Lo/Be Story
Our Narrative Design Process
Meaningful careers aren’t found—they’re designed.
At Lo/Be Story, we created Narrative Design, a transformative framework that helps you connect your past, present, and future into a clear and compelling story. Our process blends self-reflection, real-world experimentation, and strategic storytelling to give you clarity, confidence, and control over your professional journey.
This approach isn’t just about landing a job—it’s about designing a life and career that feel purposeful and authentic. By turning scattered experiences into a coherent narrative, you gain the confidence to make better decisions, explore new opportunities, and build a future aligned with your values.
The Four Phases of Narrative Design
Our method is iterative, dynamic, and deeply personal. These four interconnected phases guide you from uncertainty to clarity:
Four steps to transform uncertainty into clarity
01
Discovery & Framing
What You Do:
Ask big questions like Who am I? What do I value? What story am I living? This stage is about understanding your current reality and defining the questions that matter most.
How We Help:
We guide you through research-backed assessments, narrative analysis, and energy mapping. Together, we uncover your values, patterns, and themes, reframing vague challenges into clear, actionable design questions.
02
Prototyping & Exploration
What You Do:
Explore What futures excite me? What can I test before I commit? You’ll imagine possible scenarios and take small steps toward clarity.
How We Help:
We help you create Odyssey Plans—three bold, distinct life paths—and design low-risk experiments like informational interviews, shadowing, and short projects. This phase turns ideas into data without high stakes.
03
Sense-Making & Integration
What You Do:
Reflect on questions like What did I learn? What surprised me? What’s my through-line? This stage transforms raw experiences into meaningful insights.
How We Help:
We facilitate structured reflection and analysis, identify emerging themes, and synthesize your findings into actionable strategies, guiding your next steps with confidence.
04
Narrative Construction & Articulation
What You Do:
Ask How do my past experiences connect? What future am I building? How do I share this story with confidence? This is about making your story work for you.
How We Help:
We help you create a Core Narrative Document, craft strategic stories for interviews and applications, and reframe past experiences into a cohesive narrative that positions you for success.