Trailblazers

Partner Organisations :

About
Trailblazers

Trailblazers is an integrated programme that aims to foster a future-focused mindset for your continuous enrichment in life and career through a series of activities from September to November 2023.

Trailblazers empowers you to

Understand yourself in innovative ways

Develop inquisitive mind

Explore possibilities to design for your life & career journey

Strengthen your

skills & abilities

Sep - Nov 2023

Designing Your Life & Career with Purpose

Interactive Workshops

& Experiential Learning

Executive Sharing,
Visits & Networking

Individual
Life Coaching

Action Learning
Project

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Interactive Workshops & Experiential Learning

22 Sep

(Fri)

Designing Your Unique Career Journey

Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Venue: Main Campus

🎯Key Content & Objective:

Uncover essential insights for shaping a meaningful and purposeful future
Explore possibilities in the career exploration journey by leveraging your strengths and interests

🧩Activity:

Review your own Strong Interest Inventory Report* and craft your various life trajectorie
Practise prototype conversations for career experimentation

* Students are required to complete a Strong Interest Inventory online assessment before the commencement of workshop in order to receive a Strong individual full report.

27 Sep

(Wed)

Establishing Growth Mindset

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Venue: Main Campus

🎯Key Content & Objective:

Identify the best solution to achieve your ideal or desired outcome
Gain a deep understanding of how to think, act and respond in the face of challenges and obstacles

🧩Activity:

Analyse the controllable and uncontrollable factors and steps for achieving ideal outcomes
Role-play on the use of positive language

7 Oct

(Sat)

Ascending Together:

Climbing for Personal Growth and Teamwork

Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Venue: Tsing Yi Southwest Sports Centre

🎯Key Content & Objective:

Enhance self-confidence and resilience through the physically and mentally challenging sport climbing
Learn to trust and rely on each other, communicate effectively, and collaborate in teams to reach the targets

🧩Activity:

Receive guidance from professional coaches for safe and proper climbing and belaying techniques
Practise the sport and evaluate the team performance and learnings

11 Oct

(Wed)

Embracing Mindful Leadership and Design Thinking

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Venue: Main Campus

🎯Key Content & Objective:

Utilise effective tools to stay self-aware and laser-focused while navigating and performing in an ever-changing complex environment
Apply Design Thinking as a problem-solving approach to create user-centric and innovative solutions for real-world problems

🧩Activity:

Discuss challenges and strategies of case examples
Work with tools and exercises to develop solutions in both individual and group settings

Partner Organisation :

Action Learning Project

Each partner organisation will provide a scenario-based task that reflects a real challenge they are currently facing. You will work collaboratively in teams and apply your creativity and problem-solving skills to address the real-world challenge in the project.

Finally, you will have the opportunity to present your findings and innovative solutions to the executives and make a positive impact on the organisation.

18 Nov

(Sat)

Final Presentation and Networking

Time: Morning Venue: Main Campus

🎯Key Content & Objective:

Present the research findings and solutions developed to tackle the project topics assigned by the partner organisations
Receive valuable feedback from the executives on the feasibility and potential impact of the proposed solutions
Network with the executives and establish professional connections for future career exploration and opportunities

🧩Activity:

Deliver the presentation as a team and respond to questions from the executives of the partner organisations
Mingle and connect with one another in a relaxed setting with drinks and snacks after the presentation

27 Nov

(Mon)

Debriefing

Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Venue: Main Campus

🎯Key Content & Objective:

Collectively reflect on the learnings gained from the Trailblazers
Share experiences and collaboratively brainstorm ideas for future life and career exploration

🧩Activity:

Discuss challenges and successes in small groups
Select one exploration idea and plan a tangible step forward

Life Coaching

You can book an one-hour individual life coaching session offered by our certified life coach, who will guide you to:

gain clarity about your values, passions and strengths to define personal goals for life and career
identify strategies to navigate challenges and develop resilience for continuous enrichment

Time slots of life coaching session will be available from October to November. Details will be announced later.

Enrolment Method

Enrolment Deadline: 10 Sep 2023 (Sun)

Notes for Enrolment:

The programme will be conducted face-to-face, except for the life coaching session.
All students are welcome but only selected students will be invited to join due to limited spaces.
You will receive a confirmation email if your enrolment is accepted.
The programme details will be provided to enrolled participants through email.
Enrolled participants who fail to complete the programme may be put in a lower priority for future programme enrolment.
All the fields with ( * ) in this form are mandatory.
As quota is limited, you are encouraged to enrol as soon as possible.

Enquiries: Trailblazers@cedars.hku.hk

About Trailblazers

Trailblazers

Sep - Nov 2023

Designing Your Life & Career with Purpose

About
Trailblazers