Sophia Ashley
Making it a job: Exploring your climate-friendly Ikigai
Ikigai, a Japanese concept meaning "a reason for being", combines that which you love, that which you are good at, that which you can be paid for, and that which the world needs. Come along and explore your climate-friendly Ikigai in this workshop that aims to provide you with the following:
1. An understanding of the concept of Ikigai and its relevance to meaningful climate work.
2. A space to reflect on your own “Ikigai map” in the context of taking climate action.
3. An understanding of common challenges and blockers to aligning purpose with paid work.
4. Practical ideas and peer inspiration for taking next steps.
Sept 18th @ 9:10am - 10:40am EST/15:10pm - 16:40pm CEST
About the Speaker
Sophia works as a consultant at Scott Logic and brings with her experience of working in various roles in Tech.
Her skillset spans across Agile Delivery, UX, Business Analysis, Technical Support and Coaching & Mentoring. She also has a background in healthcare, having worked as a physiotherapist in Germany before coming over to the UK.
Her multi-faceted career has given Sophia the ability to see matters from different perspectives. She uses this to help professionals and business see the bigger picture, and likes to focus on tricky but worthy challenges, particularly in the area of ethics - such as Digital Sustainability or Accessibility.
She has found that things just work much better when balancing people, planet and profit - and loves helping business understand and implement that balance.