Design Your LIfe
What do you want 2026 to look like?
The new year is the perfect time to set intentions, capture your vision, and chart a course for the future. Join MODA as we explore the book You Need a Manifesto by Charlotte Burgess-Auburn of Stanford d.school and learn how to create a personal statement of purpose that fuels your creativity, shapes your choices, and drives meaningful change.
What to Expect:
- An introduction to the book and its key ideas
- Thought-provoking group discussion
- Guidance for writing your own creative declaration for the year ahead
- A free journal to take home
Take advantage of a special discount for the book, You Need a Manifesto, at checkout!
Facilitated by Kevin Day, Impact Design Lab Teacher, The Mount Vernon School. Kevin helps students and educators use design thinking to create positive change. His facilitation will make this session engaging, reflective, and practical.
Who Should Attend?
Designers, creatives, educators, students, and anyone interested in purposeful design. Whether you’ve read the book or not, you’re welcome to join the conversation.
About You Need a Manifesto
Creative work has never held more power—capable of moving mountains, curing diseases, and transforming the world for the better. Yet, amidst the complexities of daily life, it’s crucial to discern not only what we can do but also what we should do, what we must do, and the best way to achieve it.
This is where the power of a manifesto comes into play. A modern manifesto is not just a statement of purpose; it is a transformative guide for action. It serves as your compass in navigating the tumultuous seas of change, reinforcing your role as a creator and changemaker. In her groundbreaking work, "You Need a Manifesto," Charlotte Burgess Auburn reveals the essential steps to collect, curate, and craft your own manifesto. By doing so, you equip yourself with an indispensable tool for making impactful decisions and driving meaningful action in your life. Embrace the power of your manifesto and change the world.
About Kevin Day
Kevin Day is the Impact Design Lab Teacher at the Mount Vernon School. His course invites eighth graders to learn and lean into design thinking as a stance of generous curiosity, empathy-fueled problem-finding and problem-solving, and a purpose-full path by which learners of any age might participate in designing a better world. He is leaning into his eighteenth year of classroom teaching this year; his vocational journey has also wound through cross country and track coaching and hospital chaplaincy. When the school day ends, he fights traffic to get home to Duluth, GA, where he and his wife (Katie) do their best to keep up with their beloved son (Elijah, 7). Kevin loves running, aspires to write more, and means to live authentically - and today - towards the intersection of design thinking, spiritual practice, and creative courage.
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