Design Your Future

Sebastian Kernbach is Professor associated with the University of St.Gallen, Stellenbosch Business School, and Stanford University. He is a global Life Design pioneer and winner of the HSG Impact Award. He advises organizations such as NASA, the UN, IOC and presented Life Design as proactive career and transition competence at the UN Goals House at the World Economic Forum. Martin J. Eppler is Professor of Communications Management and Director of the Institute for Media and Communications Management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He is the author of 25 books and over 300 articles, and has served as an advisor and trainer to organizations including the United Nations, the European Central Bank, Porsche, and IBM.

'Envision this approach as the ultimate playground for designing your career and/or your new life. It empowers you to uncover your true motivations, while inspiring daring, creative steps toward the future you desire. Forget rigid plans, embrace a dynamic portfolio of ideas, experiments, and adventures. You don't just find your path; you create it, one imaginative step at a time.' Xavier Tissieres, Human Resources Director, International Olympic Committee (IOC)

• Part I. Welcome to Life Design: 1. Introduction; 2. Life Designer Stories; 3. Why Life Design Matters; Part II. Life Design Building Blocks: 4. Life Design Abilities; 5. Life Loops Framework; 6. Life Design Levels; Part III. Life Design Toolbox: 7. Empathy Methods; 8. Ideation Methods; 9. Prototyping Methods; 10. Learning Methods; 11. Perseverance Methods; Part IV. Life Design Secrets – What 1000+ People Taught Us: 12. Method Mix by Transition Type; 13. Special Methods: Sustainable Life Design; 14. Silent Truths: What We Don't Say Out Loud; Part V. Horizons of Life Design: 15. Life Design as a Catalyst for Scaling Change; 16. Life Design and the Future (of the Planet); Conclusion: A Life Design Manifesto.