Career Development: Creating an Action Plan with Design Thinking
Sarah Prevette, Entrepreneur & Speaker
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Introduction
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Why Design Thinking
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Step 1: Self-Diagnostic
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Step 2: Situational Analysis
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Step 3: Create an Action Plan
5:04 -
Final Thoughts
3:32
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About This Class
Ready to unlock success in your career? It's time to plan.
Join innovation expert Sarah Prevette for a fresh, modern approach to career planning — inspired by core ideas in design thinking. This 25-minute class is packed with examples, creative tips, and worksheets to help you develop a 3-step plan that plays to your experiences and strengths.
Use these lessons as a springboard to action. You'll learn how to use the creative, user-first mindset of design thinking to foster greater self-awareness and develop a goal-oriented strategy. You'll gather real-life examples, and complete 3 exclusive, downloadable worksheets:
- Self-Diagnostic evaluating your strengths, weaknesses, and motivations
- Situational Analysis to assess key career stakeholders, starting with your boss
- Strategic Action Plan with goals, skills, and traits you want to develop
The class is entirely customizable to your needs. Whether you're just starting out, eager to make a switch, or looking to be more intentional with your next step, you'll build a plan for personal career success.
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Future Design School is a user experience, strategy and innovation lab. Leveraging our proprietary solution design methods, we enable individuals to deconstruct complex issues and implement their own innovative approaches.
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"Fall in love with the problem you're solving--not the solution."
SARAH PREVETTE has a long history of innovative product development. A serial entrepreneur, she was the founder of well-known online properties Sprouter and BetaKit (acquired) and the co-founder of BrandProject LP - an investment firm that invests in and works with early-stage startups. Sarah launched Future Design School to empower all individuals to be creators and help turn great ideas into meaningful innovation.
