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this was quite a change from the usual leadership programmes because of how a lot of this event was shifted online and we all had to adapt accordingly, making it quite memorable

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i've learnt to the need to trust one another in a team.  changes will arise whenever and wherever and we really need to depend a lot on one another to make things work! with that, it would take lots of time, care and communication to build trust within the team. Putting people first, ensuring that we do our own part, hold one another accountable for things that they did not complete properly and take a step forward to check up on one another's wellbeing. still learning how to balance between work and relationships and this is what i'll apply again when taking up future leadership positions !!!

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Y.LEAD has better prepared me to lead in disruption by teaching me how to adapt to sudden changes of plans and unexpected circumstances. It has taught me that events can still be carried out in times of crisis such as the current covid-19 situation as long as we all work together and make it happen

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Rehearsing with members in conference room

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Y.LEAD has certainly taught me how to communicate more effectively in times of disruption, especially when communications is the most crucial aspect needed to overcome a disruption

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adapting to unexpected situations and effective communication!

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YLEAD has taught me to be more flexible and adapt faster to any circumstances that may occur suddenly, for example the sudden change in work scope that i have experienced this time round, preparing me to lead in disruption in the future.

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The leadership style in Media was vastly different from what i experienced in the past (such as my past cca), so it was very surprising and hard to adapt

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to adapt to changes and prepare for anything that is to come, not being afraid of failures and try to come up with countermeasures , also supporting one another and communicate effectively to bring the best result

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Bonding with my comm members in the SLDA over games like family style

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Getting closer with my comm during breaks while playing scribble.io, gartic phone and family style

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Media relies heavily on physical interaction in order to capture photos/videos that are interesting to edit.
It is harder to produce creative content when everything is moved online. Zoom meetings and websites can only take us so far as everything is generally the same (ie. screens, face cams) As a member of Media, we have to go out of our way to think out of the box and make use of  our limited resources to the best of our ability.

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to always be prepared for unexpected changes

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accountability, time and people management and communication!!

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My best memory is every meeting where we get to talk to our teammates and forge new friendships

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Effective communication and to build the bridge between teachers and members so that everyone is clear of what to do is very important.

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teamwork and communication

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Through Y.LEAD, I’ve learnt to be mentally prepared for any possible changes or challenges we might face in the future. Additionally, adaptability is also an important skill that I have learnt to master, which allow me to be more contained when facing obstacles, and lead in disruption.

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My best memory would be the time when I was practicing my script for opening ceremony and I was trying to pronounce the word "he hua". I remember that I was struggling with the word and how everyone in the room were trying to help me pronounce it. I remember it fondly as I felt touched by how everyone was helping me and because of all of us laughing as I continued to mispronounce it.

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In Y.LEAD 2021, unlike other programmes, there were many unprecedented situations. From transiting online to postponing to November, the job scope for logi kept changing, and most of the times our duties were not clear. With the online transition, logi also had minimal work, so I had to be flexible and adapt according to the changes, to help the committee in any possible way.

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my best memory is attending mass zoom meetings in school with my friends. It feels very special as we get to discuss efficiently. im very happy to have them beside me!

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The planning of Y.LEAD had its ups and downs and there were moments where we felt uncertain about how our plans would turn out. These moments made me realise that the journey of leadership is not always going to be smooth-sailing, and when we embrace the challenges/disruptions we face rather than let them overwhelm us, we are able to learn and do things better than we could have imagined. Disruption ensures that we truly desire what we want to achieve.

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I think my most unexpected takeaway was that there is no fixed job scope and we should be flexible in helping out in all ways possible. I entered logi thinking that we would be mainly buying and preparing props, but since ylead was online, our role changed to opening break out rooms and checking gathertowns earlier in the year.

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This is the first leadership programme that is fully online. We had to figure out how to make things work online, making the activities as interective as possible. Through Y.LEAD, i've learnt to better adapt to changes and uncertainties around me.

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playing family style with comm members during breaks

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Joining different gathertowns to check up on participants and getting to interact with them

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This year's YLEAD experience was different from other programmes such as the 2019 ylead that we have participated in, as it was held mostly online! The IJ comm has also done most of the discussions online, and I think we have worked around many changes to our plans, so this experience encouraged us to be more flexible to changes and have more foresight.

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Y.LEAD has taught us to adapt to the different situations that arise unexpectedly, as well as the possible changes to job scope and the things to be done beforehand. This would allow us to be able to lead in any type of disruption that would arise in other situations.

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I had a lot of fun watching the facials grow and improve throughout the 3 days. It was a fruitful experience going through the thick and thins together.

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Effective communication, adaptability, efficiency and time management

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Having fun working together while eating cheese and fish sticks and kitkat and redondo with the muppets:DDDD As well as visiting the gathertowns and hearing the Harry Potter choir ft. Harry

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Personally, the best memory for me is during pre-YLEAD, where our comm will kinda call/meet up quite a lot of times to discuss & plan ylead meetings & trg for facils.. (esp during the physical dry run, where we finally get to interact with our facils physically :D)

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Ylead has better prepared me to lead in disruption as it has taught me to be adaptable to the change in plans. Ylead has exposed me to the different challenges, preparing me for the possible challenges that I night face in the future.

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Disruption is something that everyone tries their best to avoid, to make our Y.LEAD 2021 journey as smooth as possible. However, through Y.LEAD, leading in disruption actually means to lead our fellow friends and juniors in facing disruption directly, embracing this disruption, and working out new solutions together on how to overcome this disruption. Through this, new perspectives are discovered, personalities are shaped, and new future leaders are cultivated and developed. After all, our lives are definitely not always smooth sailing, however much we prepare to prevent a disruption, sometimes embracing disruptions make our lives easier and more enriching instead. My perception has therefore changed to taking things easily, and adapting quickly to anything ahead.

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I love going to the Big E and seeing Bryan dressed as spiderman, it really made my day.

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The most unexpected takeaway from Y.LEAD would be to understand to importance of being prepared for the unexpected. Initially I did not expect to have to sub in as a facil as I thought that all facils would be present for Y.LEAD. However, due to the unexpected postponing of the event, I had to quickly adapt to the situation at hand and take on the role of a facil for a few of the programmes

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Getting to interact with my facils and participants and hearing them laugh and have fun

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The best memory from Ylead is coming to school and spending time with the OC committee for the past 3 days

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I think Y.LEAD has prepared me to be adapted to the situations around me and prepare for the different circumstances.

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I think Y.LEAD has prepared me to become more adaptable especially during last minute situations and the ability to forsee different circumstances and prepare for it.

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Be adaptive. In real world, many unexpected events may occur, and some are very disruptive. Although one should anticipate and prepare for unintended outcomes, it’s impossible to foresee all of them. Hence I learn to be adaptive when something unexpected happen, and work together with my team to actively think of measures to overcome them.

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I think one of my most unexpected takeaways from Y.LEAD this year is the importance of community even in event planning. Usually in event planning this came naturally with all the physical meetings and dry runs but for this Y.LEAD we had to intentionally try and build relationships online. This was slightly tough for Logistics as we had minimal things to do with Y.LEAD going digital. But as Y.LEAD comes to a close, i think that what really motivated me to push through the final bit of Y.LEAD had to be the community that was built between comms and just having fun with them.

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engaging the participants to do cheers

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joining different gathertowns and interacting with the facils and participants (getting them to do cheers for extra points, checking in on their artefacts' progress)

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Making the environment for participants much more lively through hyping them up.

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joining the gathertowns in the big E and getting participants to cheer

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Y.LEAD has better prepared me by teaching me that even in the most unpredictable times, we must learn to adapt and overcome any challenges thrown at us. For instance, when the announcement to shift the camp online came as a result of the pandemic, people’s responses varied: some were worried about how we were going to do so, and others were angry about their efforts being wasted. However, in spite of that, we all managed to come together to plan Y.LEAD to be as interactive and meaningful as possible, such that the participants would still be able to have insightful takeaways. Through this, we learnt to adapt and overcome everything thrown at us, thus successfully creating the YLEAD experience we (and participants) have today.

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I MEAN IT IS YLEAD! A programme that all RVIANs went through, it has symbolic meaning, and I will say it is definitely one of the best part of my RV life. It gives us opportunity to bond with others, forcing you to interact in a entirely new environment, at the same times getting deeper insights about global and current affairs which is extremely valuable for teenagers like us. THIS programme really help participants to develop as future change makers and I hope we can continue this programme FOREVER

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Y.LEAD was filled with many unexpected changes and ups and downs, and this has made me a more flexible yet prepared leader. Many times, we couldn't control many things due to unexpected circumstances. This has taught me that while it is very important to be prepared and plan ahead so that we are able to deal with change and disruption, it is equally important that we are able to be flexible and adapt our plans according to the situation at hand so that in the end, everything can go smoothly. I have also understood that in such uncertain times, it is inevitable that accidents happen, or that plans get changed, sometimes even without warning/with minimal warning. Hence, this experience has also made me a more patient and understanding person.

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Other leadership programmes were offline so the key difference was trying to discover how to lead online

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Y.Lead has taught me how to make fun possible even in times when physical interactions are restricted through utilising my creativity.

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Y.LEAD 2021 has by far been the event I've organised that involves the most adaptation. In terms of programmes as a whole and even to panel discussions itself, we had to make changes and improvise on the spot.

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Sitting in the big E and bonding

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Sitting in the big E and talking

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Knowing how to choose between letting go of something or whether to stand firm to it till the end by finding ways to work around it. When met with the unforeseen incident, we were conflicted to whether we should continue Y.Lead or whether to postpone or even cancel for this year. It was important to take note of unintended outcome and the preparedness of different stakeholders. Despite really wanting to move on with Y.Lead, I think we made an informed and mature decision to postponed. There was a period of time when our WIX site was AT RISK because of the safety concern, copy rights issues and data issues. However, most of the items have already been completed in the site itself and furthermore with the new exploration of Gathertown , many other programmes have moved over there. Hence, we were really conflicted whether to start all over or have a way to prove that safety wasn't the issue and wix site can provide an even more wholesome and unique experience. Hence, with the conviction and ultimate purpose in mind that, we are bringing participants on a trip and seemingly out of gathertown, we tried to convince and prove different ways of utilising password, using pre sign in to rvhs emails and ultimately have manage to stand firm on my stand. Before this event, I am actually one who will take more job on myself so that we can make everyone's job easier, but by the end of this journey, I am better able to stand for what I really wanted and have theskills to prove and persuade others

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Disruption has always a negative connotation in people's perspective, viewing disruption as something bad. We often view disruption as bad in our lives, be it via internet, technology or even the current pandemic. But Y.LEAD has changed my perception of disruption. Disruption can also be a good and positive thing. It allows us to grow, allows us to learn, allows us to adapt. Learning how to make the best out of everything by making do with what we can control, learning how to make things better and learning how to be flexible and acceptive.

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I learnt the importance of balancing our teachers' feedback with our own opinions on what the participants want, in order to create the best ylead experience for ourselves and for y3-4s.

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Y.LEAD is different from other leadership programmes in that it forces us to take charge in the planning and execution of the various programmes, instead of being static and consuming the pre-planned programmes.