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Keynote address by Professor Jim Bright to the Career Development Association of Australia Annual Conference, Perth April 9th 2015The presentation introduces the chaos theory of careers and reviews some data from intervention studies showing the effectiveness of this coaching approach using the Luck Readiness Index.It covers career counselling, coaching, psychology, assessment and working with clients on unexpected change.TRANSCRIPT
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Living An Unexpected Life: Practical Tools For Working With Clients
Of All Ages Experiencing Change, Chance And Transition In A Changing
Economic Landscape
Professor Jim Bright Bright and Associates
[email protected] @DrJimBright
The Fantasy And
The Reality
Billy Wilder / Jack Lemmon The ApartmentMarx Brothers A Night at the Opera
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A BUTTERFLY FLAPPING ITS WINGS CAN BE ENOUGH TO TURN YOUR WORLD UPSIDE DOWN
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The Chaos Theory Of Careers
CHAOS THEORY OF CAREERS AND SHIFT
Modern Career Paths involve:
Change
Complexity
Chance
Uncertainty
(e.g. Pryor & Bright, 2003ab, 2007, Bright & Pryor, 2005, 2007, 2011)
21ST CENTURY CHALLENGE: THE NEED TO BALANCE ORDER AND
CHANGE
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CONCEPTS TO PRIVILEGE & PRIORITISE & INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
Change Perception
Opportunity Awareness (Luck Readiness - Flexibility, Curiosity, Optimism, Self-Efficacy, Strategy, Luckiness, Risk, Persistence)
Adaptability
Planmanship
Creativity
Slow Shift, Fast Shift, Deep Shift
Canadians 26% (n=2000)Australians 15% (n=932)
School Leaders 20% (n=70)Agree
Self-Efficacy
Canadians 32%Australians 28%
School Leaders 21%agree
Flexibility
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Canadians 73% Australians 69%
School Leaders 76% agree
Risk
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Canadians 28%Australians 19%
School leaders 3%agree
Optim
ism
Curio
sity
Curiosity and an Electric Fence
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Canadians 30%Australians 28%
School leaders 3%agree
Persistence
AUSSIE PERSISTENCE?
Canadians 67%Australians 60%
School Leaders 66%agree
Strategy
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Evidence Of Outcomes To Assist And Improve Practice
The Outcome Of Insane Parents Is Either A Murderer Or An Intellectual. M.F. Moonzajer, Love, Hatred And Madness
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Effect of showing videos of chaos in graduate lives to undergraduatesDavey, R., Bright, J.E.H., Pryor, R.G.L. & Levin, K. (2005).
CHAOS COUNSELLING INCREASES SELF-EFFICACY THE MOST OVER 1 MONTH
MCKAY, BRIGHT & PRYOR (2005)Chaos Traditional Control
CHAOS TRAINING LEADS TO GREATER
CONFIDENCE IN ACCESSING
OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION
(CDSE)
Chaos Trait-Factor
Tony Borg, PhD research
n=35 n=33
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CHAOS TRAINING LEADS
TO GREATERCONFIDENCE IN SELF APPRAISAL
(CDSE)
CHAOS TRAIT FACTOR
Tony Borg, PhD research
n=35 n=33
IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS I SOUGHT
INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC
AREAS OF CAREER
INTEREST
CHAOS TRAIT FACTOR
Tony Borg, PhD research
n=35 n=33
Chaos 20%
Trait 2%
LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF HIGH SCHOOL LEAVERS FROM HUNTER VALLEY SCHOOL
BORG, BRIGHT & PRYOR (2014)
18 months after leaving school:
50% of students attending university experienced changes to their degree
33% students changing degree entirely
17% changing major
71% of respondents reported unexpected change since Year 12 that was significant, large or major,
53% of respondents changed career interest
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You've Got To Be Very Careful If You Don't Know Where You Are Going, Because You Might Not Get There.
Yogi Berra
The End
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