A judge’s perspective – writing your blog
The top 15 are writing their blogs this weekend, and here is a quick peek at the judges’ perspective. Some contestants say that they have so many thoughts and are unsure how to construct them into a few short pages, 750 words or so. Read below for helpful hints and ideas!
Write out what you have without self-editing. Step back and take a look at your flow, content, and how a judge may develop a certain perspective from what you wrote. The final product needs to be a balance of your own personal voice in a narrative blended with tangible, cogent thoughts that compel your reader to move forward and become engaged in your idea.
Judges assess your project based upon the value it creates in support of the overall credit union strategy. Years ago, I borrowed a couple of acronyms from unknown sources that help me in developing ideas into reality. The first one is SUCCESS:
Scale of economy: How does your project increase the capacity of the credit union to expand or create a product or service without increasing net expenses?
Uniqueness: What is unique about your product, service, or movement that is not already provided by another organization?
Culture: How will you positively shift the culture (of a community, organization, etc.)?
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