Tri CosaÍ in An invitation
In a world overflowing with opportunity‌.
‌ where many still find it very hard to feel included or to discover their own abundant place, to feel that they are realizing their unique, abundant potential‌.
How can we best help our young people (and those young at heart)... ... to discover and bring to life ... ‌ through learning, creative expression, service - abundant and fulfilling work...
...a sense of their own unique inspiration?
A hypothesis: three strands, or Tri Cosáin ● Tri Cosáin: three paths in Irish Gaelic ○ One: Invitation, resources and support to discover and bring to life a sense of personal inspiration ○ Two: Inspired coaching and resources for learning ○ Three: Inspired coaching and resources for career development ● The boundaries of the domains are fluid, permeable,
Domain of Inspiration ● What does it mean to feel, to be, inspired? ● What pathways to inspiration exist? ● Which ones appeal to the individual? ● Support and resources to learn about, choose and explore pathways to inspiration and personal leadership ● Support to capture the illuminations that arise
Elements of inspiration ● Identity: who am I? ● Intention: what do I want? ○ Purpose ○ Values ○ Mission ○ Vision ○ Non-verbal, non-linear inspirations (images, art,
Elements of the Inspiration journey ● Discovering identity and intention ● Holding journeys of inquiry
● Holding spaces for dialogue ● Levels of maturity and awareness ● States and qualities of mind for personal leadership ● An ethos of design: the maker instinct ● Holding a systemic perspective
Domain of coaching for learning ● What fields of inquiry exist? ● Where does aptitude and experience lead? ● Where does inspiration lead? ● What does career exploration, opportunity suggest? ● What pathways, patterns and resources for learning exist? ● How to develop, execute and refine ongoing lifelong
Domain of career coaching ● What roles does the marketplace offer? ● What qualities and skills are demanded? ● What are the current skills of the client (student)? ● How does inspiration play in? ● Where are the gaps? What career-focused skills does the client choose to develop, offer and pursue? ● What career-related learning is needed? How to
Domain of career coaching, continued ● How can the client present and advocate zeself in the most effective way in the marketplace? ● How to successfully secure placements, roles and appointments ● How to create one’s own roles and contexts as an entrepreneur
Why Tri Cosain? We help people discover and engage in great, productive careers… … informed by skillful, continuous learning for professional and personal stimulation and growth … all guided by a powerful sense of personal inspiration We avoid the imbalances caused by absence of any one of the three strands.
If inspiration is missing, we risk... The work being soulless and without passion Merely following in pathways defined by others or “the system� - not being ourselves Missing most of our creative potential Missing much of our joy and satisfaction in life
If support for learning is missing, we risk... Getting stuck in old patterns of action Missing opportunities for growth Missing opportunities for personal enrichment Failing to profit from history, the experience of others Failing to learn fast, grow fast
Failing to discover new creative horizons, arenas
If support for career is missing, we risk‌. Living in ivory towers, not bringing inspiration to life Failing to be makers, but thinkers and dreamers only Failing to scale and spread into the world the abundance called forward by our inspiration and our learning Failing to create wealth to reinvest in creative, generous ventures
Measuring success What are your own goals? Let’s adopt them, quantify them, track them, and exceed them. The results can be huge, as expressed (quantitatively) through, (e.g only): Rates and timing of employment
Employee engagement
Initial and lifetime earnings
Employer engagement
Job satisfaction - as surveyed
Alumni engagement
Life satisfaction - as surveyed
New ventures founded
How do we start? Scott and Jerry want to work on this with you We suggest finding one or two other people in [your] specific context, e.g. one career adviser and one academic adviser? We will build a container We will build incrementally in small steps
We will operate a rapid, iterative cycle: “plan - do - learn�
The Appendix Tri Cosáin, the value of ...
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The value of collective intelligence in all three strands Capturing and holding and sharing the best thinking from faculty, career coaches, students, alumni and other stakeholders and friends All of this shared way beyond individual or small group or one-institution knowledge and insights
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Great inspirational stories Great learning pathways and courses of study Great career strategies Resources for discovering and bringing to life inspiration and personal leadership Real demand for skills in the marketplace A great network of supporters, advisers and mentors
Leveraged resources Not (just) an app, or apps Leveraged resources, engaging a community, including empowered coaches and counsellors Digitally enabled in an elegant way, for both content and dialogue
Places to start A consortium of small but high-quality institutions of higher learning - ones who sense they couldn’t support this alone, but could in a group A consortium of institutions serving under-resourced communities, with philanthropic support ‌ gravitating toward a shared service as a (social) enterprise