At some point -- soon -- you need to stop exploring and make choices. To do so, you need to change frames and move from divergent to convergent thinking.
1. Convergent Thinking
- Divergent Thinking versus Convergent thinking
- Where can convergent thinking be applied?
- Convergent Thinking to find market niche
- Convergent Thinking to identify areas of expertise
- Convergent Thinking to assess market demand
- Convergent Thinking to message potential clients
2. Identifying Areas of Expertise:
Case Studies with Professional Expert Witnesses
- Early Career: Matching Proficiencies to Market Demand
- Early Career: Marketing and Building Momentum
- Early Career: Building a Sustainable Business
- Career Progression: Adapting to Market Changes
- Career Progression: Establishing Alliances
- Career Progression: Diversifying Expertise
- Career Progression: Staffing and Building Infrastructure
3. Career Opportunities as an Expert Witness
- Court Qualification as an Expert Witness
- Establishing Reputation and Working with Attorney Stakeholders
- Rebuilding Reputation When Things Go Wrong: Resilience as an Expert
- Identifying New and Emerging Opportunities to Serve as an Expert
- Opportunities for Experts outside the Courtroom