Design Careers. SXSW Panel Topic http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/36100

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August 7, 2014
Jodi Cutler
Career and Community Manager, IBM Design
luck, happiness and
building a career

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not everyone knows what they
want to ‘be’ when they grow up.
sometimes they just know what
they like doing.
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let’s talk about this guy
• wasn’t the only teen to have a school
with a computer
• wasn’t the only math wiz at Harvard
• wasn’t the only person to program in
basic
• wasn’t the only kid with $2m
endowment
• wasn’t the only one who read
Popular Electronics
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was bill gates just at the right
place at the right time
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or was he lucky?
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luck is the ability to perceive &
act on the confluence of
opportunities

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// happiness
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I wanted to know what
happiness looked like.
So, I googled it
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Happiness as outlined by the american psychological association
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Happiness as outlined by the american psychological association
• Autonomy
• Feeling in control of your surroundings
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what are the overarching
opportunities that you can control

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Happiness as outlined by the american psychological association
• Autonomy
• Feeling in control of your surroundings
• Competence
• Feedback from others on performance, Learning
& growing skill
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what are the overarching
opportunities that you can control
what are the opportunities to
challenge yourself & get better

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Happiness as outlined by the american psychological association
• Autonomy
• Feeling in control of your surroundings
• Competence
• Feedback from others on performance, Learning
& growing skill
• Relatedness
• Connecting with people & connecting people
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what are the overarching
opportunities that you can control
what are the opportunities to
challenge yourself & get better
what are the opportunities to
connect with people and share

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Happiness as outlined by the american psychological association
• Autonomy
• Feeling in control of your surroundings
• Competence
• Feedback from others on performance, Learning
& growing skill
• Relatedness
• Connecting with people & connecting people
• Self-Esteem
• confident in yourself w/out comparison
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what are the overarching
opportunities that you can control
what are the opportunities to
challenge yourself & get better
what are the opportunities to
connect with people and share
you are good enough, smart
enough and who cares what
they think

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if we feel in control.
if we feel capable.
if we feel related.
if we have strong self-esteem.
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17. see the opportunities