Designing for a 100-Year Life
About This Course
This course aims to let participants:
•Understand the evolving trends & issues in future of jobs/future of work globally & in Asia/Singapore
•Learn about the new world order, geopolitical changes & impact of these & technology/automation on jobs
•Learn about a toolkit that applies design thinking principles to life at various work life transition points & uses prototyping
•Learn about dysfunctional beliefs at work & ‘reframing’ technique to learn how to consider circumstances from other angles, problem solve, & manage the personal & professional lives
•Learn to lead self for a 100-year life in the era on human longevity
•Learn how to connect the dots by factoring in the evolving trends in jobs, work, & remote work; what motivates & drains you; & what is needed for your own personal effectiveness. With this understanding, build your personalized Alt-Lyf/Odyssey Plans for the future to explore various possible versions of your lives & see which ones you want to prototype/live into
•Learn how use this knowledge to influence your career choices/start-up business ideas
•Understand the importance of Networking & create a Collaborative Community to test out the plans & derive actionable insights for making your Plan of choice a reality
•Learn about the practice of optimism & happiness
•Learn how manage setbacks & building resilience & failure immunity when things don’t go as per plan
At the end of the course, participants will:
•Learn how to connect the dots by factoring in the evolving trends in jobs, work, & remote work; what motivates & drains you; & what is needed for your own personal effectiveness
•With this understanding, build your personalized Alt-Lyf/Odyssey Plans for the future to explore various possible versions of your lives & see which ones you want to prototype/live into
•Use this knowledge to influence your career choices/start-up business ideas
•Create a Collaborative Networking Community to test out the plans & for future collaborations
What You'll Learn
1. from student life to a work environment
2. for mid-career PMETs looking to stay relevant at work or looking to switch careers/industries
3. for those retiring in near future or recently retired (voluntarily or involuntarily).
The course covers
a. Exploring how the world is changing, taking into account the emerging global trends in the future of work and jobs, the changing global geo-political order, automation and technology; and emphasising the implications of these trends for Asia and Singapore.
b. Understanding my skills and strengths using a toolkit loosely inspired by Designing-Your-Work-Life book that applies design thinking principles to managing life so as to empower younger workers and older adults with life skills and tools to adapt and stay relevant in a rapidly evolving work landscape.
c. Connecting the dots by doing some exercises using the toolkit to understand oneself, link it to the changing world and identify pathways to multiple career options (Alt-Lyf/Odyssey plans).
d. Preparing for the future by learning how to execute against the future career plans using prototyping, networking and other tools, and building resilience to strengthen failure immunity.
Entry Requirements
Minimally Diploma holders