Introduction to Individual Development Plans and the AAAS myIDP
Slides: https://www.andreashandel.com/presentations/
2025-01-16
What is an Individual Development Plan (IDP)?
- A plan for your (career) development.
- Individualized to your strengths/goals/setting.
- A living document.
- Provides a structure in which to assess/learn/plan.
- Has goals at multiple levels (long-term/big and short-term/specific).
Other names: personal/self-/career/professional development plan
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Why have an IDP?
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- Thoughts on IDPs? Anyone done an IDP (or something like it)? How did it go?
Why have an IDP?
- Greater career success.
- Greater career satisfaction.
- Clarity for oneself and colleagues.
- Other ?
Reading
A few general IDP Options
- Designing your Life - design thinking approach to. They now also have a career-focused version of the book.
- Franklin Covyey 7 Habits - one of many development systems
- Mindshift book/MOOC by Barbara Oakley - general thoughts on (career) change/advancement. (Also see her Learning how to Learn MOOC.)
- Pivot book/website - how to move between career stages
A few career specific IDP Options
- AAAS myIDP - STEM focused
- Imagine PhD - Arts/Humanities focused
- U Wisconsin - comprehensive resources
- U Nebraska - nice template
- NIEHS/NIH - good resources and forms
Many others - if you find a good one, please share
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AAAS myIDP
AAAS myIDP Components
- Start/Overview
- Assess yourself
- Learn what’s out there
- Plan and formulate goals
- Implement your IDP (with mentors)
- Track, revisit and update
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IDP Part I - Start
- Free and online at: https://myidp.sciencecareers.org/
- Create an account.
- Sign up and look around.
- Enter your basic information.
