Personal introduction manisfesto

1. Personal Introduction
Manifesto
Knowing people for Life
Rucha R. Kapare
Head of Business Analysis, Springer Nature

2. Session Outline
1. Introduction through Personal Introduction manifesto
2. Why
3. Where can it be used
4. How does it help
5. Activity to create a personal introduction map
Session time : 20 minutes

3. About me
Born and brought up in Pune
Pune Social Causes Travelling
Is a DOg LOVER
Loves Facilitating

4. The Personal
Introduction
Manifesto

5. Abstract
How do you introduce yourself at a conference or any event. Your name, your designation, your years
of experience probably. How many of the new people whom you have met for the 1st time at a
conferences do you remember, a handful? Probably none?
The regular formal introductions don't excite the human brain. In events I have met people who
spoke about having horses as pet or people who brew their own beer and I remember them very clearly
and attach a memory/rather recall a memory as soon as I bump into them somewhere, versus the people
who gave some professional designation, year based introduction etc.
Human brain works in exciting ways, if I have to explain it with Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ analogy then
its the personal touch which helps create more memories compared to the dry professional summaries.
And this personal touch is the core of the ‘Personal Introduction’ Manifesto.
While 1. The organization you work at, 2. Educational Background, 3. Designation, 4. Work
experience history is important while introducing yourself to someone we should give more
importance to our 1. Geographical origin, 2. Social Structure 3. Interest and hobbies 4. Personal
Qualities. Just like the agile manifesto, i.e, while there is value in the items on the right, we
value the items on the left more. Refer to image

6. Agile Manifesto
Individuals &
interactions*
Working
software*
Responding to
change*
Customer
collaboration*
Process &
tools*
Following a
plan*
Contract
Negotiation*
Comprehensive
documentation*
over

7. Personal Introduction Manifesto
Individuals &
interactions*
Working
software*
Responding to
change*
Customer
collaboration*
Geographical
origin
Personal
qualities
Interests &
hobbies
Social structure
Organisation
you work for
Educational
background
Experience
history
Designation
you hold
Process &
tools*
Following a
plan*
Contract
Negotiation*
Comprehensive
documentation*
over

8. Where can it be used
I have been using the ‘Personal Introduction Manifesto’ since 4
years and it has proved to be of great value
1. When a new team starts working together, helps build rapport and
a personal connect between them
2. When a new member joins an existing team, new aspects of
existing members come forward(they cant repeat what they said
when the team was built)
3. Works very well for remote teams too
4. Ice breaker in big workshops, inceptions
5. As a team building/bonding activity
6. Visual facilitation, when people draw it themselves
7. Foster collaboration

9. How does it help
It helps in
1. Creating a personal connect among new people
2. Learning more about the people you already know
3. Team bonding outside the professional connect
4. Identify people with similar interests and bond
5. Creating your personal introduction map which can be
reused
6. A document with all team member map can also be used in
the onboarding deck

10. Some examples

11. Iron Man
I’m passionate about:
Like to play with my Son
Basically from Pune
Loves Trekking
I do lot of
activities. I like to
hang out with my
friends
PHOTO
PHOTO
Names and photos are hidden to
protect individual identity

12. Single and available :)
Sports I Enjoy playing :-
From Indore
Love Dogs
Travel & Photography
PHOTO
THOR
Names and photos are hidden to
protect individual identity

13. Session takeaway
1. Learn to bond with people for life :)
2. Understanding and implementation of the technique right
away
3. Your own personal map, which can be reused in any event,
conference or training

14. Activity
Activity to create personal maps with the participants