A Future Map, in motion
A guess becomes a next step.
Three fictional learners. Three points in time. See how trying the work changes the question — and what happens after the three days.
Kavitha · Helping people, with clearer boundaries
One step done, one in progress, one still to try. The map keeps the uncertainty visible.
Your map, at a glance
Community programme work is worth exploring further. The health route still needs more research.
7 of 7 sections started
- You
- From your interview
- Suggested by a facilitator
- From a practitioner
- From your family
- Suggested from your work
- AI suggestion: a draft for you to check
Why this map changed
Why my map changed
Day 90
The conversation made the responsibilities clearer. Revising the guide showed me a task I would like to practise again, without settling my whole future.
Changed
- Before this change
- I want to try community programme work and compare it with a health-related route.
- After this change
- Community programme work is worth exploring further. The health route still needs more research.
What the family sees
The learner chooses the sections and publishes a family version. Paying for a place does not open their private reflections.
Published in this sample
My options · The money · My next 90 days
My options
- Explore community programme coordination: I enjoyed making the service easier to access.
- Explore an allied-health study route: I need to understand its science requirements and professional boundaries.
The money
- Compare entry subjects, placement travel and published study fees. Ask providers about financial support and when costs are due; this map gives no salary prediction.
My next 90 days
- Ask a community coordinator about a normal week and safeguarding boundaries
- Try explaining a public service using plain language and collect feedback
- Check entry subjects and placement costs for two study routes
Kept private in this sample: Me · The work · The people · The future
Explore the sample family portalOpen the entries behind the map
Me 2
What you're interested in, with real examples.
- You
Community programme work is worth exploring further. The health route still needs more research.
- You
I liked organising access and explaining a service clearly, not deciding for someone.
My options 2
Two directions worth exploring, each with reasons and open questions.
- You
Explore community programme coordination: I enjoyed making the service easier to access.
- You
Explore an allied-health study route: I need to understand its science requirements and professional boundaries.
The work 1
What you made, how you changed it and how you explained it.
- You
My conversation notes include who makes professional decisions. A reader’s feedback led me to shorten the practice service guide.
Illustrative evidence: 2
The people 1
What practitioners said that changed or challenged your thinking.
- From a practitioner
The practitioner distinguished listening from giving professional advice. I revised my questions to ask about training, boundaries and everyday tasks.
The future 1
How the tasks in your options might change with AI, and how sure anyone can be.
- You
AI may help draft accessible messages, but a person must check meaning and consent. I cannot assume an automated message works for everyone.
The money 1
Routes, costs, time and first-salary ranges, each with its source.
- You
Compare entry subjects, placement travel and published study fees. Ask providers about financial support and when costs are due; this map gives no salary prediction.
My next 90 days 3
Three dated actions, starting with one small experiment.
- You
Ask a community coordinator about a normal week and safeguarding boundaries
Illustrative evidence: 1
12 Jan 2027 · Done, with evidence
Coordinator conversation notes added, including supervision and boundaries
- You
Try explaining a public service using plain language and collect feedback
5 Feb 2027 · Started
Plain-language guide revised once; feedback from another reader is pending
- You
Check entry subjects and placement costs for two study routes
15 Mar 2027 · Not started
Study-route and placement-cost comparison still planned
Dates and evidence are illustrative. No course admission, job or completed action is promised.
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The map stays the learner’s. At 30 and 90 days, check-ins ask what they tried and what they found out. No reply is recorded as no reply, never as success.
See how the three days workWhat changes across a cohort?
For schools and sponsors
What changes across a cohort?
Illustrative SAMPLE data — not pilot resultsA worked example of the cohort report, using the same fictional before-and-after survey data as the staff SAMPLE impact view. The pilot will report actual outcomes separately.
The three sample maps, together
A separate example using the three fictional learners in this gallery. Counts include only entries in sections shared with the team; private starting options do not count. These are not the 20 survey participants below.
| Shared map entries | Before Day 1 | End of Day 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Learners sharing a map | 3 | 3 |
| Options shared | 0 | 6 |
| Dated next steps | 0 | 9 |
| Work entries with evidence | 0 | 3 |
Day 90 in these three fictional stories: 3 of 9 actions completed with illustrative evidence, 3 in progress and 3 still planned. This is not a cohort completion rate.
The staff SAMPLE survey cohort
- Fictional participants
- 20
- Answered both times
- 9
- Answered before
- 12
- Answered after
- 12
Only 9 of 20 fictional participants answered both times. Changes below refer to those 9, not the whole cohort.
- Higher after6 of 9
- Unchanged2 of 9
- Lower after1 of 9
The question: how confident are you about your next steps? Learners rate it from 1 to 5. This is self-reported clarity, not an ability score or evidence of a job outcome.
How to read this example
- Before and after
- 9 of 20
- Before only
- 3 of 20
- After only
- 3 of 20
- Neither survey
- 5 of 20
These counts describe invented responses. A before-and-after difference does not show that the programme caused it. No individual names, map entries or private reflections appear in a cohort report; small groups are protected in real reporting.
Beyond the survey, staff can report how many learners shared a map, received a plan-clinic review, changed their leading option and set a dated next step. These are descriptive signals, not predictions. The public example makes no claim that those milestones have been achieved.
Day 30 and Day 90: report evidenced actions and return visits with all participants as the denominator, including non-response. This SAMPLE fixture has no cohort-wide follow-up results, so none are shown.