The course uses design thinking to address the “wicked problem” of designing your life…
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Dave and I are pleased to announce that Knopf, our US publisher, has set September 20, 201…
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Dave at the 2014 Challenge Success Conference with a talk titled “Success by Design&…
Watch Bill’s interview with the Stanford Worldview team on the ideas behind the Des…
Bill and Dave did a short Designing Your Life workshop for over 500 Stanford Alumni at the…
With just a few months left until the September 20th publication of our book, titled: Desi…
This is part one in a two part series exploring the different lives we can and currently d…
In partnership with the Stanford Alumni Association, we are elated to announce our Fall 20…
This is part two in a two part series exploring the different lives we can and currently d…
The Stanford Alumni Association is bringing Designing Your Life to the West Coast this Fal…
There are two great opportunities and events for our UK friends to have the Designing Your…
Designing Your Life author Bill Burnett had the chance to sit down with career visionary D…
Bill Burnett and Dave Evans penned a fabulous piece for The Wall Street Journal this past …
On the (exciting) morning of our the UK launch of Designing Your Life, Bill and Dave had t…
The UK’s Design Week got an exclusive first look at Designing Your Life. This is a t…
“Everyone one of us contains more aliveness than one lifetime is going to permit us …
Over the summer, Bill and Dave invited New York Times reporter Steven Kurutz to Stanford …
Quartz reached out to us looking for Designing Your Life tips. We used the AEIOU method to…
Adam Gale, a writer for Management Today, attended a launch event at How To Academy in Lo…
Forbes contributor Adi Gaskell opens his Designing Your Life piece by pointing out that &#…
Listen to this discussion with The Evening Show host Simon Rose and Designing Your Life au…
It was great to read this excerpt from AudioFile Magazine’s review of the Designing …
Fast Company journalist Ainsley O’Connell had the opportunity to attend a Designing…
On Monday October 3rd, Bill and Dave were Diane Rehm’s guests on NPR. The interview …
It is with incredible joy we announce that we are currently #1 on the Advice/How-To New Yo…
Designing Your Life author Dave Evans had a chance to sit down with Big Think recently. Da…
How wild is your mind? Do you genuinely entertain ideas that fringe on ridiculous and bril…
Let’s be honest, at some point you’ve wondered if your job is the right fit. P…
In celebration of the Designing Your Life launch, Bay Area PBS affiliate KQED and journali…
Bill and Dave did a power-PinkCast with Best Selling author Dan Pink. We hope this insight…
This morning Bill and Dave joined Brian Lehrer for his morning show on WNYC. You can hea…
While visiting Rotman in Toronto, Designing Your Life authors Bill and Dave had the chance…
Dave Evans shares how to connect with invisible opportunities in this insightful video Des…
Joanna Pieters hosted Designing Your Life author Dave Evans on The Creative Life podcast a…
The Designing Your Life team was delighted to see the book made Ina Garten’s Favorit…
The design community is an important source of inspiration for Designing Your Life authors…
A few weeks ago, Designing Your Life authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans visited our frien…
Bill Burnett and Dave Evans have been on the road a lot since the launch of Designing Your…
The launch of Designing Your Life has been a total blast for Best Selling authors Bill Bur…
You’re invited to watch Bill Burnett and Dave Evans live in the pilot episode of o…
NPR social science correspondent Shankar Vendantam and Designing Your Life author Dave Eva…
Earlier this fall, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans sat down with KQED journalist Thuy Vu. They…
Only 8% of people keep their New Year’s resolutions. Give yourself a better chance o…
It’s always exciting for the Designing Your Life team to get in The New York Times. …
The Independent put together 7 books to change your work life in 2017. They chose Designin…
Shana Lebowitz of Business Insider took a look at Designing Your Life and summarized the O…
Neda Semnani of The Washington Post chatted with Bill Burnett as a part of their Inspiring…
In the second episode of our Designing Your Life: Live with Bill and Dave we focused on th…
Designing Your Life author Dave Evans spent the last two days in Texas and had the privile…
Life Design methodology is one that the Designing Your Life team loves sharing. In fact, D…
Writer Laura Shin candidly points out everything we’re doing wrong in our job hunt, …
Los Angeles Daily News writer took some time away from the keyboard to kick off 2017. Her …
Designing Your Life for Women” is an intensive, hands-on experience …
Writer Tamara Lechner provides 5 tips for evolving in your career for the Chopra Center. D…
Nothing makes the Designing Your Life team happier than learning about how the book has po…
Creative Live invited Bill and Dave to teach a class in front of their live studio and liv…
We were excited to discover the World Economic Forum shared the benefits of the Good Time …
Did you end up working in a field related to your major? If not, you’re not alone. T…
Designing Your Life authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans interact with a lot of students in…
Every other week we bring you Life Design content live on Facebook. This week, we have a v…
Designing Your Life was written for you. That said, it’s you that inspires us daily….
If you don’t giggle in the first few moments of this outstanding podcast, we’d…
Two Workshops in San Francisco: August 5th and 26th.
Spend a day working on the most impor…
Designing Your Life was originally designed with students in mind, but it is always excite…
Designing Your Life author Dave Evans was recently invited to keynote the HR People + Stra…
The Chronicle Herald recently curated a poignant list of books to “help you do it yo…
Kathy Davies and Susan Burnett are taking Designing Your Life, and building a workshop esp…
Learn how to design your life through the same techniques that innovators use to design pr…
Best selling author Bill Burnett was invited to present Designing Your Life at this year&#…
Recently Designing Your Life authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans got to chat with Forbes c…
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Business Insider writer Shana…
The success of the Designing Your Life for Women workshops this spring and summer has insp…
Designing Your Life author Dave Evans was invited to take the TEDx San Francisco stage at …
Designing Your Life Works: Lauren Hipschman realizes the underlying themes in her Odyssey …
Marla Gottschalk, Influencer at LinkedIn, writes a blog called Live.Work.Think.Play. We …
Many people have asked me how they can get their company to pay for the Designing Your Lif…
The short answer is: any woman who would like to intentionally design the life she wants t…
Author Rob Walker recently curated an excellent series of tips for planning your next majo…
Host Peter Bregman invited authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans to join him on The Bregman …
We were hammering out a restructuring plan, which of course included layoffs. Our missio…
Réka Pigniczky, award-winning documentary filmmaker and visual journalist/storyteller bas…
Writer Adi Gaskell recently wrote a great piece supporting the argument for “purpose…
Stacey Clark designed a better life for herself and is on a mission to help other moms do …
We had the pleasure of being invited on the Plant Yourself Podcast with Howard Jacobson re…
Minji Wong attended Designing Your Life for Women, and it changed her life. Take a look …
New Year’s and the resolutions that come along with it are a fun topic of discussio…
The University of Calgary asked it’s professors to recommend their favorite books fo…
We love learning how the community actually applies Designing Your Life to their life and …
“When you rest in mindful awareness, you are participating intimately in life as it is…
The University of Calgary recently published a list of 14 excellent books for career growt…
Join Caroline Dowd-Higgins on her podcast to discover how to use the principles of design …
Quartz consistently publishes thoughtful career advice, and this piece weighing the R…
It turns out science has proven the work “smarter not harder” theory. Shana Le…
We live our lives in community and in the book, Bill and Dave talk about life design as be…
Authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans are proud to announce the new Designing Your Life Work…
Designing Your Life for Women was delighted to join Parity Partner’s P3 Program to k…
Patty Woods and Stacie Hagenbaugh, DYL for Women alumnae from the summer of 2017, have ta…
You asked, we listened! Many life and career coaches have discovered Designing Your Life t…
Designing Your Life has become a global movement. Author Bill Burnett recently traveled to…
Learn more about our recently announced Designing Your Life Coaching Certification Program…
Designing Your Life author Dave Evans had the pleasure of joining the Thinking Digital con…
Designing Your Life author Dave Evans is honored to join the TEDxLiverpool lineup. He̵…
Your stories inspire our future content. Personally, as your community manager, my favorit…
Summer is a great time to relax and take stock, before diving into building your thriving …
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Gwyn Erwin attended Designing Your Life for Women in May of 2018. Here, in her own words…
The New York Times Sunday Review recently featured an article claiming that “Creativ…
We often hear stories of people applying Designing Your Life to their careers, but what ab…
We are lucky to work with teams around the world on Designing Your Life the book and movem…
Looking for a retreat that restores your mind and body? Join author Dave Evans for a wee…
Are you thinking about a career change? Here are six books, including Designing Your Life,…
We are thrilled to announce our first Coaching Certification Program is complete! 45 Life …
Designing Your Life author Dave Evans had the pleasure of visiting Wales this summer and p…
One outcome of the retreat is the conviction that community and radical collaboration are …
Recently, Addressing the Class of 2022, Evans embodied these themes and curated a list of …
Michael A. Smyer, a professor at Bucknell University and fellow at the Stanford d.school, …
Donatella Caggiano was born in Buonalbergo, a small town in the south of Italy, grew up i…
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Big thanks to our new community members, Alyssa and Sarah for their feature of Designing Y…
Designing Your Life authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans were invited down to New Orleans f…
Mary Charles read Designing Your Life, and began doing the exercises on her own in service…
A few weeks after joining us at a DYL for Women workshop, Anu Rao of Cambridge, Massachuse…
New York Magazine author Maxine Builder asked a well-curated group of expert executive coa…
Laurie Buchanan, PhD. recently published an important reminder for The Good Men Project ti…
Inc. Magazine recently compiled a list of 26 inspiring books that everyone should read (an…
When Jacqueline Kennedy attended the Designing Your Life for Women Workshop, she was two m…
Thanks to the continued enthusiasm of our coaching community, we are excited to announce o…
After attending the DYL for Women workshop in San Francisco in November 2018, Holly Hirs…
Brit+Co contributor Alli Hoff Kosik curated a wonderful list of eight non-fiction books t…
Fast Company recently wrote a very honest and important article about when it is not only…
We are thrilled to be kicking off a new series highlighting “lives well designed” in o…
Our next story of a life well designed comes to us from Medellin, Colombia. Social Science…
Taro Shirakawa observed the Stanford class, and original Designing Your Life experience in…
In the DYL for Women workshop, we hear from many women that sharing their individual story…
BusinessInsider recently curated excellent advice from brilliant minds on how to make a ca…
What is your name, location and job title?
I’m Melissa Corley Carter in Dumfries, Virg…
The Designing Your Life movement continually impresses our team, and we look forward to yo…
Carrie Crespo-Dixon read an article about work over a decade ago that stuck with her and p…
“Women are 51% of the population. What would it look like if 51% of the leaders of t…
Cathy Dalipe came to the DYL for Women workshop at an inflection point when she did not kn…
Our very own Susan Burnett was a guest on the podcast Advice to My Younger Self, hosted by…
Natalie Mellin of Ericsson curated a thought-provoking list of personal development books …
In an increasingly complex world with an increasingly uncertain future, students need all …
When we think of investments we can make in our career, the cost of many of those options …
This Saturday, Designing Your Life author Dave Evans will be returning to 1440 Multiversit…
The Italian translation of Designing Your Life was recently released, and Francesca Parvie…
Over the years, we’ve seen Designing Your Life book clubs pop up in-person and onlin…
Finding a job after college can be hard. Knowing what will both fulfill you and pay the bi…
Designing Your Life Authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans are lucky to be invited around the…
People sometimes ask why they should attend a Life Design workshop, since all the exercise…
We are always keeping an eye on the #DesigningYourLife conversation on social media, and w…
Our latest story in our series of lives well-designed comes to us from Vancouver, BC in Ca…
Designing Your Life was selected as the Dyson School at Cornell’s Summer read of 201…
Sophomores at Yale can now learn how to design their lives, and careers, at Yale. Learn mo…
As an instructor of Designing Your Life at Stanford, and a master trainer and facilitator …
Getting to know the Designing Your Life community over the past three years has been a del…
Do run a workshop or consulting business that focuses on empowering people to change, flou…
The countdown is on to the release of Designing Your Work Life on February 25th. We couldn…
Doreen Alberts: The Whisperer
I attended a Designing Your Life (DYL) workshop in 2019 with…
The wait is finally over! Designing Your Work Life, the second book by New York Times #1 B…
There are many tools in Designing Your Work Life, and we shared a few in particular with M…
Designing Your Work Life is full of tools for helping you thrive professionally, but odds …
The Museum of Craft and Design is thrilled to welcome Bill Bur…
Bill Burnett, executive director of the Stanford Design Program, and Dave Evans, co-direc…
Both of our books recommend you design your (work) life with a team. We are delighted to s…
Before Breakfast is a bite-sized podcast full of easy to digest tips. Host Laura Vanderkam…
Ready for a toolkit to help you explore ways to love the job you currently have? This piec…
Author Dave Evans shared insights for Designing Your Work Life when you can’t quit y…
We were recently interviewed by CNBC Make It, and Dave Evans shared a great analogy about …
In this episode of This is the Author Podcast, you’ll hear from our very own Bill Bu…
“Reflection is a way of paying attention to our experience in a curated way. We sugg…
Author Dave Evans was kindly invited to join The Retirement Wisdom Podcast recently. Liste…
“Bill and Dave think we are all just making it up as we go along. (Doesn’t tha…
Bill Burnett and Dave Evans were invited to join the Just the Right Book Podcast recently …
“What does impact mean? How do you find it? What could you do with the experience th…
These are unprecedented times, full of uncertainty and anxiety. We asked our community how…
Everyone is affected by shelter-in-place orders around the world. Events have been cancell…
The Designing Your Life team is always delighted when our community shares their story wit…
Given the unique circumstances created by Coronavirus and the adjustments we’ve had …
This event featuring authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans will be streamed online as part o…
Forbes just published a practical piece with useful tips for finding joy in networking. We…
Designing Your Life authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans continue their adaptation of our L…
Reframing your thoughts on networking can propel you toward your personal and professional…
Seven tips to bring mindfulness to your design practice
By Andrea Ciafardini, Designing Yo…
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Think of a great invention. In most cases, all you see is the famous final product. You do…
One of the silver linings right now is that having conversations driven by your curiosity …
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many people to work remotely for the first time. When we …
Can you use the life design process to navigate your way through the challenges of the COV…
For our fifth video in the Designing Your Covid Life series, authors Bill Burnett and Dave…
We spend one third of our lives at work, whether it’s at a job we love or one we can’t…
Nirupa Umapathy is a diligent designer who isn’t afraid to take risks. In 2017, she comm…
Many of us are months into some form of lockdown, and the truth is, we’re struggling…
There’s no question 2020 is an interesting graduation year, for scholars of all ages…
Bill Burnett and Dave Evans were invited to join TELUS talks for their podcast series. In …
We always appreciate the opportunity to sit down with Moe Abdou of 33 Voices, and our late…
Christine Mosich has a passion for self-improvement. It began after a near-death ex…
Friends,
It is a privilege to design your life.
And our Designing Your Life books make the…
Designing Your (Work) Life authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans recently joined Aaron McHug…
Fortune included us in their Better x Design newsletter this week, and while we can’…
AJ Bishop has worked in the financial services industry for over 15 years, leading and ma…
2020 has been an… interesting year for all of us, and launching a book back on Febru…
Designing Your Work Life author Dave Evans was invited to join The Monocle’s M24 Sho…
The Designing Your Life team agrees with The American Genius when they say it takes time t…
The UK edition of Designing Your Work Life comes out July 30th, and we’re excited to…
The Financial Times just announced their top July books and we’re flattered that Des…
Are you prototyping enough? Have you given yourself permission to embrace experimenting? I…
Susan’s Journey Designing a Virtual DYL Experience
In our Designing Your Life (DYL) wor…
In 2019, I attended the Designing Your Life workshop in San Francisco to prepare for a car…
Bill, Dave, and the entire Designing Your Life team are absolutely thrilled to announce th…
Designing Your Work Life author Bill Burnett had the joy of joining Chris Evans on his Vir…
By Jessica Klepper
In 2018, I attended the Designing Your Life for Women workshop in Pacif…
Your mind is constantly buzzing with ideas. Rather than being controlled by your every ide…
We’re missing the connection to our Life Design community, and are thrilled to annou…
Are you a car fan? It’s always a joy to learn how the Designing Your Life toolkit he…
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Designing Your Work Life is now available in …
The shift to virtual hasn’t stopped authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans from sharing…
Bill and Dave had the opportunity to join an episode of the very aptly named Squiggly Care…
Before the pandemic, we hosted all of our events and workshops in-person. And like you, we…
Being featured in any gift guide is a treat for the team, and especially when it’s o…
The Designing Your Life team looks for opportunities to make you smile whenever we can, so…
If we’re being honest, we’re guilty of putting pressure on our careers even th…
This global community of Life Designers continue to inspire us with your stories and your …
2020 caused many of us to seek a reframe on “the way things are done.” The tea…
We’ve survived our first year of pandemic chaos, and we’re proud of everyone f…
If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would it be? Summer in the South Pa…
It’s no secret that we love discovering new DYL communities around the world, so fin…
Company leaders know it’s tough to work virtually every day, all day. They recognize t…
“Taking this workshop with you changed my life. When I write my autobiography, I’m goi…
Author Bill Burnett was recently invited to contribute to a new TED series and the post is…
Chaos or Creativity?
I see this sign on my wall every day, and never has it been more real…
Announcing…
We are thrilled to announce that +RASMUSSEN, a German consulting firm focuse…
Many people pick up a copy of Designing Your Life looking to make a significant change in …
Ideation is the process of generating as many ideas as possible to come up with potential…
Alexandra Regan was part of our second virtual workshop community and shares her experienc…
Alison Clark Efford just piloted a new graduate class prototype and was kind enough to sha…
What kind of results can you realistically expect from ten hours of group coaching on Zoom…
I first learned about Designing Your Life while attending a non-profit leadership training…
Tessa Preito-Valdes shared her delightful Designing Your Life experience in the Philippine…
Ana Cristina Leonardos is a sociologist, author and co-founder of Festina Lente Platform.…
As vaccination rates rose, many employers thought that the dust would settle, and we would…
“If reading the DYL books was eye-opening, taking the Digital Journey was like stepping …
The Designing Your Life team is delighted to announce Designing Your Work Life has been na…
“The DYL digital journey is a perfect composition of 3 bi-weekly live sessions, a well-t…
The Designing Your Life movement has connected the team to an incredible group of uniquely…
“When retirement isn’t retiring to a rocking chair, what do you do?”
Defini…
Designing Your New Work Life is almost here! It’s the newest addition to the Designi…
Designing Your New Work Life officially comes out tomorrow, October 26th. We’re exci…
Designing Your New Work Life authors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans had the chance to join Fo…
Everyone on the Designing Your Life team appreciates when we hear from readers, life desig…
Ready to transform your work life? Join author Bill Burnett and Keen On host Andrew Keen f…
We are honored that Designing Your New Work Life has been selected as one of the first boo…
We are Design Milk fans on the Designing Your Life team, so when they asked authors Bill B…
The entire Designing Your Life team (not all pictured here) wish you and yours and happy, …
Susan Peppercorn has been a career coach for 12 years, but she’s narrowed it down to…
You may be familiar with our mantra of set the bar low, clear it often? The same applies t…
Aloha! If you’re someone in the technology or internet world, you’ve likely he…
Savannah, the Designing Your Life Community manager here, peeking out from behind the blog…
I didn’t imagine a year ago that I would be standing where I am now today – wi…
We don’t presume for a moment to fully grasp what it’s like for those experien…
We are always looking for stories of lives well designed to share with our community. Seei…
Designing Your Life author and Stanford Professor Bill Burnett joined the Stanford Center …
Kathy Davies, co-founder of Designing Your Life for Women and Master Trainer of the Design…
Andy Rebhun is the CMO of El Pollo Loco and was kind enough to share his Designing Your Li…
Designing Your Life author Bill Burnett had the opportunity to join The Yoga Hour podcast …
This inspirational story of a life well designed comes to us from Rob, an author and commu…
The Designing Your Life team has regularly checked in with one another over since the move…
Some aspects of life are impossible to change, and some we *perceive* as impossible to cha…
It would take 641 miles in a rented gunmetal Toyota corolla, 57 miles on foot, and 127,170…
Designing Your Life community member Bri Leever shared a wonderful success story on Linked…
This was supposed to be a post about reframing. I love reframing. It’s a core part of De…
“The DYL program has helped me feel upbeat again. Thanks to all the tools and reflecti…
When we teach “Designing Balance and Energy” for this wicked problem called li…
Talk about two stellar minds merging for a podcast, Designing Your Life author Bill Burnet…
In our last DYL newsletter, we asked you to share your advice to the 2022 graduating class…
Five years ago, I participated in a Designing Your Life for Women workshop taught by Kathy…
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