of what others have done to celebrate the accomplishment of completing a whole journey!

    Thanks for the idea! I love the video with the employee names in it. I can see that also working as a way to recruit a new cohort the next time they do it!-------------------------------------------
    Original Message:
    Sent: 10-27-2021 14:45
    From: Kristy Blasdell
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    We created custom journeys for our employees and at the end of the year created a video using Powtoon to spotlight those employees who completed a journey (showed their name, job title, department and work area). We also recorded various executive speakers giving a quick congratulations and put those in the video. We then shared the video with our entire organization via our internal intranet newsletter.
    Original Message:
    Sent: 09-16-2021 12:21
    From: Joanna Bent
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    One of our Employee Resources Groups is hosting discussions related to an Aspire Journey for a cohort of members. They complete a track every 4-6 weeks and discuss, and at the end they want to have a "graduation" type event. Has anyone done something like that, and can you share how you did it? They are thinking about a powerpoint where people add their badge images, or something like that. I'd love to hear ideas of what others have done to celebrate the accomplishment of completing a whole journey!
  • Joanna Bent
    Joanna Bent
    EXPLORER
    edited October 2021

    I love this idea.  I actually love the idea of suggesting Aspire Journeys to internal employee resource groups the most, and hadn't thought of that before.  Thanks for sharing!

    Dany-------------------------------------------
    Original Message:
    Sent: 10-27-2021 14:45
    From: Kristy Blasdell
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    We created custom journeys for our employees and at the end of the year created a video using Powtoon to spotlight those employees who completed a journey (showed their name, job title, department and work area). We also recorded various executive speakers giving a quick congratulations and put those in the video. We then shared the video with our entire organization via our internal intranet newsletter.
    Original Message:
    Sent: 09-16-2021 12:21
    From: Joanna Bent
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    One of our Employee Resources Groups is hosting discussions related to an Aspire Journey for a cohort of members. They complete a track every 4-6 weeks and discuss, and at the end they want to have a "graduation" type event. Has anyone done something like that, and can you share how you did it? They are thinking about a powerpoint where people add their badge images, or something like that. I'd love to hear ideas of what others have done to celebrate the accomplishment of completing a whole journey!

    @Dany Hollingsworth- It has worked really well. They have a structured cohort of about 40 members going through. Everyone has an accountability buddy, because we all know the day gets away from us very easily. Completing a whole journey is a great accomplishment, and most of the cohort is on their way to complete and keeping up with the pace. -------------------------------------------
    Original Message:
    Sent: 10-28-2021 09:45
    From: Dany Hollingsworth
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    I love this idea.  I actually love the idea of suggesting Aspire Journeys to internal employee resource groups the most, and hadn't thought of that before.  Thanks for sharing!

    Dany
    Original Message:
    Sent: 10-27-2021 14:45
    From: Kristy Blasdell
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    We created custom journeys for our employees and at the end of the year created a video using Powtoon to spotlight those employees who completed a journey (showed their name, job title, department and work area). We also recorded various executive speakers giving a quick congratulations and put those in the video. We then shared the video with our entire organization via our internal intranet newsletter.
    Original Message:
    Sent: 09-16-2021 12:21
    From: Joanna Bent
    Subject: Aspire Journey "Graduation" Ideas

    One of our Employee Resources Groups is hosting discussions related to an Aspire Journey for a cohort of members. They complete a track every 4-6 weeks and discuss, and at the end they want to have a "graduation" type event. Has anyone done something like that, and can you share how you did it? They are thinking about a powerpoint where people add their badge images, or something like that. I'd love to hear ideas of what others have done to celebrate the accomplishment of completing a whole journey!