Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the Pathfinder Academy

    • Overview of the Pathfinder Academy

    • [Pre-reads] Pathfinder Academy Resources

  • 2

    Module 1: The Art & Science of Pathfinding

    • 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

  • 3

    Module 2: Community & Relationship Building

    • 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

  • 4

    Module 3: Becoming Customer-Obsessed

    • 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

  • 5

    Module 4: Research, Synthesis & Data Management

    • 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

  • 6

    Module 5: Pathfinding Essentials

    • 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