Here is the prompt for my second essay
Relationship building and influence
Tell us about a professional relationship you have built and maintained. In your answer, please address:
How was the relationship formed, and what made it important?
What did you contribute to this relationship, and what did you gain?
How have you sustained or developed this relationship over time?
How will these skills help you build connections within the Chevening community and beyond?
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Building a sustainable creative industry requires collaboration across sectors. Beyond working with the government, I maintain relationships with other notable stakeholders in the creative industry, including ADGI and the local communities. I actively engage and show genuine interest in collaborating with a few key people in the industry.
During my time in Labuan Bajo, I met A, a design researcher at ADGI. What began as casual discussions on the creative economy soon developed into a collaboration. He invited me to contribute an essay on the impact of deindustrialisation in Indonesia's creative industry for his publication, Form & Pressure. My relationship with ADGI continued to grow, including with its former Chairman, R, who later invited me to participate as an exhibitor in Bintaro Design District: Designer's Response "Uncertainty."
Apart from my professional network, I actively seek to expand my connections within local communities. One such experience was joining a culinary tour, where I met D, the founder of LK in Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), a community that champions local food and cultural preservation. I proposed a collaboration to co-create a participatory creative zine that archives local foods and ingredients. The zine aimed to encourage young people in NTT to reconnect with their food heritage. I designed the template for the zine, which was later responded to by more than 20 young people from the community.
As a future Chevening scholar, I want to participate in the Glasgow Arts & Humanities Partnership Catalyst to facilitate knowledge exchange between the UK and Indonesia's creative community and cultural heritage. Through this programme, I aim to engage with academic and sectoral partners to position Studio MU as a bridge for creative development, bringing international collaboration into local contexts.
Relationship building and influence
Tell us about a professional relationship you have built and maintained. In your answer, please address:
How was the relationship formed, and what made it important?
What did you contribute to this relationship, and what did you gain?
How have you sustained or developed this relationship over time?
How will these skills help you build connections within the Chevening community and beyond?
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Building a sustainable creative industry requires collaboration across sectors. Beyond working with the government, I maintain relationships with other notable stakeholders in the creative industry, including ADGI and the local communities. I actively engage and show genuine interest in collaborating with a few key people in the industry.
During my time in Labuan Bajo, I met A, a design researcher at ADGI. What began as casual discussions on the creative economy soon developed into a collaboration. He invited me to contribute an essay on the impact of deindustrialisation in Indonesia's creative industry for his publication, Form & Pressure. My relationship with ADGI continued to grow, including with its former Chairman, R, who later invited me to participate as an exhibitor in Bintaro Design District: Designer's Response "Uncertainty."
Apart from my professional network, I actively seek to expand my connections within local communities. One such experience was joining a culinary tour, where I met D, the founder of LK in Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), a community that champions local food and cultural preservation. I proposed a collaboration to co-create a participatory creative zine that archives local foods and ingredients. The zine aimed to encourage young people in NTT to reconnect with their food heritage. I designed the template for the zine, which was later responded to by more than 20 young people from the community.
As a future Chevening scholar, I want to participate in the Glasgow Arts & Humanities Partnership Catalyst to facilitate knowledge exchange between the UK and Indonesia's creative community and cultural heritage. Through this programme, I aim to engage with academic and sectoral partners to position Studio MU as a bridge for creative development, bringing international collaboration into local contexts.
