DESIGN (THINKING) YOUR CAREER

What are you going to be when you grow up? & How are you going to get THERE?

Most people were asked these questions numerous times throughout their childhood and college years.  However, in a world where the average adult has 12 jobs and 3-4 careers, it isn't a realistic to ask what one thing you are going to be and when you are going to get there.  So how do we design our career so that we can have a fruitful next step (and future steps)?

Many may be familiar with the engineering concepts of Design Thinking:  Fail fast; Progress over Perfection; Iterative Design; Human Centered Design are amongst some of the more popular phrases that have evolved from this work over the last 30 years.  In this course, we will evolve this framework and apply it to career exploration. Whether you are looking for the the first step in your career, the next step in your career, or looking to step into a new career, this framework in this course will help you assess what success looks like and how to get started. You will walk away with a blueprint on how to design the current and future iterations of your career!

You may notice I said "...how to get started", not "....how to get there".  This is because there are very few times in life when we get to a THERE.  Just like the design thinking principals around product design, your career is a series of iterations - learning, tweaking the goal, improving, testing a second time, etc.  So in this course, we get you started in thinking about long term goals, give you the tools to continue to improve your career, and a blueprint to attain the short term goals.

INTERESTED in Designing Your Career? 

The DESIGN (THINKING) YOUR CAREER course is based on the framework established through years of development in Silicon Valley, and until a few years ago, was a framework only applied to the Software Development Life Cycle. We will take the same methodical principles and apply them to designing your career. 

Kick off the New Year and a new job search by conducting research on yourself while also applying a practical approach to your search for a new position or new career.

This course will meet 4 times (dates below) for a total of 6 hours and also includes a bonus 1x1 session with the instructor, Kathy Spillane (Bio below).

DATES:

Tuesday, January 9, 7-8:30pm

Thursday, January 11, 7-9pm

Thursday, January 18, 7-8:30pm

Thursday, January 25, 7-8:00pm

All sessions will be held live via zoom and recorded and available to students for viewing for 90 days.