I went through my team’s mental registry of faces and prior experiences and instantly responded, “Yes.”
I was given a once-in-a-year opportunity to facilitate a week-long service design training for Baltic-wide distributed trainees. I planned to delegate facilitation to a team member as a stepping stone for her seniority and a chance to give back to the design community. The plan collapsed when she transitioned to another part of the organization.
Karma. When reality kicked in, I knew I must take the lead again. Now, I’m deep in planning for over 100 participants across 5+1 days - designing this experience as a service designer to make it meaningful rather than a boring talking-head experience.
The anxiety reminds me how fundamental skills serve me through every new challenge .
Other updates
- This year’s spring has been cold, and the blooming season has been spread out for an extended period. Familiar weather and floral patterns have changed.
- I finally found a safe cycling route to my office, which is faster than going by car or public transportation. This is a major happiness factor.
“Now Pages” is an original concept by Derek Sivers . You can find more information about it on the website NowNowNow.com .
