Objective
JCI RISE (Rebuild, Invest, Sustain, Evolve) aims to motivate JCI members to secure and bolster economic opportunities at the local, national and world-wide levels.
#Bethechange is JCI Hong Kong slogan in 2022 and we would like to push towards making JCI RISE a reality and an actively used campaign within our city. In Hong Kong, it is believed that National and Local Organisations have an opportunity to showcase the leadership aspect of JCI by having an active role in the rebuilding of communities, businesses and the economy and also connecting businesses, community leaders and government together in a time of desperate need for proper regeneration.
Mission Statement
To sustain and rebuild communities, economies and workforce morale as we face the impact of COVID-19 together.
Vision
To work with all sectors of society to make economies and workforces more resilient for the future.
Steps Forward
- Mobilisation of our team, introductions, assigning roles and an open discussion on what “sustainable recovery” means to us
- Broadening the debate on “business development” and “young entrepreneurship”, and a deep dive discussion to gain clarity on what the purpose of our projects is
- Identifying the direction that the new project will take based on problem identification and analytical outcome.
- Deciding on the scope of a project and focus while agreeing on the way forward by informing the board of directors.
Background
Hong Kong, together with the rest of the world, has been through experiences that now require it to regenerate and rebuild itself into something new, something stronger. Examples being the current pandemic with its economical downfall.
JCI Hong Kong’s RISE Affairs Team is aimed at empowering members to believe themselves capable enough to be the ones making the well needed grassroot changes in our society. Growing tomorrow’s leaders is, after all, the goal of JCI. These leaders are needed now more than ever.
It is up to us to invest in the future. Only by building a common identity with a shared vision for the future, can Hong Kong progress on a path toward rebuilding its economy, society and the confidence of its people.
Needs of Hong Kong
The general agreement was that there would need to be a focus on the economy and business side. It was also seen as important to focus also on the individual needs of each and every individual and a focus on a new wave of local leaders ready to work together to regenerate and rebuild Hong Kong into a strong global city and gateway to Greater China.
Our Goals
- To be the leaders of positive change within the city
- To align a universal message, we can all get behind
- To encourage young people to make use of the Action Framework in order
to see where our society will need support in the rebuilding process
- Empower young leaders by providing them with platforms and trainings for best practice sharing
- Bringing to the forefront a growth mindset approach
- To have JCI position the next generation of local leaders
- Bridging the gap between generations
Action Items
- Green Procurement Manual
- Collaboration with other like-minded organizations
- RISE workshops
- RISE report
Action Plan
- This campaign has been designed to be action orientated – taking 4 action items so that the overall approach of JCI Hong Kong is in a cohesive collective action.
- This campaign sets the action and direction for JCI Hong Kong in a holistic approach that can be leveraged by all of us across the city based on our local preferences and needs.
Following evaluating the aforesaid action items. It was agreed upon that the proposed solution should connect the following themes:
- On-the-job training
- Leadership Skills
- Green economy development
The aim behind these is to empower our members into being active leaders of positive change within our society through different project ideas that we could implement in based on the above three themes. These align with the four pillars of JCI, being Business, Individual, Community and International.
Implementing JCI RISE in 2 Easy Steps
Step 1 – #PurposePeoplePlace Method
The first step is for local chapters to look into the kind of areas the society needs to improve in but looking retrospectively through the below suggested method #PurposePeoplePlace, as well as the Active Citizenship Framework.
| Purpose | People | Place |
| What matters to you? | Who will you work with to address this and succeed? | How will your leadership be seen as an example? |
| The economy | With members | In Hong Kong |
| The community | With politicians | In your region / district |
| Local leaders | With community groups | In our business |
| Businesses | With charities | In our organisation |
| Infrastructure | With Chambers of Commerce | In District Council and The LegCo |
| And many more… | And many more… | And many more… |
Step 2 – Derive the question
Local chapters then have a question to work with using the three different aspects (#PurposePeoplePlace) and you can probably come up with a project that you feel is relevant to the community’s needs.
Project Example 1: Leaders Townhall
Local chapter chooses its focus for the city through the #PurposePeoplePlace. Below find the reasoning behind Project Example 1.
| Purpose | People | Place |
| What matters to you? | Who will you work with to address this and succeed? | How will your leadership be seen as an example? |
| The Community | With Business & Political Leaders | In your region / district |
The above choice of focus will lead to the posing of such a question to local chapters:
“How can we rebuild our community, connect with businesses and political leaders, and demonstrate leadership in our city?”
Based on the above, local chapters can then run the following sample project:
Leaders Townhall: local chapters set interviews, webinars, panel discussions, meetings etc with prominent business and political leaders to hear how they are rebuilding communities in 2022.
Project Example 2: Workplace Bootcamp
Local chapter chooses its focus for the city through the #PurposePeoplePlace. Below find the reasoning behind Project Example 2.
| Purpose | People | Place |
| What matters to you? | Who will you work with to address this and succeed? | How will your leadership be seen as an example? |
| Young People | Businesses | In different workplaces |
The above choice of focus will lead to the posing of such a question to local chapters:
How can we rebuild young people, connect with businesses, and demonstrate leadership in different workplaces?”
Based on the above, local chapters can then run the following sample project:
Workplace Bootcamp: As the leading organization of young leaders, we can provide training opportunities for university students by delivering a workplace bootcamp. It can focus on increasing the employability prospects of these individuals, helping them take charge of their own lives and also potentially assist in the putting together of their own resumes.
How to brand related projects
If you plan to run a project as part of JCI RISE, you have to make use of JCI RISE branding (JCI RISE logo and branding guidelines). Additionally, kindly make use of the hashtags *#bethechange*, *#RiseWithJCI* and *#PurposePeoplePlace* in the text of the post. This will help other countries and regions see what projects are being executed in Hong Kong and will build a ripple effect of projects and knowledge transfers.
Conclusion
Following a period of uncertainty, Hong Kong, together with the rest of the world, will need to double its efforts in regenerating and rebuilding itself, its economy, its business and its human resources. There’s no better way of fulfilling the JCI mission and vision in Hong Kong at this point in time than being a force of empowerment to our individual members, our communities and our businesses in each and every district. We need to be active agents of positive change by standing up, supporting and also leading our community to be better. # PurposePeoplePlace as part of JCI RISE is the way JCI Hong Kong members can set a high bar with projects derived from the above samples. Together, we can shape a better future for our city, and set an example for the world to follow.