IKIGAI+ Advising Model USER EXPERIENCE JOURNEY

STEP 1:At the start of her college experience, Alex meets her Ikigai coach, who is a faculty or staff member who will work with her throughout her entire academic journey.

YEAR 1

STEP 2:The Ikigai coach asks Alex the following questions to begin the process:

A: What do you love?B: What does the world need?C: What can you be paid for?D: What are you good at?

That which you love.

That which you are good at.

That which the world needs.

That which you can be paid for.

YEAR 1

STEP 3:Alex and her Ikigai Coach will distill her responses into Mission, Vocation, Profession and Passion.

PLEASE NOTE: There most likely will be synergies and overlap of interests and answers, and Alex is not expected to have it “all figured out” at this point. This is just a starting point to guide her through her academic experience, and it will evolve over time.

That which you love.

That which you are good at.

That which the world needs.

That which you can be paid for.

YEAR 1

STEP 4:Alex and her Ikigai coach now work together to find synergies and connections between her Mission, Passion Vocation and Profession.

From there, Alex will develop an Ikigai Vision Statement that will serve as a guidepost for further exploration within the framework of her academic journey.

Ikigai Vision Statement

YEAR 1

STEP 5:Alex and her Ikigai coach will meet periodically throughout the rest of her first and second year to select courses and experiences that will help Alex further explore her Ikigai Vision Statement.

Throughout this time, her Mission/Passion/Vocation/Profession and Ikigai Vision Statement are likely to evolve.

YEAR 1 YEAR 2

STEP 6:By Alex’s third year, her Ikigai Coach will introduce the third layer of the Ikigai+ Advising Model. At this stage, Alex will re-examine her Mission, Passion, Vocation and Profession to determine how she might use those concepts to Advocate, Develop, Innovate and Serve.

Develop

AdvocateInnovate

Serve

YEAR 3

STEP 7:Based on those actionables, Alex develops her Ikigai Vision Statement into an Ikigai Purpose Statement: “My purpose is to challenge _______.”

“My purpose is to challenge inaccessible and archaic modes of travel — by demonstrating an innovative design of U.S. high-speed rails that cater to individuals with low-spectrum autism and disabilities.”

YEAR 3

STEP 8:During her third year, Alex is placed into a Purpose Cohort by her Ikigai Coach.

This is where Alex will work with other students who have synergistic Purpose Statements to collide ideas, conduct field tests, create rapid prototypes, and have the opportunity to fail fast in order to further develop their ideas.

YEAR 3

STEP 9:In her final year of college, Alex and her Purpose Cohort will complete a humanity-centered capstone course, where she will ‘bundle’ her Ikigai Purpose Statement with 1-2 additional students to create an impactful and immersive experience that showcases a marketable idea and/or solution to their collective challenges.

YEAR 4

STEP 10:Alex’s Purpose Statement and her capstone outcomes become a part of her identity as she enters the workforce and builds a career of her own design.

As a result of the Ikigai+ Advising Model, Alex sees her college experience as not just preparing her for a profession, but rather as a holistic experience that has redefined her as a person.