Programme Objectives 

 

1. Identify and reframe high-potential traits (multipotentiality, overexcitability) as developmental resources (Session 1) 

2. Complete VIA Character Strengths assessment and construct a personalised Talent Map (Session 2) 

3. Identify psychosocial barriers — perfectionism and impostor syndrome — and practise evidence-based reframing (Session 3) 

4. Locate self within Subotnik's talent development pathway and Bloom's three developmental stages (Session 4) 

5. Assess domain–person fit via Holland RIASEC and design a 90-day deliberate practice plan (Session 5) 

6. Construct a coherent career narrative and commit to specific next-step actions (Session 6) 

 

Target Participants / Prerequisite 

 

High-potential secondary school students (aged 15+), university students, and young adults (up to age 25) who experience multipotentiality or difficulty identifying a clear talent development direction. Participants should have English proficiency sufficient for programme participation. 

 

Programme Outline 

 

Session 1 (24 May) — Who Am I: High-Potential Traits in Adulthood 

Overexcitability self-assessment (Dabrowski OE framework); multipotentiality mapping; reframing activity. Theory: Silverman asynchronous development, Dabrowski OE, Rysiew multipotentiality. 

 

Session 2 (31 May) — What Are My Strengths: Strengths Identification & Talent Mapping 

VIA Character Strengths online assessment; three-dimensional Talent Map (natural abilities × character strengths × peak experiences); peer strengths identification.  

Theory: Gagné DMGT, VIA, Linley strengths use model. 

 

Session 3 (7 Jun) — What Is Holding Me Back: Perfectionism, Impostor Syndrome &Paradox of Choice 

Perfectionism type identification (adapted Hewitt-Flett MPS); impostor syndrome case analysis; cognitive reframing worksheet.  

Theory: Hewitt & Flett SPP, Clance & Imes impostor syndrome, Subotnik psychosocial barriers. 

 

Session 4 (14 Jun) — How Talent Develops: From Potential to Excellence 

Subotnik Megamodel self-positioning; Bloom three-stage self-assessment; Catalyst Map construction.  

Theory: Subotnik et al. Megamodel, Bloom (1985), Gagné DMGT catalysts. 

 

Session 5 (21 Jun) — How Far Can My Talent Go: Domain Fit & Deliberate Practice Deliberate practice self-audit; Holland RIASEC domain-fit analysis; 90-day deliberate practice planning.  

Theory: Ericsson deliberate practice, Holland RIASEC, Csikszentmihalyi flow. 

 

Session 6 (28 Jun) — Connecting the Dots: Career Narrative & Next Steps 

Six-session integration; career narrative writing (Savickas); SDT motivation audit; PERMA self-assessment; action commitment with accountability partnering.  

Theory: Savickas career construction, McAdams narrative identity, Deci & Ryan SDT, Seligman PERMA. 

 

Programme Instructor   

 

Ms. Kassandra Deng Yifan

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Ms. Kassandra Deng Yifan is an MEd candidate in Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Hong Kong. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (with scholarship) from the University of Melbourne, and has worked as a school counsellor responsible for over 1,500 students at a public primary school in mainland China. She is the co-founder of Talent Unlimited Lab (天賦無限研究所 ), a strengths discovery and talent development platform for high-potential young adults. Her practicum is supervised by Ms. Katherine Yuen of the HKU Faculty of Education. 

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知己所長，找到方向——面向高潛力大學生與職場新人的優勢導向天賦發展課程 

OE26-Y01 

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是次課程由香港大學教育學院研究生教授，並由香港大學教育學院專業導師袁嘉欣女士進行督導。  

 

對象： 具高潛力的中學生（ 15 歲以上）、大學生及青年人（至25 歲） 

日期及時間： 5月24日、31日; 6 月7日、14日、21日、28日 (星期日)|共6節 

香港時間下午2:00–5:00 | 每節 3小時 、共18小時 

教學語言：英文為主，提供中文補充材料 

費用：全免  

授課模式：Zoom 線上互動教學  

 

課程宗旨  

 

1. 識別並重新定框高潛力特質（多元潛能、超興奮性）為發展資源（第 1 節） 

2. 完成 VIA 品格優勢測評，繪制個人才能地圖（第 2 節） 

3. 識別完美主義與冒名頂替綜合症等心理社會障礙，練習認知重評（第 3 節） 

4. 在 Subotnik 發展路徑與 Bloom 三階段中定位自身（第 4 節） 

5. 用 Holland RIASEC 評估領域適配性，設計 90 天刻意練習計劃（第 5 節） 

6. 建構生涯敘事，制定具體行動承諾（第 6 節） 

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目標對象 

具高潛力的中學生（ 15 歲以上）、大學生及青年人（至25 歲），尤其是面臨多元潛能困境或方向迷茫者。 

 

課程大綱 

第 1 節（5 月 24 日）我是誰：高潛力特質  

第 2 節（5 月 31 日）我擅長什麼：優勢識別與才能地圖 

第 3 節（6 月 7 日）是什麼卡住了我：完美主義與冒名頂替 

第 4 節（6 月 14 日）天賦如何發展：從潛能到卓越 

第 5 節（6 月 21 日）我的天賦能走多遠：領域匹配與刻意練習 

第 6 節（6 月 28 日）把散點連成線：生涯敘事與行動 

 

課程導師 

 

鄧憶凡女士

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鄧憶凡女士（Kassandra）現就讀香港大學教育學院資優教育與才華發展碩士課程。持有墨爾本大學心理學學士學位（獎學金獲得者），曾任內地公立小學學校輔導員（負責 1,500 余名學生）。現為天賦無限研究所聯合創始人，專注為高潛力年輕人提供優勢發現與才能發展服務。實習督導為香港大學教育學院袁老師（Ms. Katherine Yuen）。