Pathfinder Academy
The Pathfinder Academy is a blended training program designed to develop a Pathfinder’s recognition and understanding of the skills they will often employ in their role and their mission here at The Room.
Overview of the Pathfinder Academy
[Pre-reads] Pathfinder Academy Resources
Overview
Topic 1: The Inspiration behind Pathfinding
[Video] Chris Rowse, Senior Pathfinder on Pathfinding
[Pre-Read] Pathfinder Academy Vision Document
[Pre-Read] Talent Agencies
[Pre-Read] Tech Crunch - The Rise of Career Accelerator
Session 1: Fireside Chat with Fred
[Reflection] Fireside Chat with Fred
Topic 2: Pathfinding Principles
[Pre-read] Pathfinder Code of Conduct
[Discussion] Code of Conduct
[Pre-read] The Six principles of leadership coaching
[Lesson] What is a Principle?
[Video] Pathfinder Calls
[Submission] Pathfinding Principles
Session 2: Pathfinding Principles
[Recording] Session 2: Pathfinding Principles (PW - 5+nhASGD)
Submission 1: What is a Pathfinder?
Submission 2: Your mission as a Pathfinder
Assessment 1: The Art & Science of Pathfinding
Overview
Topic 1: The Art of Community Building
[Pre-Read] Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
[Pre-read] The Art of Community Building - 7 Principles for Belonging
[Pre-Read] Communities in practice
[Video] Community Builders Fireside Chat
[Lesson] The Art of Community Building
Community Building Reflection
Topic 2: Building Meaningful Relationships
[Pre-Read] 4 Keys to Relationship Building
[Pre-Read] Relationship Building
[Lesson] Principles of Relationship Building
[Lesson] Sustaining Relationships
[Lesson] Handling Difficult Conversations
Relationship Building Reflections
[Submission] Your Mission as a Pathfinder - Deadline Sunday 28th March
Session 1: The Art of Community & Relationship Building - happening on Monday 29th March
Topic 3: Using coaching tools to be an effective Pathfinder
[Pre-Reading] What is Coaching?
[Pre-Reading] What it takes to coach your people
[Pre-Read] How to Have a Coaching Conversation
[VIDEO] Being A Good Listener
[Pre-Read] Asking Effective Questions
[Lesson] Using coaching tools to be an effective Pathfinder
[Activity] Coaching Principles in practice
Topic 4: Key Pathfinding Resources
[Lesson] Key Resources
Resources Reflections
Resources in Practice
Peer Work Guide
Peer Work Submission - Due on Tuesday 6th April
Session 2: Coaching Principles & Resources - happening on Wednesday 7th April
Submission: Coaching Conversation Role Play - due on Sunday 11th April
Assessment 1: Community & Relationship Building
Overview
Topic 1: What Is Customer Obsession?
[Pre-Read] What does it mean to be customer-obsessed?
[Pre-Read] Amazon's 1997 shareholders letter
[Pre-Read] Amazon's 2016 shareholders letter
[Video] Customer Obsession Fireside Chat
[Lesson] Principles of Customer Obsession
[Reflection] Customer obsession techniques
[Activity] Customer Call Report - due on Tuesday 20th April
Topic 2: Our Journey to Customer Obsession
[Pre-read] Customer Obsession Sprint Kick-Off Email
[Lesson] Our Customer Obsession Sprint
[Lesson] Customer Obsession at The Room
[Case Study] Spencer Horne - Building bridges to 'the last mile'
[Case Study] Pathfinder Customer Stories
[Case Study] YLMM: A Customer-Obsessed team
[Reflection] Customer obsession at The Room
[Lesson] Customer Obsession in your role as a Pathfinder
Submission 1: Your mission as a Pathfinder - due Sunday 25th April
Session 1: Our Journey to Customer Obsession - happening April 21st
[Preparation] Submission 2: Customer Interview
[Video] How To Talk To Users
[Article] A practical tool to get to product/market fit
Submission 2: Customer Interview - due on Sunday 25th April
Assessment: Becoming Customer-Obsessed - due on Sunday 25th April
Overview
Topic 1: The role of data in the pathfinding process
[Pre-Read] Why is data important for your business?
[Video] Netflix Analytics
[Pre-read] Why is Data Analytics Essential to the Customer Experience?
[Lesson] What is Data?
[Reflection] The importance of data in our context
Topic 2: Researching and Collecting Member Information
[Pre-Read] 10 Tips for Conducting a More Effective Google Search
[Pre-Read] Tips to conduct a backdoor reference check
[Lesson] Research & Collection of Member Information
Topic 3: Synthesis: Generating Valuable Insights From Data
[Pre-reading] Generating Valuable Insights
[Video ] Netflix Data Driven Animated Gif Campaign
[Lesson] Generating Valuable Insights
Topic 4: Data Management at The Room
[Video] Deep dive into The Room Intelligence Platform
[Lesson] Data Management at The Room
[Submission] Researching & Collecting Information on a Member - due Tuesday 11th May
Topic 5: Data Driven Experimentation
[Pre-Reads] Data Driven Experimentation
[Pre-read] Experimentations at The Room
[Lesson] Data-driven Experimentation
Topic 6: Data Protection & Confidentiality
[Lesson] Data Protection & Confidentiality
Submission: Member Call Report - Due on Wednesday 12th May
Assessment: Research, Synthesis & Data Management - Due on Tuesday 11th May
Overview
Topic 1: Managing Member Expectations
[Pre-Read] Customer Expectations are Important
[Pre-Read] Unhappy Customers
[Lesson] Managing Member Expectations
[Lesson] Handling Difficult Conversations with Members
[Activity] Handling an unhappy member
[Pre-Read] Giving Feedback
[Lesson] Giving Feedback
Topic 2: Showing up as a Pathfinder
[Lesson] Growth Mindset
[Lesson] Entrepreneurial Mindset
[Lesson] Service Mindset
Topic 3: Success as a Pathfinder
[Pre-read] The Ultimate Guide to Customer Delight
[Pre-read] 6 Most Popular Customer Experience Metrics and KPIs Explained Simply
[Lesson] Success as a Pathfinder
Mission Submission - due on May 24th