How can we navigate transitions and move from ideas to action with a clear sense of direction? How can we build greater authenticity, bravery, meaning, and purpose at any time in our lives? How can we support each other and create a collaborative and inspiring community of life designers?

Life Design applies evidence based design strategies, permaculture design principles, mindfulness practices, and creative collaboration to address these questions and help you create the life you want within the changing context of the 21st century.

Life design is for those who are ready to explore a new direction, navigate a transition, achieve greater financial independence, or work toward building a more joyful and meaningful life. It helps those who are starting, changing, or advancing careers, pursuing new opportunities, or shifting into retirement. In life design, we apply the core ideas of design thinking as a guide to making good choices. We create collaborative and supportive design teams aimed at sharing ideas, inspiration, and encouragement, and strengthening accountability and commitment.

As a life design student, you will learn to apply innovative design ideas, principles, and strategies to gain a clear sense of direction, and begin designing and building the life you want. You will explore the common patterns in your thinking that lead to feeling ‘stuck’, and reframe them so you can move forward. You will use mind mapping and brainstorming techniques to generate ideas. Prototyping your ideas will test their strength and viability, thereby minimizing risk. Permaculture principles will provide you with a new and innovative lens for solving problems and creating a meaningful life. Understanding the role of fear, vulnerability, and bravery will allow you to move forward with confidence. Rather than worrying and wondering, you will figure out what a good life looks like to you, and actively design and build it. You will gain a clear sense of direction, and have the knowledge, tools, and strategies to move forward.

We are going to work together to guide and challenge you to design your way toward a life you love.