{"id":1984,"date":"2023-10-02T07:06:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T07:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobilizingphd.com\/?p=1984"},"modified":"2024-06-26T14:13:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T14:13:21","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobilizingphd.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/02\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction &#038; Course Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1984\" class=\"elementor elementor-1984\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cf3562 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cf3562\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88c0a91\" data-id=\"88c0a91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570b9c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"570b9c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does This Course Work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f995981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f995981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><b>Welcome at your Mobilizing PhD journey!&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div>In the following<b> 15 minute video<\/b>, George will give you an idea of the overall course approach, the double diamond, and an <b>high level overview <\/b>of the four phases of the course:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Discover: explore your skills, expertise and personality in relation to your entrepreneurial route and type of product or service.<\/li>\n<li>Define: use above insights to research and come to a product market fit&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Develop: create your story, value proposition and define sales and marketing channels&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Deliver: go to market including marketing and sales execution (your company is ready to sell)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/div><p>After watching the video below, scroll on to the text below to learn about the practicalities<b> of working with your mentor.&nbsp;<\/b><\/p><p><i>PRO TIP: click below the video to download an AUDIO ONLY version, so you can listen on the go!&nbsp;<\/i><b><br><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d1248 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"30d1248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/YiIj4zUKYL0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1610754 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1610754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/mobilizingphd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mobilizing-PhD_Course-Overview.aac\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-volume-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">AUDIO ONLY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a1241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56a1241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>***Note, if you are a MOOC participant, then please proceed to the next lesson\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mobilizingphd.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/08\/lesson-1-finding-your-ikigai\/\">Finding your Ikigai.<\/a>\u00a0If you are in the mentorship track, please continue reading below.***<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b59f4b8 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b59f4b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; 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You can find the full overview for the first part of the diamond here.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Key communication channel is Slack, both for group messages as the personal contact with mentor. Unless the mentor requests differently.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><b>Mentors and their role<\/b><\/div><div>We have a group of 5 mentors with a diverse background both from an expertise and entrepreneurial perspective. Each of them will mentor 2 &#8211; 5 mentees. You will get a mentor assigned latest by November 10th based on your skills, challenges, type of company\/service and mentor availability.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Your mentor will get in touch with you and plan the first session in the week of November 13th.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>We can imagine during the journey specific questions or challenges may arise that could be good to discuss with a different mentor than your assigned one. Therefore you have 1-2 hours during the full journey to talk to other mentors. You can discuss and request this through your own mentor who will connect you to the colleague mentor.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><b>Your role as course participant<\/b><\/div><div>This whole program is about you and your ambition. You are the lead of your own process and result. The content, inspiration and support will be there for you but the time and effort spend from your side will define a big part of your journey and the progress you make by the end of the program.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>From experience we can say, things take longer than expected in an entrepreneurial journey so try to kick start and spend the minimum requested hours (+\/- 20 per month). It is our aim to make your journey as personal as possible and there is a level of flexibility both in terms of pace and planning as well as mentor sessions. So if you know you\u2019ll have more time available at a certain moment e.g. around December Holidays you can plan accordingly and even request your mentor to re-schedule a session or 2 sessions in 1.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>We also request you to create a shared folder with your work so your mentor can review at anytime. If you need your mentor to check something specifically please request upfront of your mentor meeting or ask during the session.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>As George has mentioned in his video, this is the first year of this program so we\u2019re very keen to learn and develop together. Feel free to share and ask anything you experience or give feedback to George and myself at any point next to evaluation moments.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>We\u2019re looking forward to support you in your exciting educational journey!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4bb914 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d4bb914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f2eba2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f2eba2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68036058\" data-id=\"68036058\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-814d95b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"814d95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#tbt Is There Life Outside of PhD? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bdc2324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bdc2324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That is what I hope is a clear overview for the content. But I would also like to share the WHY this program was started in the first place. If you haven&#8217;t seen this talk I gave in Helsinki in September 2023, then please click through below!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1a9134 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c1a9134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/QZIU3phNL_M?si=PTEDfIZMibePQuwq&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Does This Course Work? 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