Originally Posted by silkstone:
“That's a question for Melody. I'm not part of the business so I don't know the intricacies, my guess would be a combination of government funding (through the Prince's Trust maybe) and wealthy individuals who have been approached.
I'd say she provides what is neccesary, be it a training course, workshop or motivational speech. It's a new 'industry' so there won't be rigid frameworks to apply to each case.”
Right, thanks.
It's not an area I'm at all familiar with and I still can't form an idea of the specifics of what she does. This is obviously a problem for a lot of people, as came up on the 'You're Fired' show, and I do think it would have been worthwhile for Melody to develop a concise and easy to understand explanation.
I tend to agree with Lord Sugar when he said that Melody seems "focussed on collecting accolades". Possibly this is important in her work, but to the average person, mentioning the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Al Gore as mentors seems pretentious.
I'm wondering as well how outcomes are measured and what they show. Usually if public money is devoted to something it's on the basis of research into the cost effectiveness of whatever is being invested in. Presumably with young people, the results (in terms of reduced benefits claims, reduced crime rate, greater economic activity, reduced calls on health and social services, wider practice of conservation measures in response to environmental concerns) are all in the future, although it seems some immediate objective measure of efficacy could be taken, apart from personal testimonials.
I know you won't know all this by the way! They're things I would have been interested to hear Melody speak about, rather than Al Gore or the Dalai Lama. I'm glad someone's made the effort to explain the particulars of what it is Melody does. I was about to post asking if someone who worked in the field or understood it could explain when I came across your posts.
