Continuing from last week, today we again ran training on digital marketing, AI use, and content creation with young local merchants at the Small Enterprise and Market Service (SEMAS) training center in Daejeon. The training has now entered a Peer Evaluation stage, where participants learn from one another. Rather than the instructor delivering content one way, a flow has emerged in which everyone shares their own attempts and experiences and grows together. It is impressive to see participants who were unsure at first gradually find their own direction.
The goal is not to finish every exercise in a short training time. Instead, it is to get inspired, gain insights, and work through homework on their own, absorbing the lessons over several steps. It feels like they have entered the stage of discovering their own methods along the way. Rather than being handed the answers, they are on a journey of creating their own. Today was another day of learning together in that flow. Looking forward to the final session tomorrow. ^^b (Thank you to the owner of Cafe Dancheong for the three kinds of Buyeo rice madeleines!!!)



5 Feb 2026
[ Instructor: John Kim ]