NexTHOUChallenge 13 / Houston
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HOUSTON / MID-CAREER TRANSITIONS / 2026

Make the next move easier to see.

NexTHOU turns the work you already know into a transparent starting map for what could come next.

Self-reported skillsFive curated pathsOne editable plan
Independent hackathon prototypenexthou.sasid.ai

THE GAP

Houston is changing. Experience is harder to translate.

Mid-career professionals can see the economy moving around them, but career tools are still organized around titles and openings—not around the skills they already have.

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Help Houston professionals with 7–15+ years of experience understand how their skills transfer into growing industries.

Challenge 13 / original brief
Challenge requirementVisible opportunity · transferable skills · clear starting point

THE PRODUCT

Start with the work you already know.

People choose the capabilities that feel true—even when their title never said them.

01Self-reported evidence
02No employability score
03Nothing sent while exploring
NexTHOU map intake screen with an Operations manager context and selected capabilities such as Running operations and Delivering projects.
Actual product · map intake
Directly observed in the shipped appLocal-first by default
NexTHOU results screen showing curated role paths with You bring and Build next capability groups.
Actual product · transition map

THE BRIDGE

Compare where your work can travel.

NexTHOU makes the bridge explicit: the overlap you bring, the capability gaps worth exploring, and the source behind each directional signal.

5curated role paths
2visible sides of the bridge
6official references

National occupation context is labeled as national—not Houston openings or a promise of demand.

Progress: make the opportunity legibleSources stay attached to the signal

PROGRESS

From experience to a next move in three steps.

The flow is intentionally small: enough structure to move, enough honesty to keep the unknowns visible.

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Name what you already do.

Choose capabilities that describe your work—not a label the app invents for you.

02
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Compare a few destination roles.

See overlap, bridge skills, and the source behind each signal.

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✓

Leave with one next move.

Build an editable plan, keep it on your device, or export it.

Designed for the first three minutesHuman input stays in the loop

PRACTICAL

The output is a plan you can use.

A role path becomes concrete when the next step is editable, sourced, and yours to keep.

✓Up to five starter tasks, ready to edit
↗Official learning and career resources
↓Copy, print, or JSON export
◌Local draft first; private sync is optional
NexTHOU plan screen for an Energy transition program lead with a What travels with you bridge, Build next skills, five editable tasks, and official starting points.
Actual product · editable local plan
Practical outcomeOne clear next step, not a verdict

POTENTIAL

Make Houston’s changing economy more legible—carefully.

The prototype is useful because it is specific about what it knows and what it does not.

SHIPS NOW

A transparent starting map

  • Self-reported capabilities
  • Five curated role bridges
  • Official sources with scope and dates
  • Editable local plan and export

NEXT EVIDENCE LAYER

Earn the local signal

  • Houston-specific demand with geography and refresh date
  • Conversation with practitioners or workforce advisers
  • Feedback on which bridge skills feel real
  • Measured learning from people using the map

Not claimed: live openings, validated fit, hiring prediction, employer endorsement, or industry-leader participation.

Honest next stepTurn useful questions into better evidence

CHALLENGE 13 / HOUSTON CAREER TRANSITIONS VISIBILITY

Try the map.
Tell us what to make clearer.

Explore a path, inspect the bridge, and leave with one next move.

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Feedback is most useful on the role paths, bridge skills, and local evidence that would make this map more useful.

nexthou.sasid.aiIndependent hackathon prototype