OUGD602 - PPP Session - Visioning and Time Management

Visioning

Visioning Session 

- Is a picture of what success looks like at a particular point in the future, describe with enough richness of detail that you'll know when you've arrived.

- Inspiring, detailed, documented, communicated and a little scary

- 'A vision without execution is a hallucination' Thomas Edison 

- You rvision inspires and informs the actions that bring you closer to your goal 

- Allows you to define success on your terms, not on those of others 

- Moving forward, you can break a vision, no matter how big, into smaller, manangeable actions and tasks

Key Points:

- 5 or 10 years time
- Write date
- Write in present tense
- Describe in detail
- Cover everything that defines success

9^th Nov 2023 or 2028

It is November 2028 I have a flexible working life with freedom to choose when and how I work during the week. I usually work four days a week starting from 9:00am to 3:00pm however which days this is varies and depends on what projects I am working on. I am running an online homeware business that sells reclaimed and upcycled products. My job allows me to travel around and find / source new products once a week. My products are also stocked in a range of independent / luxury shops. I also upcycle materials to create my own range of products with a particular focus on officeware / creative tools.

I have a job working in exhibition and experiential design / production and regularly work on projects in film, theatre and heritage.

I am earning enough money to be comfortable and not have to worry about paying the bills. Every weekend I visit a new town or city to explore new places.

I have built my own house from scratch with help from friends and family using upcycled materials and containers. I have some land with a nice garden with a small pond and frogs. I also have a few cute rabbits who live outdoors.

At the end of the garden I have a studio space with a sedum roof for all my creative exploits. The studio has lots of plants, there is also a wood workshop with a laser cutter and other machines. 

Time Management 

Skill Share - Real Productivity Video  

- 3 priorities for the week, 3 priorities for the day and 3 wins for the week

- Helps to define important tasks

- includes personal and professional tasks 

- carve out time 

- try one new good habit

- open time for unexpected things

- 30 - 90 minute blocks 

- Flexible and enough space to do everything 

- simplicity and consistency = productivity 

- don't try and change everything overnight 

- 1 new positive habit

- annual goals 3 - 10

- quarterly review 

- do things in bursts

- plan - do - review

- put a value against tasks to make sure the right things are proiritised 

Other techniques

52 - 17 52 minutes and 17 minutes rest

 Pomodoro 25 min and 5 min break

After 4th session get 15 min break 

Eat the Frog 

Start with the most daunting tasks 

100% focus until complete 

Order tasks in order of priority

Getting Things Done 

Master Plan of all things to do 

Organise 'next action' 'someday maybe' 'waiting for' 

Put things in categories

Apps and Software 

Stickies

Teux - deux

Marinara - plug in on browser. Is a pomodoro technique 

Self Control - black lists stuff

Toggl - marks how much time spent doing different tasks 

Task 

1. Set 3 annual goals 

2. Set 3 goals for each term

3. Hourly plan for next week 

4. Test and Identify some productivity tools that will help you to stay focused 

Annual Goals 

- Get a 1st 
- Find 10 days for work placement
- Make more 3D work

Term Goals 

- Complete COP submission (project, design boards and blog)

- Placement 1 

- 3 Studio Practice Briefs (blog and design boards)