Before debriefing the client/student, more depth may be gained from discussing their ideas with whanau (we should use our judgement here). The premise of the exercise is to highlight importance for the client. Then to listen to the explanation, and to consider asking some prompt questions, such as what did the influences do? What worked? What did not work? What was truly valuable? And how did we repay their gifts?
The anonymised image accompanying this post used Super’s Career Rainbow (1992) as the creator's inspiration, mapping a variety of their life roles. Part of the story accompanying the mind map (Buzan, 1988) was "I have an extensive, sparse network with many weak ties which also gives it a level of density as many of my networks interconnect as is illustrated by the dotted lines (Inkson et al, 2015)", continuing with it "is in the area of my new career where my existing networks are weakest", but they are seeking "a mentor to reap the benefits as outlined by Kram (1985)".
The creator goes on to say that their family makes mention that they are continually "bumping into someone I know, they are yet to appreciate how valuable my network might be to them in the future" and has been "described 'as the most relentless connector I've ever met, you join dots, causes, people, whanau, communities, resources, ideas and systems in a way that mutually benefits all involved'".
The insights for both client and practitioner from doing such work is clear to see.
Sam & Eleanor
References:
Buzan, T. (1988). Super-Creativity. St. Martin's Press
Inkson, K., Dries, N., & Arnold, J. (2015). Understanding Careers (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications Ltd.
Kram, K. E. (1985). Mentoring at Work: Developmental relationships in organizational life. Scott Foresman.
Super, D. E. (1992). Chapter 2: Toward a comprehensive theory of career development. In D. H. Montross, C. J. Shinkman (Eds.), Career Development: Theory and practice (pp. 35-64). Charles C. Thomas.
* Eleanor Blakey kindly assisted with the material for this post
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