Finding Greater Happiness
“To be kind, honest and have positive thoughts; to forgive those who harm us and treat everyone as a friend; to help those who are suffering and never to consider ourselves superior to anyone else: even if this advice seems
Rebuild The World, one brick at a time
“In economics, models are spoken of as being made of physics when in truth they are made of Lego. They have that degree of provisionality and tentativeness and, importantly, rebuildability. There's a permanent invitation to take them apart and put
Play Like A Kid With LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® CreaSpaTreat
I wish I had figured out how important play was for being a healthy adult when my children were still young. Don't get me wrong, better late than never. But still, I can't help but wonder if I would have
Who has time to be creative?
If you look down the agenda for the day, depending on how tightly packed the blocks of time are, there might only be little gaps where it is possible to run for a biological break. Meetings are set in 30
Has Play Become a 4 Letter Word?
In some kindergarten classrooms children are limited to ‘just playing’ at recess. Teachers, administration and parents are getting pressured to prepare kids for technical learning at earlier ages than ever before. Instead of learning through play, kindergarten has become preparation
Creative Solutions: Needed & Not Easy
It is hard to create a solution for a problem that we do not agree even exists. There is a gulf of inequality between people that is like an elephant in the room. There it stands but nobody knows how
EQ is the Future
It has been another tough week. For the world. Awful truths are emerging. With the summer equinox around the corner and some lightening of social restrictions enacted months ago to save lives, we should be feeling some freedom. Instead, a
Emotional formula for creativity
“The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.” – Albert Einstein I've been looking for the secret emotional state which drives creativity. I want to know the proven formula to manifest creativity at will. Surely there is
Confusion of three sympathy, empathy and compassion
We send sympathy cards. There is a whole selection for life situations where it is appropriate and expected to show sympathy. In the West, we have been culturally programmed for displays of sympathy. We get close to the fire of
Becoming – to live in the moment
The DailyFinds for this week were focused on the idea of 'living in the moment'. This is an idea which I always need to be reminded of. My life has been marked by moments which occurred under the weight of