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Little wonder that the most popular class at Stanford today is a course entitled Design Your
Life. In this course students apply the framework of Design Thinking to their own lives. The
result is staggering. Another class was added and filled immediately. Then, a graduate course
was added. As a species we are made for iterative learning and quest for community, purpose,
and high achievement.
Applying the principles Design Thinking in every area of life has made me a better father, a
husband, son, neighbor, co-worker, and more compassionate and aware.
Also, how refreshing to see a phase of life as a prototype that can be changed, upgraded, or
augmented as needed. How liberating to look at life as a mode of problem solving rather than
as a predicament, a problem without a solution. This way of life keeps one in a mindset of
optimizing the level of engagement of each experience--close to the Holy Grail state of being
known as Flow.
Michael Graber is the managing partner of the Southern Growth Studio, an innovation and
strategic growth firm based in Memphis, TN. Visit www.southerngrowthstudio.com to
learn more.