Leadership Design Lab (Virtual)

The Leadership Design Lab employs design thinking to address one of the most challenging aspects of self-leadership: designing your life and career. In this four-session series, students will learn about the processes and mindsets of design thinking, draft three potential blueprints—‘Odyssey Plans’—for their future, and begin prototyping their way forward. The Lab offers a framework, tools, and most importantly a place and a community of peers and mentors to propel you forward in your UChicago journey.

Dates: Thursdays, April 21, April 28, May 5 & May 12, 5:30 – 7 PM (Sessions Held Over Zoom)
Course Fee: $10
Course Capacity: 16
Location: Zoom

Before registering consider the following commitments that will help to ensure the most successful workshop experience:

• The small group nature of the series will rely on engaged participation from everyone; we expect that participants will come prepared to actively engage in group discussion.
• The four workshops build on each other so the most value will be had from attending all four sessions. By registering, participants are committing to attend all four sessions in the series.
• Given that participants only have four hours online together, there will be roughly one hour of pre-work for each workshop. Please consider this before registering.
• Participants will have two optional opportunities to meet with a Leadership Coach.

About the Instructor

Mary Reid is an executive and leadership coach working with experienced professionals on talent development, career transitions, manager capabilities, on-boarding, and professional development. Her clients work across diverse industries including consulting, finance, technology, healthcare, marketing, and general management, and in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to family businesses. Mary Reid brings ten years of coaching experience from Columbia Business School (CBS), the Yale School of Management (SOM), and is currently a Senior Leadership Coach at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. At Booth, Mary Reid works in one-on-one coaching engagements with MBA talent, creates and delivers curriculum in the Leadership Practicum, and is a team coach for “LEAD”, the Booth capstone experiential leadership development program.