Designing Your Life: An Immersive Weekend of Purpose & Possibility

You do not need to have your passion all figured out to start building a life you love. From December 11-13, 1440 Multiversity invites you to an inspiring Designing Your Life weekend inspired by the New York Times bestselling book by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. Guided by design thinking, this experience offers practical tools, fresh perspectives, and new possibilities for creating a life with more purpose, balance, and joy.

Led by faculty member and Designing Your Life certified facilitator Katie Denbo, this transformative weekend blends immersive learning with the restorative rhythms of 1440. Guests will enjoy overnight accommodations, signature wellness classes, nourishing meals rooted in the Food as Medicine philosophy, and time among ancient redwoods to reflect, reconnect, and consider what comes next.

Whether you are navigating a transition, seeking deeper purpose, or simply exploring what is possible, this retreat encourages you to approach the future with curiosity, creativity, and hope. Envision the life you want and discover practical ways to begin shaping it now.

What You Will Learn

Through guided discussion, personal reflection, group collaboration, and a supportive setting, participants will explore:

• The Life Design Framework: What design thinking is and how it creates a foundation for meaning-making.
• Workview, Lifeview & Coherence: How narratives, beliefs, and experiences shape us, and why alignment across life matters.
• Balance and Energy: Identify where you are now, what you want more of, and how to make room for the people and experiences that bring joy.
• Odyssey Planning: Broaden your view of life’s possibilities and explore multiple paths toward a fulfilling future while building confidence in navigating constraints and change.
• Prototyping & Action Planning: Create a clear plan and practical next steps for designing a life of meaning and purpose.

Approachable, actionable, and insightfully fun, Designing Your Life meets you wherever you are on your growth journey. Imagine what you want for your life and discover concrete ways to make it real.

All-Inclusive Weekend Education Package

This open-enrollment retreat is all-inclusive, allowing you to focus fully on wonder, learning, and growth. Pricing starts at $2,120 plus tax for the weekend program ($565 per night plus $990 workshop tuition), and includes:

• Designing Your Life program workshops and materials
• Overnight accommodations in a private room
• A pre-program coaching call with 1440 faculty member and DYL certified facilitator Katie Denbo to discuss your goals
• All sustainable, locally sourced meals beginning with dinner on Friday and ending with lunch on Sunday
• Daily signature classes such as yoga, meditation, art, and movement activities including hiking, tai chi, and qigong
• Access to campus amenities, including 4 miles of walking trails

As a nonprofit philanthropic campus, each booking helps support the community through scholarships and volunteer services that foster hope for living well.

Who Attends DYL

This invitation to continuous growth, discovery, and intentional design is open to you at any age or stage of life. Just as product designers create new possibilities and solve complex challenges through design thinking, you can apply the same framework to designing a life in which you truly thrive. Participants have included:

• People who appear to have everything together, yet still feel stuck
• College students considering their next steps in the world
• Individuals navigating a career transition, whether due to job loss, changed responsibilities, or retirement
• Those experiencing major life changes and exploring new possibilities
• People curious about what may be possible for their future
• Anyone interested in the life design process

Facilitated in an inclusive, fun, and like-hearted learning environment, Designing Your Life helps you see that your dreams are not only possible, but within actionable reach.

Meet Your DYL Certified Facilitator & Coach

Katie Denbo is a Designing Your Life Certified Facilitator and Coach at 1440 Multiversity who creates dynamic and purposeful learning environments for individuals and groups to grow across all dimensions of life. Grounded in curiosity about how we can each live one integrated and authentic life, Katie brings both personal experience and professional expertise to her work. Her own life design journey helped lead her to this role, and she finds deep fulfillment in supporting others through personalized coaching and meaningful connection that creates a ripple effect. As an engagement and communications leader, Katie enjoys co-creating customized experiences that honor diverse learning styles and offering thoughtful guidance and resources before, during, and after each workshop.