During this two-hour FREE event, Dave Evans will introduce students (grades 7-12) and educators on how to utilize the Design Thinking Process to plan your future. As students progress through their K-12 education, the challenge of deciding on a career path and how to get there can be overwhelming. Dave Evans will help students figure out what they want to be next by “calibrating your compass” through the adoption of the six Design Thinking mindsets and his simple four-step life design process. By using these problem-solving skills, students will be able to face challenges with a readily doable approach that has helped hundreds of thousands of people already. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to reflect on the Designing Thinking process and ask questions about how it can be applied to their own life journeys.

During the last 30 minutes of the event, dynamic local Santa Cruz technology leaders will join in and share how they approached their career path decisions and why reflection at an early age can be powerful.