Boost your Creativity through Meditation

A particular type of meditation, called open monitoring meditation, can boost creativity, including nonjudgmental idea generation (sound familiar, design thinkers?). No prior experience is required […]

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Science: Vulnerability is Beautiful

According to social scientist Professor Brené Brown, humans are wired for connection. “It’s why we’re here,” she says in her TED talk. In fact, the […]

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$Car = 6 x $Bicycle

A research study shows that the cost to society and the economy in Copenhagen of driving is a staggering six times that of cycling. In a […]

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Biologically, We Are Nature

In a previous post I wrote about mutualisms – cooperative relationships – that govern the way organisms in nature behave in response to change. When […]

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Emotions point to Motivations

This article in the Harvard Business Review provides interesting insights into how to improve your emotional intelligence by discerning the emotions and thereby the motivation […]

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Trust builds Creative & Collaborative Teams

In an interview, Stanford psychologist Emma Seppälä speaks about her HBR article, which recommends compassion and trust, not toughness as a strategy for building more […]

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What exactly is Clean Energy?

In an excerpt of Episode 4 of Turtle Talks, energy professionals discuss what exactly constitutes clean energy, followed by an excellent piece from Stanford Professor […]

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Women, Data, Design Thinking

Via Forbes, Women Entrepreneurs New York (WE New York) is using data and design thinking to support over five thousand female entrepreneurs in a delightful […]

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Food for Drought

Thanks to this nifty visualization from the New York Times, you can take a look at how your dietary choices contribute to the drought. Note […]

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Our Relationship with Nature = Conservation

An article released in Current Biology today emphasizes the importance of ecosystems, highlighting that humans’ default relationship with Nature should be one of conservation of […]

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