Page 22 - ipma_italy_journal_00
P. 22
IPMA ITALY Journal of Applied Project Management
Volume 1 (January 2015)

During the 27th IPMA World Congress, with the audience the main
held in Dubrovnik in October 2013, on
the theme of innovation for the “principles” illustrated
professional training of Project
Managers, 13 papers were selected, (Communication, Leadership, Project
all very interesting memoirs, which
gave way to the participants to Management).
confront experiences coming from
several countries and different
environments.
A mixed jury, composed of workshop
participants and the "Paper
Reviewers” gave the recognition of
best presentation to two presentations:
 The Project Manager as a Clown:

Using "Clown Technique" to train
Future Project Leaders
 English for Project Management

Here is the content and purpose of the In summary
The “clown” is a classical character
two "paper" awarded to Dubrovnik within the world of theatre and circus
as well as in TV and films. Common
with the “Best Education Training perception of the clown is someone
who tries to be funny or acts silly.
Paper Presentation In the world of project management
the linkage with the clown is not well
Acknowledgement". established and might, for the reason
mentioned, come across as bizarre.
The Project Manager as a Clown: Interestingly a particular "clown
Using "Clown Technique" to Train technique" has been developed that
Future Project Leaders derived from the search for sincerity
and authenticity in the theatre, called
The presentation was made by Tinna "L'essentiel".
Lind Gunnarsdóttira (MPM graduate,
School of Science and Engineering, 21
Reykjavik University Iceland), with a
great impact on the audience
participating to the workshop due to
the original approach of the training of
the Project Managers and to the
effective presentation.
Mrs. Tinna Lind Gunnarsdóttira relate
the experience made during the
training of a group of Project
Managers and, at the end of the
presentation, she made a very
effective “show” in order to implement
   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24