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Designing Your Life : Foundations
A Practical 1-Day Doorway into Life Design
Workshop Overview
Designing Your Life : Foundations is a practical 1-day workshop for individuals and organisations who want to experience the core tools and mindsets of the Designing Your Life framework.
Developed at Stanford, this workshop offers an accessible entry point into life design — helping participants pause, gain clarity, reframe challenges, and take practical steps toward what comes next.
It is ideal for those who want more than inspiration, but may not yet be ready for a deeper multi-day programme.
Who It's For
Individuals seeking clarity in life, work, or career
Professionals exploring what may be next
People feeling stuck, restless, or at a crossroads
Organisations loooking for a low-commitment way to introduce life design to their teams
Anyone curious about the Designing Your Life approach before going deeper
What You Will Gain
A practical understanding of the core life design mindsets
Tools to reframe challenges and uncover new possibilities
Greater clarity on what matters most in life and work
A taste of key life design exercises, including reflection and future exploration
A starting point for taking small, meaningful steps forward
Programme Format
1-day workshop
Guided reflection and structured exercises
Small group discussions and peer learning
Suitable for public participants or private organisational runs
Pathways After This Workshop
Participants who want to go deeper can continue into our longer programmes, including Designing Your Next Contribution, Designing Your Legacy, or customised organisational programmes such as Designing Your New Work Life.
S$750 standard
S$500 early bird
FACILITATORs
Alison Lim
Alison Lim is a veteran HRD practitioner with 35+ years in adulteducation. Known for experiential methods, she facilitates learning acrosscultures.
Expertise: leadership, management, personality profiling, teambuilding. She's designed programs for diverse sectors in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Japan.
From social work, she joined Nanyang Technological University,specializing in Organizational Behaviour and Social Psychology. She helped develop ACTA and lectured for STADA.
Alison volunteers with STADA, Gifted Children's Association, andco-founded Mums for Life, curating the "Heart of a Mother Experience."
A George Washington University Master's graduate, she's certified in Experiential Adventure Learning and Life Skills Coaching. A Certified DYL Facilitator, she leads Leadership Milestone Programmes for the Civil Service College.
Dane Tang
Dane Tang is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach. She is also a Life Design Coach, Mentor, Executive Board Member, Management Consultant, and Speaker.
Dane is an accomplished marketer and corporate leader with over 20 years of international experience with top-tier MNCs across Oil & Gas, Retail, Luxury Fashion, FMCG, Healthcare, and F&B industries. She is passionate about building brands and high-performance teams.
Dane understands first-hand the challenges faced by professionals and is experienced working with leaders across diverse geographical and cultural backgrounds, helping them reach their full potential and be the best version of themselves.
Design your future with Dane. Connect with her at http://linkedin.com/in/danetang
Dates
Upcoming:
May 29, 2026 (Friday)
9 am to 6 pm
Facilitators:
Alison Lim & Dane Tang
Location
Common Ground Civic Centre
21 Bedok North Street 1
Singapore 469659
Price
Standard Public Rate:
S$750 per pax
Early Bird Rate:
S$500
Available until 15 May for the 29 May workshop.
Supported Seats
We believe life design should be accessible to those who may benefit from it. A limited number of supported seats are available on a case-by-case basis for individuals who are unable to afford the full fee. Please write to us with a short note about your situation, and we will review each request individually. Email: Hello@dyl.global
Limited seats available.
For Corporate enquiry
Bring Designing Your Life to Your Organisation
Designing Your Life can also be conducted as a dedicated in-house program for organisations that want to support their employees in navigating change, career transitions, internal mobility, leadership renewal, or personal growth. Depending on your organisation’s needs. We can offer a 1-day introductory workshop or a deeper 2-day Designing Your Life program customised for your staff.
Email us at Hello@dyl.global to enquire about a Corporate Run.
