JovesLab applies ‘Design Thinking’ principles to the ‘wicked problem’ of designing your life. It supports youth in deciding what they want to do, be and become. But where can they have this conversation? Where can they express their views and doubts? Neither parents nor the educational system are equipped to solve such a complex issue, about which we all have little information: the future of our youth and our students. To have some clarity of purpose and find what turns you on, JovesLab helps you find multiple ideas, identify the best ones, swing into action, prototype & choose what works for you. JovesLab offers 20 hours of training, in which you will use tools and techniques to find your passions and career paths.

1. What do you want to DO?
What do you want to BE?
What do you want to BECOME?

2. executive summary
• JovesLab applies ‘Design Thinking’ principles to the
‘wicked problem’ of designing your life. It supports youth
in deciding what they want to do, be and become.
• But where can they have this conversation? Where can
they express their views and doubts? Neither parents nor
the educational system are equipped to solve such a
complex issue, about which we all have little information:
the future of our youth and our students.
• To have some clarity of purpose and find what turns you
on, JovesLab helps you find multiple ideas, identify the
best ones, swing into action, prototype & choose what
works for you.
• JovesLab offers 20 hours of training, in which you will use
tools and techniques to find your passions and career
paths.

3. JOVESLAB:
AN UPDATED VERSION
OF THE ‘VISION QUEST’
The 'VISION QUEST' is a rite of passage in some Native
American cultures, which marks the entrance of young
people into adulthood. It involves a series of ceremonies run
by elders and supported by the community. The process
includes a retreat of the young person at a site in nature for
four days and nights. During this time, the young person
prays the spirits to give him/her a vision, which will help them
find purpose in life, and a role in the community. After this
ritual, and guided by this experience, the young person, who
has already found a direction, acquires a new status in the
community.
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4. what problem
are we trying to solve?
YOUTH HAVE A HARD
TIME DECIDING WHAT TO
DO OR BE, AND HOW TO
BECOME EMPLOYABLE
THE YOUTH
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN
SPAIN IS STUCK AT 50%
AND ABOVE
THE WAY WE WORK IS
CHANGING RAPIDLY DUE
TO THE DIGITAL
TRANSFORMATION
PARENTS AND THE
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
STRUGGLE TO ADAPT
AND BE OF USE
the perfect storm!

5. HUMAN-
CENTERED
DESIGN
have
lots of
ideas
choose
the best
ones
get
moving,
and
prototype
keep what
works for
you
just get going & learn!

6. THE MOST
INTERESTING
PROJECT IS … YOU!
HOW TO DESIGN YOUR
NEXT STEPS?
THE BEST WAY IS TO
DO IT IN A GROUP, IN A
CONVERSATION
JOVESLAB WORKS AS
A PROVISIONING
POINT FOR YOUTH
‘I AM
INTERESTED IN
THE FUTURE
BECAUSE IT IS
WHERE I AM
GOING TO SPEND
THE REST OF MY
LIFE’
(Woody Allen)

7. WHY A ‘LAB’ FORMAT?
WE EXPERIMENT (WE DO
NOT PLAN) TO FIND
SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR
YOU!
HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN
WORKS WONDERS TO FIND
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND
BECOME
WE DO NOT HAVE MUCH
DATA ABOUT OUR FUTURE,
WE CAN SIMPLY DESIGN IT,
PROTOTYPE IT, AND GET
GOING
WE NEED TO ‘INNOVATE’
OURSELVES IN DIVERSE
TEAMS, IN CONVERSATIONS
AND EXPERIENCES THAT
MAKE US GROW
we make experimentation
possible!

8. 8
© 2016 Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
get curious, talk to people, try stuff!

9. 9
we use the methods and tools of the
most popular class at Stanford
University, with contrasted results!
(DESIGNING YOUR LIFE)
A New York Times
Best Seller!

10. designer mind-sets
curiosity
bias to
action
mindful of
process
reframing
radical
collaboration
It invites exploration & play, get good at being lucky
Build your way forward, with intentionality
Reframe dysfunctional beliefs to get unstuck
You are not alone, great design requires a team
Learn to be aware of the process, life design is a journey

11. toolkit
Health, love,
play, work
Good time
journal
Energy
mapping
Workview,
lifeview
Odyssey plans
Prototype
conversations
& experiences
What combination of health, love, play and work do you want in your life?
How much coherence is there between your workview and your lifeview?
Visualize your life 5 years from now! Let’s design 3 paths
Catch yourself in the act of having a good time! Write it in your journal
Some activities charge and others drain your batteries. Identify them
Some people are already living in the future you desire. Talk to them

12. Design is thinking made visual
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Doing is the best type of thinking

13. target group
youth ... in transition
youth in secondary education, 15-16 years old, in transition to
high school or vocational training
youth in high school or vocational training, 16-18 years
old, in transition to university
youth at university, 18-21 years old, in transition to the world
of work

14. group mentoring
THE CIRCLE is our way of mentoring each
other, swing into action, and share.
It is hard to find a direction when talking to
oneself! You can find what works for you in a
group, testing, iterating, contrasting.
We deliver 10-minute ‘lecturettes,’ youth
make commitments, try stuff, and become
accountable to the group.
IT WORKS!

15. dysfunctional beliefs
These are some of the most prevalent
dysfunctional beliefs. At JovesLab, we
help youth find reframes, get them
unstuck, and move on:
• Your degree determines your career
• You have to find the one right idea,
your passion!
• It is my life, I have to design it myself
• I should know where I am going by
now, I am late!

16. 3 benefits of JovesLab
• Youth have no place to have this
kind of conversation! JovesLab is
the place, the community, the
container.
• Tools and techniques to design &
build your way forward, a future
that works for you.
• When you are stuck, the lab is the
ideal place to ‘get curious, talk to
people, try stuff’

17. • more creative youth
• more adaptable youth
• youth with a capacity to explore career
paths
• youth that can identify dysfunctional
beliefs
• youth that can get into action and become
intentional
• youth with a capacity to generate career
opportunities
indicators (KPIs)

18. replication model
SCALABLE
• JovesLab can be implemented in secondary schools, high
schools, universities and libraries. Its training program has been
packaged for transferability and scalability.
SCHOOL
SYSTEM
• In educational contexts, JovesLab operates as a mentoring
program for educators, parents, and community leaders who
mentor youth at schools and public libraries.
TARGETS
• The methodology also works with professionals seeking a
career change (35-55), and with seniors (50+) looking for an
encore career.
3 LAB
TYPES
• JOVESLAB (youth careers)
• PROFESSIONALAB (career changes)
• SENIORSLAB (encore careers)

19. The JovesLab Experience
DURATION: 20 HOURS OF TRAINING, FACE TO FACE
THREE OPTIONS:
1) For 10 weeks
(once a week, 2-hour sessions)
2) For 5 weeks
(twice a week, 2-hour sessions)
3) For 1 week
(5 consecutive days, 4-hour sessions)
PRICE:
100€ x person (VAT & training materials included)
O rather ...
2.000€ x course (VAT & training materials included), up to 30 people
free trial introductory session!
course ends with a presentation of personal prototypes!