Wednesday, 3rd of December 2025
5:00-6:30 pm
online (Link will be provided in advance)
Language: English

Binding Registration: via the online registration form

Abstract:
Navigating career choices can be overwhelming, but what if you could approach it as a design challenge? Based on the principles of Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, this interactive workshop empowers university students with design thinking tools to explore career paths, prototype options, and take actionable steps toward a fulfilling professional journey.

Objectives:

• Introduce design thinking as a problem-solving framework for career planning.
• Help students reframe career challenges and explore multiple pathways.
• Provide tools for ideation, prototyping, and testing career options.
• Encourage an iterative mindset for continuous learning and adaptation.

Content:
1. Introduction to Design Thinking for Careers
2. Reframing Career Challenges and Overcoming Myths
3. Generating Multiple Career Path Ideas
4. Prototyping and Testing Career Options
5. Decision-Making and Taking Action

Methods:

• Interactive discussions and self-reflection exercises
• Guided career mind-mapping and brainstorming activities
• Hands-on prototyping exercises (informational interviews, small experiments)
• Practical tools and templates for future career exploration

This workshop is designed to be engaging, practical, and action-oriented, helping students take charge of their careers with creativity and confidence.

Target groups: all Bachelor and Master students of all disciplines

Trainer: Simon Hofer, Co-Founder & CEO @ CareerLunch AG

The events take place in the context of the InDiGU-PLUS project, which means that it is initialised and financially supported by the DAAD.

Contact: Career Service, Rebecca Bungert, Tel.: 0551/39-26112

This event is part of the DAAD-funded InDiGU-PLUS project. More information on InDiGU-PLUS can be found here.