My initial gap was:
In what way might we expand exposure to the variety of answers to the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

By Week 5, exercises in abstract and actionable thinking encouraged me to shift my gap to:
In what way might we encourage high school students to create divergent career paths?

The user needs that played a significant role in the final products were:
!Encourage active decision-making and reflection
Show aspirational examples
Sustainable

There’s a lot of scattered information about career paths out there, and I would love to find valuable resources from around the web. I also hope to add more open-ended exercises that are unique to the StopAskingMe website. The design process we learned is crucial to this ethic of divergent career path design.

Ex:
1. Who do you view as three most inspirational public figures?

2. Rank the following in terms of how often you dwell on each:
- Fear of failure
- Savoring winning
- Exploring the intricacies of each moment
- Order and structure of your day

3. What were your three favorite activities you partook in last summer? Can you connect them to an academic or professional experience?

What I learned was that the web is saturated with information. There are even many websites that consolidate that information by centralizing themes, but those often get pushed to the side. I hope the integration of a physical product with a digital platform is enough to make StopAskingMe reach key users directly and consistently over time.

Helping people form new ideas about themselves and their fit into the wider world is an ongoing project. I hope that StopAskingMe will help draw out others’ potential for achieving excellence during their lives.