Welcome to Life Design Studio

Your Creative Launchpad for Designing a Life with Meaning and Momentum

Your life doesn’t need a grand plan to begin—just a moment of pause, curiosity, and courage.

Life Design Studio is your interactive space to reflect deeply, imagine boldly, and take practical steps toward a future that feels truly yours. Rooted in the Stanford Designing Your Life (DYL) framework, this platform guides you through life’s transitions with clarity, creativity, and structure.

Whether you’re a student, early-career explorer, or navigating change at any life stage, Life Design Studio offers tools, mindsets, and a proven framework to help you move forward—confidently and intentionally.

Your Life Design Journey: Reflect. Design. Act.

Life Design Studio is built around three transformative Stages—each supported by curated tools from the five original DYL phases.

Stage 1: Reflect

Know yourself before you design your future.
Based on DYL Phases 1 & 2: Accept + Empathize

• Accept — Start Where You Are
  Embrace your current life with honesty and compassion.
  Tools:
  🧭 Life Wheel – Gauge balance across life domains
  📝 Journaling – Uncover themes and patterns through writing
  
  

• Empathize — Understand Yourself Deeply
  Dive into your stories, motivations, and inner compass.
  Tools:
  🧬 Lifeline Exercise – Reflect on pivotal life moments
  🧩 VIPS Profiling – Discover your Values, Interests, Personality, Strengths and Hard Skills & Soft Skills 
  💡 SOAR Analysis – Highlight Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, Results
  
  

Reflective Prompts:

What’s energizing me—or draining me?
What values shape how I live?
What patterns and stories define me?

Stage 2: Design

Build from insight. Explore multiple futures.
Based on DYL Phases 3 & 4: Define + Ideate

• Define — Frame What Matters Most
  Turn reflection into clarity and direction.
  Tools:
  🧠 Insight Clustering – Find meaningful patterns
  ❓ Design Questions – Craft “How might I…” questions
  🌟 Life Vision Statement – Articulate what a fulfilling life means to you
  🧭 Life Quest Compass – Align purpose with values inspired by the UN SDGs

• Ideate — Imagine Bold, Diverse Futures
  Dream wide. Plan smart. Embrace possibility.
  Tools:
  🧠 Mind Mapping – Visualize paths and ideas
  📘 Odyssey Planner Workbook – Sketch Realistic, Bold, and Limitless life plans
  📊 Decision Models – Use 3P (Passion, Practicality, Prudence) & Decision Matrix
  
  

Reflective Prompt:

If fear wasn’t a factor, what would I try?

Stage 3: Act

Test small. Learn fast. Evolve with confidence.
Based on DYL Phase 5: Prototype + Test

• Prototype — Try, Learn, Adapt
  Run low-risk experiments to explore real-life possibilities.
  Tools:
  🏃 Life Sprint Planner – Organize and manage your life experiments
  💬 Feedback Loop – Reflect with peers, mentors, or coaches
  📊 Aggregate Score Calculator – Explore academic scenarios (N/O/A-Levels, GPA, Uni Paths)
  
  

Reflective Prompt:

What’s one small experiment I could try this week?

Your Life Design Toolkit

Everything you need to shape, explore, and test your future:

✔ Life Wheel – Balance your current reality

✔ VIPS Profiling – Discover your unique blueprint

✔ Life Quest Compass – Clarify your purpose

✔ Mind Mapping Tool – Spark and organize ideas

✔ Odyssey Planner Workbook – Build three creative life paths

✔ Decision Models – Make smarter, aligned choices

✔ Sprint Planner – Experiment and iterate your way forward

✔ Academic Score Calculator – Simulate your next steps in school or university

Download Your Free Workbook

Start with our beautifully designed companion workbook—your guide through every stage of your life design journey.
👉 [Download the Odyssey Planner Workbook]

Start Where You Are. Design What’s Next.

You don’t need the perfect plan—just a willingness to explore.
Take the first step.
Reflect with courage.
Design with creativity.
Live with intention.