1.1 - OP & Pathway Design

I approached the design of this LIPD by first assessing my personal, project, and professional goals which I would aim to meet in my oncoming capstone Gaia cycle. I then began designing the LIPD itself within Mahara by using the skeletal framework/best practices of other associates' OPs. This ensured that I met all requirements necessary for the adequate completion of my LIPD. I mimicked the page layout and sectional formatting of Simha Bode's capstone LIPD, inputing my own information beneath the given subject headings, occasionally adjusting them to fit my personal criteria where the processes differed between our design and action plans. This process is helping me to better understand how to craft a well designed output packet, while providing me with a framework to more easily asses the specified tasks which must be defined and presented in a well-made LIPD.

The information defining my goals articulation can be found on the following page. 

Learning Review & LIPD Projection

While completing my Learning Review OP5 from my pre-capstone phase, I was simultaneously beginning to construct a design for the oncoming Gaia cycle by outlining LIPD goals and project projections. I realized that my design methods (or lack thereof) for OP creation and completion were too loose and unstructured during my pre-capstone cycle. Through advisor meetings and reviewing best practices of other associates' OPs, I understood that a more organized and methodical approach would be of great assistance in designing the year ahead. I reviewed the aspects of my own process which were not contributing to the successful creation of OPs, both from a functional implementation perspective as well as an emotional and mental one. This meant that I was ready to challenge my edges around 'self-imposed limitations' from a relationship of resistance, to one of effective action, in which I instead see limitations as opportunities for informative consolidation, efficient implementation, and a more streamline approach to completing OPs. 

The Design for this project focuses both on my projections for the year ahead as well as for the creation of the output itself. In terms of my process, I like to envision the path ahead, reflect on where Iv'e come from, asses the tools at hand, and set forth in the direction which feels most aligned with my values, goals, and optimal use of energy and recourses to be applied in the appropriate space and time.

After reviewing from where I had come and envisioned the pathway foreword, I designed my goals for the coming year. I purchased a white board which detailed these goals and would help to create a focus for my entire year on a daily and monthly basis. I created a timeline projection map which would highlight the task priorities for every month as a reference tool and accountability management system to help keep myself on track. When it came to designing the LIPD, I chose to reference Simha Bode's OP layout. I followed the same procedure with my OP5 and yielded better results than any of my previous OPs. Utilizing best practices from other associates' OPs, including their structure and organizational methods, is a design framework methodology I intend to apply for the remainder of my capstone phase.   

Outline & Organize -  Outline and organize personal, professional, and project goals to meet for the coming cycle. 

Reflect & Project - Refelct on the harvest of past experience and project forward by creating a timeline plan which can be followed to ensure efficient management and timely completion of said goals.

Forage & Form - Find and utilize the best practices and structural outlines of other associate's OPs to form effective templates for the implementation of my own output packets. 

Review & Revise - Review completed materials and revise or restructure where necessary.