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Designing Your Next Career Step

9.0

(15 ratings)

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4 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Instead of spinning your wheels, follow a step-by-step process to determine what you value and plan your next move.

Hosted by

Simone Stolzoff

IDEO Design Lead and Author of The Good Enough Job

This course is popular

7 people enrolled last week.

Course overview

Clarify what you want with the help of Design Thinking

Design Thinking is a creative approach to finding clarity amidst ambiguity. In this course, you'll be guided through how to apply Design Thinking to your own career exploration.


You'll walk away with more confidence about what you want next and a roadmap for how to get there.

Who is this course for

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Curious explorers who are ready for a change in their life but aren't clear on exactly what they're looking for

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Overworked professionals who move a mile-a-minute but don't have the space to take a step back and reflect

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Passionate generalists who feel pulled in multiple directions but aren't sure which path they want to choose

Key outcomes

A clear vision for the next step in your work/life

The North Star of this course is for you to go from messiness to clarity. You will walk away with clarity and conviction of what you really want from the next step in your work and life.

An action plan with the short, medium, and long-term steps to achieve your vision

This course is actionable. From day one you will be envisioning, prototyping, and refining your path. You will leave with an air-tight action plan for the steps to take to keep progressing.

A vibrant community of other ambitious professionals to hold you accountable

Accountability is everything. In this course you will connect with other folks who are in similar places on the journey. The relationships you form will extend long beyond the last day of class.

A buffet of research, exercises, and resources that you can return to again and again

In the course, you will receive a workbook filled with evergreen exercises, reflection prompts, and resources that you can dust off whenever you find yourself at a similar crossroads.

9.0

(15 ratings)

See what people are saying

        Simone reveals why the modern world makes it so easy to fall under work's spell—and how we can finally disentangle ourselves from its clutches.
Liz Fosslien

Liz Fosslien

Director of Content at Humu and best-selling author of No Hard Feelings
        Simone is a force. He is a seasoned designer with the rare gift of making complex ideas, simple and relatable. As a facilitator, he creates the space to explore, to question, and to grow.
Dr. Andre Martin

Dr. Andre Martin

VP of Learning and Development at Google
        Simone helped me untangle the knots of ambiguity at a career crossroads, and ultimately pursue a path that more closely aligned with my values.
Tobi Ogunnaike

Tobi Ogunnaike

Software Engineer, Pinterest
        Simone brings boundless energy and creativity to his work. His unique approach to facilitation and storytelling will help you navigate uncertainty and clarify what matters.
Sadie Williams

Sadie Williams

Director of Growth, Microsoft
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Designing Your Next Career Step

Cohort 3

$500 USD

Dates

Oct 18—Nov 8, 2023

Payment Deadline

Oct 18, 2023

Meet your instructor

Simone Stolzoff

Simone Stolzoff

Simone is a writer, designer, and consultant, who is passionate about helping people navigate their relationship to work. He spent four years as a design lead at the global innovation firm IDEO, where he led hundreds of leaders through the design thinking process. He has written about careers for The Atlantic, Wired, San Francisco Chronicle, and his forthcoming book, The Good Enough Job, will be published in May by Penguin Random House.

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Designing Your Next Career Step

Cohort 3

$500 USD

Dates

Oct 18—Nov 8, 2023

Payment Deadline

Oct 18, 2023

Course schedule

~3 hours per week
  • Module 1: Ground

    8:00 - 9:30 PST

    Our course starts by grounding in where you are. Through a series of exercises, you'll reflect on your values, career experiences, and visions for your future. By the end, you'll be able to articulate what matters to you in your next step.


    *All live sessions will be recorded.

  • Module 2: Diverge

    8:00 - 9:30 PST

    This session is all about going wide. You'll canvas out three potential paths for yourself, quiet your inner critic, and ask what would have to be true in order to pursue each. By the end, you'll have three distinct paths and a research plan.

  • Module 3: Converge

    8:00 - 9:30 PST

    This session is all about making decisions. You'll synthesize what you've learned from your research and address some of your fears in making changes in your life. By the end, you'll clarify the direction you want to keep exploring.

  • Module 4: Plan

    8:00 - 9:30 PST

    Here's where the rubber meets the road. You'll make an action plan with short, medium, and long-term goals, and design methods of accountability. We'll talk about addressing the inevitable barriers along the way, and you'll leave with clarity and conviction for what's next.

  • Weekly projects

    <1 hour per week

    Almost all coursework will take place during the live sessions, but there will be optional resources to continue exploring outside of class.

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Join an upcoming cohort

Designing Your Next Career Step

Cohort 3

$500 USD

Dates

Oct 18—Nov 8, 2023

Payment Deadline

Oct 18, 2023

Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active learning, not passive watching

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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Join an upcoming cohort

Designing Your Next Career Step

Cohort 3

$500 USD

Dates

Oct 18—Nov 8, 2023

Payment Deadline

Oct 18, 2023

$500 USD

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