This post was originally part of a weeklong exploration of career paths on our ArtsJournal blog, Field Notes.
Executive Director of the Design Program at Stanford University, Bill Burnett shares his thoughts on one of the toughest questions we all face in life: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Burnett believes that “the notion that you need to have a passion and follow it is a destructive idea” and that by using design-thinking principles, you can begin to understand yourself and your goals in order to overcome areas of “decision explosion” in your career.
