We use the Design Thinking framework to scaffold a creative approach to planning your postdoctoral training. It is a non-linear and iterative process that was originally developed for user-centric product design.
We invite you to think of yourself as your "user" and postdoctoral training as the "problem" you are designing a tailored solution for. You start with empathizing with your user by uncovering their needs, motivations, priorities, contexts, and what is meaningful to them.
These 4 prework exercises were designed to help you get a clearer picture of what you need to achieve your goals for postdoctoral training and beyond, so we can focus together on the innovative work of designing your postdoc.