Design Your Future

The Innovative Career and Transition Guide
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-1-009-73734-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Gewicht: 500 g

This book presents a compelling, science-based guide for navigating life's many transitions: from first jobs to midlife pivots to purposeful retirements. Based on insights from over 1000 people across all ages and career stages, it blends identity work, prototyping, and psychological capital to foster sustainable, purpose-driven career paths. Drawing on design thinking, positive psychology, and behavioral science, each chapter encourages reflection, exploration, and growth, supported by a practical toolkit featuring methods such as the Magic Circle, Life Loops, and the Stairway to Heaven. Readers are equipped to overcome procrastination, redesign habits, explore bold dreams, and build a portfolio life that reflects personal evolution. Whether you're feeling stuck, restless, or ready for something new, Design Your Future will help you take action with confidence and joy. This book is not about making the perfect plan; it's about designing your next brave step.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kernbach, Sebastian

Eppler, Martin J

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Welcome to Life Design: 1. Introduction; 2. Life Designer Stories; 3. Why Life Design Matters; Part II. Life Design Building Blocks: 4. Life Design Abilities; 5. Life Loops Framework; 6. Life Design Levels; Part III. Life Design Toolbox: 7. Empathy Methods; 8. Ideation Methods; 9. Prototyping Methods; 10. Learning Methods; 11. Perseverance Methods; Part IV. Life Design Secrets – What 1000+ People Taught Us: 12. Method Mix by Transition Type; 13. Special Methods: Sustainable Life Design; 14. Silent Truths: What We Don't Say Out Loud; Part V. Horizons of Life Design: 15. Life Design as a Catalyst for Scaling Change; 16. Life Design and the Future (of the Planet); Conclusion: A Life Design Manifesto.

Über Autor(innen)

Eppler, Martin J
Martin J. Eppler is Professor of Communications Management and Director of the Institute for Media and Communications Management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He is the author of 25 books and over 300 articles, and has served as an advisor and trainer to organizations including the United Nations, the European Central Bank, Porsche, and IBM.

Kernbach, Sebastian
Sebastian Kernbach is Professor associated with the University of St.Gallen, Stellenbosch Business School, and Stanford University. He is a global Life Design pioneer and winner of the HSG Impact Award. He advises organizations such as NASA, the UN, IOC and presented Life Design as proactive career and transition competence at the UN Goals House at the World Economic Forum.