(re)Discover your true self
Identity MappingĀ®
Feeling lost or disconnected from yourself?
Identity MappingĀ® helps you rediscover your core identity through AI-guided coaching, giving you clarity to make 'true to you' decisions and live in alignment with you are.
AI-Powered Identity Discovery
Discover your core identity
Trying to get clear about who you really are is no easy task.You can take personality tests and leadership assessments, do personal development work of all kinds, journal and reflect and collageābut it's still hard to get a clear, connected picture of who you truly are.Our Identity Mapping AI coach guides you through the activities at your pace, asks the right questions, notices what you might miss, and helps you synthesize your discoveries for a breakthrough experience in understanding yourself.
Clarify your inner compass
A Four Part Journey
Identity MappingĀ® is a proven methodology that helps you uncover who you are at your deepest levelānot through external assessments, but through guided self-discovery sourced entirely from your own life.You will uncover the 4 keys that make you who you are, and that together, power your ability to live a meaningful life that makes a valuable difference:
š» 1. Your Basic Nature Elements
Explore the activities you love to discover what you need to thriveāyour essential fit criteria for work, relationships, and life.
š„ 2. Your Life Force
Discover the unchanging pattern that connects your most meaningful achievementsāthe core driver that animates your life.
šŖ3. Your Innate Capacities
Uncover your true, natural strengths through identifying the nuanced themes that weave through the activities you love.
š« 4. Your Identity Statement
Synthesize your Basic Nature Elements, Life Force, and Innate Capacities into a clear declaration of who you are at your core.
š§ Integrate as You Go
Learn how to use the keys of your identity map to make aligned decisions and create a life in which you thrive.
trust your inner voice
Is this you?
š Are you navigating a major transitionācareer change, midlife, divorce, retirementāand questioning who you are now?š¤ Are you feeling disconnected from yourself and sensing something fundamental needs to shift?āØ Are you hearing a quiet voice calling you toward something more, even if you can't quite name it?š Are you seeking a deeper foundation for your leadership that grounds your presence and decisions?š§ Are you longing for deeper meaning and wanting to make choices that ring your inner gong of truth?If any of this resonates, this journey is for you.
Help create a great AI coach
Want to be a tester?
What you need to be a tester:
ā
ChatGPT Plus account ($20/month)
ā±ļø 45-60 minutes of focused time
š¬ Willingness to share feedback
What you'll get as a tester:
š Immediate email with link to your Identity Mapping Coach
š» The experience of discovering your Basic Nature Elements
š Exclusive invites to test the next 3 Identity Mapping activities
š 50% off when the full program & platform launches
Join the identity Mapping community
Want to wait & learn?
Don't have ChatGPT Plus,
or simply prefer to wait?
Join the waitlist to be first to learn:
š£Future testing needs
āØ Insights about living an identity-centered life
š When the full experience & platform launches
š Special offers & discounts
Built by master identity coaches
Meet the team
I'm Shannon Patterson, founder of Connection Works,
a certified coach, and learning experience designer with a Master's in Organizational Development.
I've spent years helping leaders discover who they truly are through coaching, facilitation, and carefully designed learning experiences. When I experienced the transformative power of Identity MappingĀ® firsthand, I knew this work needed to reach more peopleāin a way that was accessible, guided, and deeply personal.In 2009, I became a Certified Identity Mapping Practitioner, partnered with Larry to develop an online coach training, certified coaches, and used Identity Mapping in my executive coaching practice. I also applied Larry's organizational identity methodology for my Master's thesis and went on to partner with Larry on consulting projects. His identity frameworks are proven and powerful doorways to realizing potential.
I'm honored to work alongside Larry Ackerman, creator of Identity MappingĀ®, who is actively helping vet the AI coaching approach to ensure it honors the integrity and depth of the methodology. His 30+ years of identity work with organizations and individuals provides the foundation for everything you'll experience here.
This platform combines Larry's proven methodology with expert coaching guidance and learning design, making profound self-discovery possible without traditional time and cost barriers.
Identity MappingĀ® is a registered trademark of Larry Ackerman.