Life Design
“Life Design helped me to get rid of the notion that there was only ‘one way’ to live. I am now thinking about multiple possibilities for my career and with a sense of playfulness too.”
Our unique practice incorporates elements of Design Thinking, LEGO Serious Play and Futures Thinking to help you apply creative and collaborative problem-solving skills to every facet of your career and work life.
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“Now I have tools to ride the wave and chart a new course with more confidence and clarity. I am able to see the through-lines of my life experience and live in a more conscious relationship to them.”
Intro Course
Life Designers start with an intro course where they embrace a designer’s mindset, work collaboratively, and learn the fundamentals of life design in weekly sessions in addition to doing daily coursework.
The Intro Course on Career and Work Life:
• Helps you make effective, actionable life changes one step at a time
• Brings you an enriched understanding of your work-life journey
• Applies creative and collaborative problem-solving skills to your work life
• Inspires you to reframe future career plans with a sense of playfulness, joy, and experimentation
• Connects you to a powerful network of radical collaborators who inspire you and help you to reach your goals
Weekend
Intensive
Course Overview
Number of participants: 12 max
Duration: 2 virtual sessions, 2.5 hours each day (Saturday and Sunday)
SESSION ONE:
What’s Design Thinking and Life Design?
An introduction to the basics of the Life Design approach and mindsets. Why approach Life Design through the lens of Design Thinking? Four key mindsets: Curiosity, Bias to Action, Re-framing, and Radical Collaboration.
Warm-Up Activity
Meet your collaborators
Identity Module
What’s your superpower? Create a list of accomplishments that you feel most proud of. These may or may not have anything to do with what society considers important achievements. Tell the story of how you got the results that you did, and what skills, strengths, or characteristics you drew upon.
Introduce the Journey to Now Map Assignment
OVERNIGHT ASSIGNMENT:
Journey to Now Map
Make a journey map of your educational, professional, and/or personal evolution up to today. Be prepared to share your map on the second day.
SESSION TWO:
Alternate Version of You
Individually generate as many ideas (about potential future careers, ideas for life change, values you’d like to boost, etc.) as you can. Present to your design partner. Capture their suggestions and write down your high-level plan.
Art of the Possible
Consider examples of small, incremental steps that real people take. Refine the ideas of future you.
Prototyping Strategy
Create a strategy for the next steps, consider how you will use radical collaboration, and commit to actionable steps you can take immediately.
Looking Ahead
How can we extend the conversation and continue collaborating?
