加入團隊

有一次跟隨Patrick到港大秀圃老年研究中心參與會議，那次經歷是非常深刻。短短的兩小時，我感到的是一種距離。教授與Patrick的交談，所涉層面十分廣。雖然曾於不同學科中接觸一些內容，但卻沒想過種種東西是可以如此連結起來和與「尊賢會」的工作拉上這麼緊密的關係，這種經歷絕對不是學院能體會的。

眨眼間，已經以實習生的身份在The Jade Club工作了一個暑假。這兩個月有很多不同體會，我覺得這些都是我人生中的難忘經歷。

長者需要青年的力量

這兩個月，不同的事工讓我可以用不同切入點去了解香港長者與安老服務界的現況及「尊賢會」的工作。由治療法及長者機構資料的搜集、到嘗試協助撮寫Business Proposal、再親身到不同機構拜訪，最大的感覺是我覺得社會需要更加多力量和討論去關注人口急劇老化的問題。雖然我現在只是一個二十出頭的年輕人，但其實問題是非常切身的。數年後，我會成為交稅的一份子；十數年後，我親友或許開始需要長者服務；四五十年後，我更會成為服務使用者。

今天安老服務的質與量都存在不少問題，年青人一方面有責任為此及早計劃；另一方面，亦可視這為龐大的發揮空間，讓自己投入其中以吸取更多工作經驗。回顧自己於「尊賢會」的工作，或許今天我心中還存有疑問，但我十分肯是的是我們需要令長者或自己將來可以過着有質素而有尊嚴的生活。

成功的人是不會停止學習

Patrick是一個很有經驗很成功的企業家，但他以身讓我更明白持續學習的重要性。今天社會變化很快，基本上作為年青人的自己並不可能以一項知識或技能工作到老。因此，我們必須多看書和多到外與別人交流。除此之外，即使一個有經驗的人，也要抱著好奇及謙卑的心態去學習。

要把所學貫通

有一次跟隨Patrick到港大秀圃老年研究中心參與會議，那次經歷是非常深刻。短短的兩小時，我感到的是一種距離。教授與Patrick的交談，所涉層面十分廣。雖然曾於不同學科中接觸一些內容，但卻沒想過種種東西是可以如此連結起來和與「尊賢會」的工作拉上這麼緊密的關係，這種經歷絕對不是學院能體會的。

我也可以是Changemaker

Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry. (Bill Drayton)

在定義上，一個社會企業家是一個以商業模式創辦經營慈善性、社會服務類公司的人士；但實際上，他們每天冒着風險把前面的問題一個又一個解決。他們是一個先鋒，沒有先例跟隨，只有不斷聆聽他人意見，不斷反思，他們深信自己能夠帶來一個行業的革新。

 反觀自己，我很清晰我不可能成為一個社會企業家，但我認為我可以是一個Changemaker。我可以在我現在的學習及將來的工作中帶來改變，注入創新的元素；在仔細的資料搜集及聽取他人經驗後，把我認為正確的事與別人分享和影響他人。

感恩

要說感恩的事，這兩個月實在不少。

我感恩Patrick給予我機會在「尊賢會」實習，讓我可在工作過程中認識到一間社企如何由零起步、讓我可以對安老服務界及社會的現況有一個深入而廣闊的認識，也讓我體會到「換位思維」在與人相處、溝通和合作的重要之處。

我感恩我有Isabel這位上司。她或許在某些人眼中只是Patrick的秘書，但她作為「尊賢會」的唯一全職職員，所有大小事務其實也與她有關係。她的工作態度是我要學習的：作為一個稱職的員工，是要多關顧周遭的環境；遇到一些抽象的工作，更要自己想辦法解決；一個員工的價值不是在於他有多少學識，而是取決於他是否有主動解決問題的能力。今天的職場傾向去專業化，這種態度絕對是我要學習的。

我感恩我有一班好同事。五個實習生，各來自不同院校和學系，各有專長，各有性格。緃然我有時感到有點嘈吵^^”，但能夠與他們工作是十分高興的。大家互相學習，互相取笑，就這樣形成了一個青春、歡樂、又有貢獻的工作間。

我感恩我有機會參與不同講座和跟隨Patrick到處認識別人的工作。兩個月來，參與了不少與Social Enterprise有關的講座。個人而言，最深刻的是有關Branding的講座。社會企業很多時都是在做一些別人未曾做過的事，時常遇到形像不清的問題。良好的Branding正可以把自己的理念、服務和商品更有效地呈現於他者面前。此外，在跟隨Patrick到處認識別人的工作中，學到的是一種溝通的技巧和態度。簡單來說：我是來分享自己，我是來學習，我對您的工作感到欣賞和興趣。

人生第一份實習工作

最近看了心靈大師吉杜•克里希那穆提(J. Krishnamurti)的《教育就是解放心靈》(The Whole Movement of Life is Learning)，裏面提到要學習就是要通過觀察自己、觀察自己的偏見、觀察自己固有的結論。學習是要將心靈和思想從名望、身份、地位中解脫出來；學習是要帶來人與人之間的平等。

或許，現在就是要讓自己沉澱一會，思考自己可以怎樣再作下一步的發揮和貢獻。

研究與發展助理 吳文軒

A good internship not only train up your practical skills, but could also encourage and nurture you to become a changemaker – a changemaker that grows not by abiding the rules or customs of the company, but by self-motivated contribution to those in need in our society. What The Jade Club offers is truly a life changing opportunity.

While The Jade Club aims to serve the elderly community so passionately and devotedly, the perseverance and dedication of this company have also influenced me – a twenty something fresh graduate. Time passes in a glimpse, looking back at the beginning of this summer, I entered into this company with a heart of compassion and curiosity. Over the past few months of internship, my compassion and curiosity grew and have greatly influenced me to take action. Actions that not only limited to providing services for elderly in need, but a drive to advocate others and to be part of the change in the societal perception to elderly.

Such action grew from various cross-boundary and multi-cultural experiences this internship provides. The Jade Club not only allows me to explore the different fields on how to start up a social enterprise, it also gives me opportunities – on-site visits, exchange with professionals, attending conference to acquire hands-on and eye-broadening information of the industry. Most importantly, The Jade Club gives me an all-rounded exposure to meeting innovative, energetic and experienced social entrepreneurs. While believing life brightens life, all the people I have met in The Jade Club have inspired me into a person which holds their passion. Such exposures also provoke my independent thinking on the wish to contribute to the elderly and to make a difference to their lives in the near future.

A good internship not only train up your practical skills, but could also encourage and nurture you to become a changemaker – a changemaker that grows not by abiding the rules or customs of the company, but by self-motivated contribution to those in need in our society. What The Jade Club offers is truly a life changing opportunity.

The Jade Club internship definitely a good opportunity for us as it reminds us that we should turn our ignition on and realize things in ourselves we never knew existed by seizing every single opportunity.

Being a second-year university student, I am right at the next milestone of my life and I am wondering what to do with my life after my graduation. Surrounded by social problems like poverty in Hong Kong, I would like to give a helping hand but wonder if I can make any change. The internship of The Jade Club is definitely a stirring reminder of me that I should keep pursuing opportunities that will enable them to reach my potential and help what we want.

This internship definitely gives me lots of opportunities to open my eyes. Researching the innovative business models and therapies around the world, I have found that we can create social business to solve social problems.  Find out what has worked elsewhere and introduce it to my community to solve the social problems. As a youngster, we can capitalize on the Internet, which we are so familiar with, to do research. Great ideas can suddenly pop up in our minds. We can also have potential to be a changemaker.

Meanwhile, team is always indispensible to help reach my potential. The internship program consists of different students from different faculties like business, social science and law. People from different backgrounds generate different views when looking at a problem. The interactions between us can let us absorb diversified ideas and refine our ideas. Teams always are better chance than solo. Everyone can have the qualities that complement yours. Working as a team is definitely of utmost importance to make things successful.

Mostly, today’s youngsters, like me, is a lost generation. We have no idea of what can we do in the future and what we can do for the community. We keep struggling to find a job that can inspire us. The Jade Club internship definitely a good opportunity for us as it reminds us that we should turn our ignition on and realize things in ourselves we never knew existed by seizing every single opportunity.

The Jade Club internship is definitely a good opportunity for us as it reminds us that we should turn our ignition on and realize things in ourselves we never knew existed by seizing every single opportunity.

This is not an ordinary internship with routine and simple tasks only, instead, it is an extraordinary internship which has given me great exposure and invaluable experience.

Unlike the last internship that I have participated of which I have learnt nothing concret , the Jade Club’s internship’s experience is going to be life-long useful to me. I do appreciate the authority given to us while doing the specific tasks. It is much better than ‘spoon-fed’ work of which we have to follow the assigned framework to complete the tasks. This gives me extra job satisfaction and motivation to complete all those challenging tasks especially when doing the business proposal. As a student studying HR, this provides me with new insight in motivating the staff internally.

Moreover, I also relish the time working with people from diverse background. Strictly speaking, it’s my first time to work with people from different disciplines. At the beginning, I didn’t feel quite comfortable as it seems like we were not discussing the task on the same base. But after a while, not only could I get used to it, but I could also feel and share the benefits of working in a team with diverse background.

We are like different pieces of puzzles with strengths and weaknesses, we could hence complement with each other and the job outcome would be much better and comprehensive.

Meanwhile, the exposure including the visits to elderly resource centres, elderly care centres, meeting with the steering committee were really invaluable and unforgettable. I have a much deeper understanding over the present situation in the elderly care service industry. I am really thankful to the exposure given and all the resources devoted on us.

All in all, it’s my great pleasure to be able to work at The Jade Club and to contribute as much as I could to the Hong Kong elderly. I am also pleased to have met and befriended such an enthusiastic, caring and funny work team. I wish The Jade Club a huge success and to gradually increase the pool of elderly served.

When I look back on the two months I spent with The Jade Club, I could not have asked for a more valuable internship.

It is uncommon to find an internship opportunity that truly enhance my knowledge and widen my horizon. Definitely , an internship at The Jade Club is unlike any other.

When I look back on the two months I spent with The Jade Club, I could not have asked for a more valuable internship. From the get-go I was given more responsibility than I anticipated, being put in charge of the research and development work. Throughout the two months , I worked on everything from researching and developing, attending conferences, site visiting to collecting useful data. I was able to experience something brand new to me because of the chance The Jade Club gave me. I learnt so much throughout the two months. I can say , The Jade Club is nurturing us in different aspects.

Because of The Jade Club, I know more about social enterprise, as well as a group of pioneers who dare to bring change and hope to people around us, to Hong Kong. They, these social entrepreneurs, taught me a lot. These experiences are very impressive and valuable to me.

And, my colleagues are very helpful and cheerful. I want to thank all of them including Alvin, Quenson, Maggie, Vannie and Isabel. They also teach me how to improve my working productivity and efficiency. Many thanks for the joys they brought me. Besides, our interns are from different disciplines, so I can gain an opportunity to get familiar with people from other professions.

All in all, these two months were fruitful and I will never forget I had been an intern in The Jade Club.