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a Seminar on 'Smooshing' Many Interests into One Career by Emilie Wapnick

a Seminar on 'Smooshing' Many Interests into One Career by Emilie Wapnick puttylike.com / emilie@puttylike.com. "What do you want to be when you grow up?". Implied Norms: 1. Discovery, not design 2. Monodestiny. Also known as: Polymath Renaissance Person Generalist

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a Seminar on 'Smooshing' Many Interests into One Career by Emilie Wapnick

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  1. a Seminar on 'Smooshing' Many Interests into One Career by Emilie Wapnick puttylike.com / emilie@puttylike.com

  2. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Implied Norms: 1. Discovery, not design 2. Monodestiny

  3. Also known as: • Polymath • Renaissance Person • Generalist • Scanner (Barbara Sher) • Slash (Marcy Alboher)

  4. I Wanted to Know: 1. Is there anyone else out there like this? 2. If so, how do they make it work?

  5. Is there anyone else out there like this?

  6. The 7 Multipotentialite SuperPowers • Contextual Thinking • Translating between Modes of Thought • Wearing Many Hats • Fast Skill Acquisition • Inspiration/Impact • Concoction • Idea Synthesis

  7. It takes Practice...

  8. What's the Ideal Career for a Multipotentialite? Guiding principles: 1. Work that is fueled by your multipotentialite super powers 2. Work that allows you to jump between fields and formats, explore new areas, and leave old ideas behind 3. Work that allows you to use your unique mishmash of talents in service of something you care about

  9. To Smoosh, or not to Smoosh...

  10. Career Trajectories

  11. Abe Cajudo http://abecajudo.com @AHAbraham

  12. "I succeeded as a cartoonist with negligible art talent, some basic writing skills, an ordinary sense of humor and a bit of experience in the business world. The "Dilbert" comic is a combination of all four skills. The world has plenty of better artists, smarter writers, funnier humorists and more experienced business people. The rare part is that each of those modest skills is collected in one person. That's how value is created." - Scott Adams, Creator of Dilbert

  13. How to Create your "Group Hug" Career 1. Get a stable source of income in place for basic needs 2. Take inventory of your interests, skills and past experiences. Include everything 3. Brainstorm! Explore those intersections...

  14. Brainstorming "Group Hug" Ideas 1. Can knowledge from one of your interests help people related to a second interest of yours?

  15. Brainstorming "Group Hug" Ideas 1. Can knowledge from one of your interests help people related to a second interest of yours? 2. Can you use one medium to explore multiple messages?

  16. Brainstorming "Group Hug" Ideas 1. Can knowledge from one of your interests help people related to a second interest of yours? 2. Can you use one medium to explore multiple messages? 3. Can you use multiple media to explore one message?

  17. Brainstorming "Group Hug" Ideas 1. Can knowledge from one of your interests help people related to a second interest of yours? 2. Can you use one medium to explore multiple messages? 3. Can you use multiple media to explore one message?

  18. New Technology and the Changing Landscape

  19. The Importance of being a Self-Starter

  20. "Isolation is the dream killer." - Barbara Sher

  21. Slides & Resources: http://puttylike.com/undeclared/ Me: emilie@puttylike.com Thanks for being a rad multipotentialite! Join the Community!

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