I'm so glad you joined me for video two, I want to make sure you've downloaded the PDF workbook. It's interactive, if you would like to do it digitally, you can also print it out and write in it, whatever you're more comfortable with. Now, let's talk a little bit about the design thinking methodology. I mentioned that this methodology is great for problem solving. So you'll be able to take this with you in other areas of your life as well. Something that I'm very comfortable with because my background is actually designed.

I did design advertising branding for 25 years there. So it was a long time. And so I'm very comfortable with this method. And I know it works well. Now in recent years, Stanford University has actually picked up on this process and said, You know what, this really does work well and they terminology to it and brought it into the business world. So you may already be familiar with it in another aspect for problem solving, you probably haven't used this approach yet to try and figure out your next career move.

So whether you're just trying to establish, you know, what is it that is even possible out there for me, or if you're thinking, I need to complete one ad on my career, I got to completely revamp it. I want something brand new. Or maybe you're thinking you just want a few tweaks, here and there. This methodology, this approach, design thinking is going to help you solve some problems and explore some possibilities. So let's get into step number one, in this process is called research and discovery. Now, this is where we're going to do some foundational work around self awareness.

We'll look at three different areas in here. It'll be about the lifestyle that you want. It'll be about your values and attracting the people that you want to And then we'll also look at interests. Of course. Step number two is called brainstorm, and idiot. Now that's just a fancy word for coming up with lots of ideas.

So I'll give you a whole bunch of questions to help jog some thinking and spur on some more ideas. And you'll get crazy and think divergently, which means you're thinking way outside the box. I don't want you to edit yourself at this stage. And it'll be later that we'll come back to reality that will be in step number three called refine and plan. So we'll take your crazy ideas and figure out well, what are you really inspired by? And how do you make that more realistic, and then we'll start planning ways to try it out a little bit before making the big leap.

Step number four is called prototype and experiment. And that's where you'll, you know, take those plans and put them into action. So that's it. Going to be done after this course, I'll set you up for that. And then step number five will be, evaluate and iterate and iterate. Again, a fancy design word, that means you're going to make little improvements, little tweaks to make it better and better.

So now that you've already got that overall methodology, remember, you can use that in other areas of your life as well, it works very well. Now, before we do the deep dive into this course, I want to do a pre assessment so that you can get a gauge on how confident you're already feeling. Are you next career direction, maybe you've already done some work in this area, and you're feeling pretty good. Or maybe you're just starting out. At the end of this course, we're going to give you the same assessment, and you'll be able to track your progress and see how far you've come. So in the workbook, if you turn to the pre assessment page, we'll go through some of the questions.

Question number one, how well do you know your ideal life And have a work life vision that includes a purposeful contribution. So do you have a clear and realistic picture of where you want to be in the near future? If you really haven't got a clue, then you're going to mark yourself closer to one. If you may be further along in this process, and you've got a pretty good idea, then you go into Microsoft closer to 10. Question number two, have you established your core work values so you know what to look for in people and companies you want to work with? Now a lot of people would say for example, integrity is one of my values doing the right thing.

Well, what does that mean to you? Instead of just throwing out random words that are somewhat meaningless? I want you to consider what is really important to you what are your core values when it comes to work? Question number three, can you articulate your strengths, interests and abilities that would be of interest to somebody willing to pay you will have different hobbies and interests and skills, some of them Going to be just for fun for our own personal fun. Others are going to be something that can turn into something contributory that somebody else will pay for. So do you have an idea of what those interests are?

Question number four, do you have a list of possible next career directions areas that inspire you, and you'd like to learn more about. So when I say directions, I mean, fields, areas like health care, or wellness or finance or marketing, that sort of thing. And number five, have you set up realistic steps to explore these areas so that you can get a better idea of the nuances and get a foot in the door. So have you made some plans to talk to somebody in that field, or maybe set up an opportunity to do some job shadowing, or anything that you can expose yourself more to that area, the direction that you think he might want to go in, so take your scores out of 10 and added up for a total out of 50. And then also See you in the next video and we'll get into the foundational work and self awareness