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Purpose Lab

A workshop on connecting who you are to the work you do

Sessions run through the year.
Fall · Find your footing

A guided, low-pressure session to work out what you actually care about — and what that means for what you do next.

At a glance
  • How to join: Watch for session dates. Open to all students, no preparation needed.
  • Best for: Students early in their exploration, or unsure where to start.
About this program

A guided session for students trying to work out what they actually care about, and what that might mean for what they do next. Less a lecture than a structured conversation with yourself, done in good company.

Many students arrive at this work through Purpose Lab rather than through a course. It is the gentlest possible entry point, and it often surfaces the question that everything else — a course, a competition, a venture — ends up answering.

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