Welcome to Launchpad’s fourth week! Genre: Are Other People’s Opinions Always Bad? This week in Genre, we broadened the scope of our interviews. While last week focused on learning how we view ourselves, this week was all about understanding how other people view us. We rated each other on the traits included in the Big Five Personality Test, and later reflected on how accurate we thought our scores were. This gave us an opportunity to compare our own perceptions with the per

Welcome to Launchpad’s Third Week! This has been an extremely busy week! With our Lip Dub video and Studio Contracts complete, Session One has officially begun. This Session, our Genre is focused on interviews. While we will eventually work our way up to interviewing for our dream jobs, we are starting at the most basic level: with ourselves. To prepare for this challenge, we were introduced to the concept of the mask. A mask can be a form of protection—a way we hide parts of

This week began with the reintroduction of three very important activities in the Launchpad Studio: Core Skills, House Cup, and NGA time. On Wednesday, we officially launched this year’s House Cup, giving us an opportunity to connect more deeply with our Houses while strengthening our leadership and teamwork skills. We were also introduced to our NGA squads, where 100+ Launchpad learners from across the globe gathered on a Zoom call to meet and collaborate with others who sha

Welcome to LaunchPad’s First Week! This week was the perfect start to the year—one that began as if we had never left. While much of our work focused on planning for the year ahead, the energy in the studio was beautiful. Although the LaunchPad community looks a little different this year, our connections to one another feel just as strong as they always have. To begin the year, we started with our traditional Acton Lip Dub. We spent much of this week sharing ideas and planni