Lifefinding Workshop D.C.
Max capacity of this workshop is 12 participants. Only 10 spots left!!
The Innovation Network is partnering with Sonder Collaborative to offer Lifefinding!
This jam packed hands-on interactive workshop is to help friends of the good who are in moments of career transition in their life reconnect with their values, purpose, and sources of vitality and make an action plan for next steps.
With society currently feeling more unpredictable and uncertain than ever, it’s not surprising many of us feel unmoored. From federal government workers, to the nonprofit industry, to the world of academia…it is getting harder to see the path forward. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? Will I be able to continue doing my important work? Will I still have a job? We must be ready to pivot with purpose and choose a next step that will feel like forward movement, rather than treading water or taking a step back. Lifefinding can guide you through this process with intention and support.
In this workshop, we dive into these questions and provide practical exercises and tools to participants seeking to (re)design their work and life with insight and intention. The curriculum involves a mix of small group and one-to-one interaction that provides for connection, creativity and brainstorming that would be hard to match in either format alone.
By the end of the program participants will feel:
• Purposeful and prepared
• More energized and enthusiastic
• More meaningfully connected to others
• Confident in their next steps
• Ready to re-engage more productively in their job and life
By the end of the program participants will have:
• A clear personal ambition statement
• A clarified list of their core values
• A set of action steps they can start immediately
• New connections to help with next steps
Little Details
Your registration includes:
* Take home materials
* Light breakfast, lunch, and coffee/tea/water
* Optional (but recommended) one-on-one Guide session prior to the workshop - contact us to schedule this
About the Workshop Fee
We offer a sliding-scale honor-system based workshop fee to increase accessibility while also being realistic about the costs associated with running this program and compensating our facilitators fairly for their labor. The minimum asking price is $150 and you can name your price from that point until the maximum price of $350.
We are committed to making our programs accessible to anyone who is interested.
NOTE: In case of an emergency that requires you to cancel, you would be refunded the workshop fee minus a $100 non-refundable deposit to cover already committed expenses on your behalf.
About the Facilitators
Michelle D. Jones, Ph.D. - Michelle is one of a handful of people who has founded a college from scratch. She has a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Leadership from Claremont Graduate University and two Bachelor's degrees from Trinity University. She taught at multiple universities for almost two decades before starting a college from scratch - Wayfinding Academy - in 2016. She has been featured in The New York Times, The Oregonian, University Times, and The Chronicle of Higher Education and has been interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning and Oregon Public Broadcasting's Think Out Loud. In 2019 she delivered a TEDx talk on "How to do college better" that has been viewed more than 101,000 times.
She has founded multiple nonprofit and for profit businesses, including a small community-based organization dedicated to community gratitude for stuff that matters. She currently is the co-founder of both Smith & Jones Innovation and Sonder Collaborative. Michelle has dedicated her life to being a catalyst for courage and integrity. She lives in a tiny house in Portland, Oregon and spends several months a year traveling the world.
Jonathan Gibson - Jonathan is a genuine, caring person who thrives on forming connections and building community. He is passionate about personal growth and self-discovery and has spent his career as an experiential educator honing his skills to facilitate people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.
Along the way, Jonathan has received extensive education and training in social and cognitive psychology, social emotional learning, leadership, and group development (at Duke University where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, National Outdoor Leadership School, and beyond). He has also sought out valuable life experience in various roles such as World Traveler, Mad Scientist, Hug Trainer, Preschool Teacher, and Wilderness Instructor.