1. Breaking the Mold: Reshaping Career Development Dr. Norman Amundson University of British Columbia Canada amundson@interchange.ubc.ca Dr. Norman Amundson University of British Columbia Canada amundson@interchange.ubc.ca

2. Changes  Globalization  Advances in technology and information  Significant demographic shifts  Globalization  Advances in technology and information  Significant demographic shifts

7. Breaking Molds  Rigidity  Repetition  Constancy  Rigidity  Repetition  Constancy  Flexibility  Uniqueness  Change  Flexibility  Uniqueness  Change

8. Paradoxical Approach  Positive Uncertainty  Planned Happenstance  Chaos or Complexity Theory  Positive Uncertainty  Planned Happenstance  Chaos or Complexity Theory

9. Constructivism  Meaning-making  Self organization  Narrative  Metaphors  Meaning-making  Self organization  Narrative  Metaphors

10. Strategies  Collaborative Exploration of Stories (Early Memories, Daydreams, Success Events, Career Flow)  Second Order Questioning  Expanding Existing Metaphors  Eliciting New Metaphors eg. Career Craft  Collaborative Exploration of Stories (Early Memories, Daydreams, Success Events, Career Flow)  Second Order Questioning  Expanding Existing Metaphors  Eliciting New Metaphors eg. Career Craft

15. Reducing Mould  Passivity  Low Self Esteem  Pawn  Passivity  Low Self Esteem  Pawn  Action  Self Efficacy  Agent  Action  Self Efficacy  Agent

16. Backswing Strategies  Identifying and Supporting Personal Strengths  Encouraging Lifelong Learning  Highlighting Resilience and Hardiness  Encouraging Portfolio Development  Identifying and Supporting Personal Strengths  Encouraging Lifelong Learning  Highlighting Resilience and Hardiness  Encouraging Portfolio Development

21. You have made known to me the path of life Psalm 16 11

22. Sight and Insight

23. Self Management  Portfolio Thinking  Probabilities and Possibilities  The Intelligent Career  Portfolio Thinking  Probabilities and Possibilities  The Intelligent Career

24. Intelligent Career  Knowing Why - motivation, values, meaning and identity  Knowing How - job related skills and expertise  Knowing Whom - development of relationships and networks  Knowing Why - motivation, values, meaning and identity  Knowing How - job related skills and expertise  Knowing Whom - development of relationships and networks

25. Miracle Question  Focus on the problem  Imagine that the problem has been solved (a miracle)  Look back at what had to happen to make this a reality  Walk the Problem  Focus on the problem  Imagine that the problem has been solved (a miracle)  Look back at what had to happen to make this a reality  Walk the Problem

26. Spiritual Vision  Connecting with something outside of ourselves  Attaining a bigger sense of meaning and purpose  Finding one’s calling  Connecting with something outside of ourselves  Attaining a bigger sense of meaning and purpose  Finding one’s calling

27. Pulling it all Together  Assessment  Inter-relationship of domains  Stimulate new ideas and metaphors  Assessment  Inter-relationship of domains  Stimulate new ideas and metaphors