Life Design/ Designing Your Life (DYL)

What is ‘Life Design/ Designing your Life’ (DYL)?

‘Life Design/ Designing Your Life (DYL)' is a framework, a philosophy with a set of well thought out tools and methods developed at the Life Design Lab at Stanford University to help individuals figure out where they are now and plan what they could do next with their lives.

What does it mean to have a ‘Well-Designed Life’?

A well-designed life is about coherence - it is one in which who you are, what you believe, and what you do all align together.  

Who is behind ‘Designing your Life’ (DYL) framework, philosophy and methodology?

Designing Your Life is conceived by Bill Burnett who is the executive director of the Design Program at Stanford and Dave Evans who is a Lecturer of the product design program at Stanford University. DYL uses the principles of Design Thinking for designing human lives.

• More about Life Design Lab at Stanford - https://lifedesignlab.stanford.edu/
• More about Designing Your Life (DYL) - https://designingyour.life/ 
• More about Bill Burnett & Dave Evans - https://designingyour.life/about/ 

Meet Your Designing Your Life (DYL) Coach & Facilitator

• Junaid is a 'Designing Your Life (DYL)' certified Coach and a Stanford Life Design Educator for Universities. 
• Junaid has been enabling individuals (through 1:1 coaching) and university students (through workshops & courses) to design and create a rewarding life and a fulfilling career using Life Design/ Designing Your Life (DYL).
• Junaid has extensive industry experience as a Design Practitioner working with organizations such as Adobe, Oracle, ABB, IBM and Intel (among others) during his career spread over fifteen years.
• Junaid has a couple of MS degrees - one in Psychology and the other in Electrical Engineering – both from the US while his undergraduate degree (BE) is in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Bangalore. He is also the author of the book 'Creating Your Life in 101 Steps'.
• Junaid is also an entrepreneur and is a co-founder of the Organisation ‘My Chat Lesson (MCL) Pvt Ltd’ - enabling learning through 'Chat Stories'. 

Contact: Junaid can be reached at junaid (at) structuringcreativity (dot) com or schedule a time with him for a 1:1 session through this link.

Testimonials

Life Design Workshops & 1:1 Coaching

Junaid has coached several individuals and conducted Life Design workshops at Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, PES University, Dayanand Sagar University, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Srishti-Manipal Institute of Art Design & Technology, TCS DISQ (Nashik), Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and the students have benefited immensely from it. Some handpicked testimonials from the participants below-

You are one of the best coach I have come across. This wouldn't have been possible without your support and guidance - Organisational Change Strategist, NITI Aayog 

The workshop was a truly transformative experience for me, particularly in how it shifted my perspective on constraints and challenges. Interacting with Junaid and learning new ways to "prototype" my life was incredibly valuable.  – Student, Final Year, Design, PES University

I really appreciate how Junaid was able to bridge the gap between DYL concepts and real-life applications by providing case studies and real examples. This approach really helped with grasping all the new concepts easily and make sense out of them. All the sessions were very interesting and thought provoking, encouraging me to step out of my comfort zone and actively engage in discussions. – Student, Final Year, Design, PES University

Its perfect for students who are looking for options beyond their degrees. It helps you plan your life and career with space and consideration for your health and social life. It's well rounded and useful. – Student, Final Year, Design, PES University

It gave a lot of new perspectives towards the way we approach decision making with regards to life and career planning and more of a practical approach with actual active activities we can engage in to measure our growth in both skills and mental well-being. – Student, 1^st Year, Dayanand Sagar University

It was a wonderful experience. It gave me a sense of clarity about myself and my life. - Student, 1^st Year, Dayanand Sagar University

The last two weeks were extremely meaningful. I have been a little stuck (in life) for a while now. This class helped me get closer to finding my own voice. It gave me the clarity I so badly yearned for. The tasks we did, were helpful in building a realistic vision for myself. The process of building a vision, more than the plan itself, helped me understand myself/ conflicts better. The gratitude and affirmation lists were healing in many ways. Overall, this course was very "whole", or better said "unabridged". In the sense that it helped me get closer to myself, which was fun and a little scary. Thank you for the formative two weeks! It truly meant something to me. – Student, Year 3, Human Centred Design, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology

I feel like I have a better sense of direction. I remember talking about how worried I was about not knowing how my life will turn out to be and just yesterday, when I was telling a senior about my work plans, I noticed a sense of clarity and noteworthy lack of anxiety. I know a little better about what I want out of life and what thought pattern to follow when I feel lost again.  – Student, Year 2, Human Centred Design, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology

Over the course of the two weeks, I found myself deeply involved and engaged in the larger discourse of this workshop. The content introduced to us addressed our deepest concerns and conflicts, and this is perhaps the reason behind my enthusiasm and engagement. Overall, one of my biggest takeaways from this course was the clarity, it brought into my process. Class discussions were very meaningful. – Student, Year 3, Human Centred Design, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology.