Purpose Workshop Series: Discovering, Activating, Evolving, & Maintaining

Innovate@BU is a University-wide initiative to enable all BU Terriers to become drivers of innovation in their own lives, careers, and communities. Its physical home, the Innovate@BU IDG Capital Student Innovation Center, hosts experiential learning programs that foster an entrepreneurial mindset by teaching innovation, communication, and collaboration skills.See a full list of events on our website:https://www.bu.edu/innovate/events/

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Join Innovate@BU this spring for a Purpose Workshop series to start solving the puzzle of your talents, interests, and career. This four-part series includes hands-on activities, discussion, and guest speakers sharing their own journeys, tips, and tools. 
Attendees are encouraged to attend all four workshops but it is not required. 
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Work together to understand how foundational purpose is in our work and lives. Begin to articulate your own purpose (or purposes), wherever you are in your journey. When you leave this workshop you will have:  
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Written a statement of purpose that incorporates your talents, interests, and potential for impact.
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Reflected on the dynamic nature of purpose, how it evolves, and that discovering purpose is a life-long process.
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This workshop will be facilitated by Jenna Crawford, Social Innovation Program Intern at Innovate@BU and Master of Divinity student at BU School of Theology. <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonwholeu/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Shannon O'Brien</A>, #1 Career (and Life) Coach in Boston and Founder of <A HREF="https://www.wholeu.info/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">WholeU</A>, will join us as the guest speaker. 
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We'll dive into a simple organization tool to help us begin to incorporate purpose into our everyday lives. By the end of the workshop, you will have:
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Written a (or revised a previous) statement of purpose that incorporates your talents, interests, and potential for impact.
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Crafted an activation plan to incorporate purpose into your everyday life. 
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This workshop will be facilitated by Jenna Crawford, Social Innovation Program Intern at Innovate@BU and Master of Divinity student at BU School of Theology. Our guest speaker is TBD. 
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In a “Burnout Era”, we’ll discuss strategies for balancing self-care while continuing to lead with purpose and create impact in the world around you.vBy the end of the workshop, you will have:
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Engaged in a discussion about what burnout is, who it affects, and what it looks and feels like.
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Brainstormed strategies to maintain self-care, your vision, and your purpose in the workplace.
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This workshop will be facilitated by Jenna Crawford, Social Innovation Program Intern at Innovate@BU and Master of Divinity student at BU School of Theology. <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/warley/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Stephen Warley</A>, founder of<A HREF="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Life Skills That Matter</A>, will join us as the guest speaker.
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We’ll use the design-thinking process to prepare ourselves for the inevitable pivots in our lives. By the end of the workshop, you will have:
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Reflected on how to apply the design thinking process to your own life (and, hopefully, taken the pressure off of the idea of having only one purpose or one passion). 
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Tried to recognize these windy, non-linear journeys in the stories of the guest speakers and ourselves. 
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This workshop will be facilitated by Jenna Crawford, Social Innovation Program Intern at Innovate@BU and Master of Divinity student at BU School of Theology. <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/micaelah-morrill-050b572/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Micaelah Morrill</A>, Director of External Affairs at Innovate@BU, will join us as the guest speaker.
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1 PM - Introducing Content
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1:20 PM- Engagement Activity (Hands-On)
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1:45 PM - Guest Speaker 
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2:10 PM - Engagement Activity (Hands-On)
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2:25 PM - Wrap-Up and Looking Ahead to the Rest of the Series
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