Suggestions for navigating the modules
Imagining Your Future
We created modules so your team can customize and improvise.
Each module is a category of related issues for guide teams. We have eleven modules. You access the list of modules different ways using the links below.
Within each module we list one or more topics for team conversation. Your team is welcome to use one or more topics from each module. In most cases, a topic will require a full team meeting to discuss, and sometimes more than one meeting.
Your team is welcome to go through the eleven modules in order. We also encourage you to improvise, and customize what you cover, skip some modules and/or go through them in a different order. And feel free to change your mind as you go!
Modules are intended to be inspiration, not a set curriculum. We provide these options to ensure you always have rich discussions.
We also urge you to come up with your own modules, topics and resources. Just tell us so we can share your ideas with the other teams!
How your team might pick modules to discuss.
The modules most teams will want to be sure to cover
You can review the modules different ways by using the links below.
In most cases, we suggest doing the “Getting to Know You” module (Module 1) first, as this will help deepen shared understanding and inform decisions on how to proceed.
Most teams likely will decide to use some or all of Designing Your Life (which we also call “DYL”) (Module 2) next. But a team might decide to wait until the end to do that module after more self discovery. Peter sometimes covers DYL at the end of the semester.
We also suggest teams consider treating the following modules (which includes links to them) as “core” modules to be covered at some point:
Different ways to explore the modules
Some ideas:
Progress through each module in order. The Modules in order address who you are; learning from others; contemplating the future; and then, some “practical” topics. The thinking behind this approach is that you start with the self, and move outward before moving forward.
Do the modules in a different order. For example, your team might start with Module 11 (current issues) as a useful icebreaker. Same with Module 10 (mixed bag). Perhaps the explorer has a pressing need to discuss a practical topic, such as college issues (Module 9).
Pick only modules of interest. Skip some topics; some topics overlap, and others may not be relevant to the team.
Do modules 1 and 2, and then decide what to do.. The first two will help your team identify what is helpful in the remaining. For example, some of the topics overlap to a degree what is in DYL. And Module 1 could identify issues that matter to your team.
Go for a longer and /or deeper module, such as Module 8 (Thinking Meditationally) or Module 3D (This I believe).
Pick short and quick modules, mostly for fun or a change of pace. Examples: Module 1B (Nine Dot Exercise) and Module 5 (“Imagine it”).
Preference for videos or short articles over more time-consuming reading. Use the links in the section above to sort out modules by activity type to look at modules that are centered around video content.
For bookworms. Readers might be interested in DYL, Gifts of Imperfection, Excellent Sheep and/or Why Teach..
Module Links
Access the module directories here.
The three links below take you to pages that:
Sort the modules and topics by type of activity, such as videos, articles, books, quick exercises and more involved exercises.
List the topics in order from Module 1 to 11.
Show new modules and topics recently added.
Each page includes links to more detailed descriptions of each module and topic.