Ikigai Today
A course, an assessment and a classroom.
A flow diagram: Course, then Assess, then Class. Class is highlighted. A note, ‘from interest to practice’, points to Class.
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The people and the problem
Ikigai Today’s founders wanted a learning program that helps people find, develop and keep a more meaningful life. They had the idea and the goals. What they needed was everything it takes to make a program real, and a clear sense of what would set theirs apart from the many others offering something similar.
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What I noticed
The program’s strongest asset was the founders themselves. Ikigai is a Japanese idea, and their own experiences and relationship to it gave the program a personal foundation.
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What I decided
Build the program around the belief behind it: everyone has a story only they can tell. The curriculum helps learners find and use their own. I built the brand and the learning experience around the founders’ perspective, helping the program sound like the people behind it.
Everyone has a story only they can tell.
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What was made
- The curriculum and an assessment
- A learning platform the founders run themselves
- The brand and the website copy
- The live instruction, which I facilitate
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Who reviewed it
A therapist is reviewing the program.
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Result
Participants in the pilot completed the course.
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What it made possible
A program that sounds like the people who made it, with a platform they can run themselves.
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