Love this focus on purpose! Really resonates. And lots to think about.
With the "golden circle," with the focus on the why, how, and what of a venture, I often advocate for the inclusion of another "wh" question at the heart - the "who" of the customer and other stakeholders.
Here I could see adding in a 'personal who' of - Who am i? What's my context? What are my resources, opportunities ad constraints? What do I want out of life? Who are the other stakeholders? Would love your thoughts on that.
I think there's a lot to be said for applying design thinking to our own lives with some ideating, prototyping and testing too ๐
Absolutely. In my opinion nothing works well without understanding 'who' you are. The values you hold. The unique skills you have. Your needs and preferences and what those imply about where you and your 'why' might best be placed. This can be challenging. At my start-up, ExponentialChangemakers, my colleagues and I developed a career decisionmaking framework which has supported hundreds of people in better understanding themselves. Through our tool people are prompted to reflect on their identity as well as values/mission alignment; skills, knowledge & experience; and their needs and preferences including work culture, autonomy, career progression, and physical and mental health, for example.
I also agree with your point on applying design thinking to how we construct our lives - as a whole. I've taught several workshops on designing your life and I've included design thinking, prototyping, and testing. It's fascinating, really. I've seen people who imagine a way of bringing their 'who' and 'why' to life and then once they move to the prototyping stage they realize that 'way' isn't for them. It's much easier to take that small step in the first instance - like a prototype - than a big leap - especially if you need more information to know whether its the right step for you.
Love this focus on purpose! Really resonates. And lots to think about.
With the "golden circle," with the focus on the why, how, and what of a venture, I often advocate for the inclusion of another "wh" question at the heart - the "who" of the customer and other stakeholders.
Here I could see adding in a 'personal who' of - Who am i? What's my context? What are my resources, opportunities ad constraints? What do I want out of life? Who are the other stakeholders? Would love your thoughts on that.
I think there's a lot to be said for applying design thinking to our own lives with some ideating, prototyping and testing too ๐
Absolutely. In my opinion nothing works well without understanding 'who' you are. The values you hold. The unique skills you have. Your needs and preferences and what those imply about where you and your 'why' might best be placed. This can be challenging. At my start-up, ExponentialChangemakers, my colleagues and I developed a career decisionmaking framework which has supported hundreds of people in better understanding themselves. Through our tool people are prompted to reflect on their identity as well as values/mission alignment; skills, knowledge & experience; and their needs and preferences including work culture, autonomy, career progression, and physical and mental health, for example.
I also agree with your point on applying design thinking to how we construct our lives - as a whole. I've taught several workshops on designing your life and I've included design thinking, prototyping, and testing. It's fascinating, really. I've seen people who imagine a way of bringing their 'who' and 'why' to life and then once they move to the prototyping stage they realize that 'way' isn't for them. It's much easier to take that small step in the first instance - like a prototype - than a big leap - especially if you need more information to know whether its the right step for you.
Thanks for your thoughtful reply to this post.