Create a Wandering Map

Dr. Katharine Brooks, author of a book for liberal arts students “You Majored in What?  Mapping Your Way from Chaos to Career”** has combined ideas from science and psychology to help college students understand how their personal qualities as liberal arts students affect their career planning.  In this time of constant technological, global and personal change, her ideas may help you by suggesting a way to use visual mapping to “see” patterns and themes in your life and future career. 

Basic explanation of wandering and chaos theory by the author, Dr. Katharine Brooks

http://wisewanderings.com/chaos-theory-careers/

An example of applying visual thinking to chaos.  A new use for Pinterest?

http://wisewanderings.com/visual-thinking-careers/    

A more complete explanation for how to create a wandering map

http://livingmorethanok.blogspot.com/2010/04/understanding-your-life-themes-using.html

Includes a sample wandering map drawn by a U Texas student

http://www.utexas.edu/opa/blogs/shelflife/2009/05/07/career-counselor-to-discuss-%E2%80%9Cyou-majored-in-what%E2%80%9D-at-barnes-noble/

**Dr. Brooks’ book is the text for STDV 610 Exploring Majors and Careers and STDV 611 Putting Your Major to Work.  If her ideas interest you, please join us any semester for one of these classes