# Personal Mentorship Platforms 'Openmind' Offers 1-to-1 Mentorship from Experts By Joey Haar | Published 2018-06-14 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/openmind References: [producthunt](https://www.producthunt.com/posts/openmind) & [openmindlearning](https://www.openmindlearning.com/?ref=producthunt) Learning in a group is beneficial, but most agree that personal mentorship is the best way to improve one's skills or knowledge; Openmind is an online platform that provides just that. It connects users with expert mentors and gives them unlimited texting opportunities, helping to accelerate anyone's learning curve. For just $29 per week, Openmind users can gain access to world-class mentors with expertise in a variety of fields. The platform not only allows users to text with those mentors, but it introduces detailed learning plans that help to keep both parties accountable. Users will have goals that they work towards, and as they improve and reach those goals, the mentors can then set up more ambitious and farther reaching ones as appropriate. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 23% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Education](https://www.trendhunter.com/education) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Personal Mentorship:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop AI-driven mentorship platforms that provide personalized guidance and support to users. - **Online Learning:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create interactive online learning platforms that combine mentorship with structured learning plans to enhance educational experiences. - **Accountability Tools:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build productivity apps that promote accountability and goal-setting in mentorship and learning relationships. ### Who This Affects Most - **Education Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Revolutionize the edtech industry by integrating personal mentorship features into existing online learning platforms. - **Professional Development:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Disrupt the professional development industry by offering affordable and accessible mentorship programs for individuals seeking career advancement. - **Productivity Tools:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Disrupt the productivity tools market by developing specialized software that combines goal-setting and accountability features with mentorship capabilities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Entrepreneurial Mentorship platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/growthmentor.md) - [AI Decision Mentors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-guiding-mind.md) - [Growth-Based Marketing Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crowdtiv.md) - [AI-Powered Learning Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aipowered-learning.md) - [Quick Monetized Expertise](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/20min.md) - [Educational Freelancer Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/online-learning-platform.md) - [Career-Navigating Mentorship Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mentorship-platform.md) - [AI Coding Mentors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/practicecraftai.md) - [Marketing Mentorship Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sprout-social.md)