Relationship before Task: Pacific Approach or Biomimicry?

Recently, I facilitated a workshop for a team over several days. I used some biomimicry principles to inspire the team to think differently about team […]

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Life’s Principles in Biomimicry 2: Adapt to Changing Conditions

It is amazing to me to realize how much there is to learn from Nature, through biomimicry’s life’s principles. In this post we’re looking at […]

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Beyond Burnout: 9 Perspectives for Resilience

Many are experiencing burnout from quarantining themselves, social distancing, and assimilating the news. Add to the list home schooling, childcare, cooking, domestic violence, and the […]

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9 Handy Research Tips on Diversity and Inclusion

I recently attended a webinar from BetterUp about diversity and inclusion (D&I). I’ve been writing about how nature and biomimicry support diversity, so it was […]

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The Biomimetic Case for Diversity as Social Resilience

I’ve studied and practiced biomimicry (the science of emulating nature), for several years now, including how to apply it to leadership, business, meditation, engagement, and wellness. Recently, […]

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Wellness as Climate Resilience: How to Deal With Outrageous Weather in Ways that Save Energy and Money

My wonderful nephew Chris visited me recently and the first thing he talked about was how ill he was feeling from being in air conditioning […]

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Connecting Behavior Change & Biodiversity

Time published an article about a new study on climate change and when I read it, I was dumbstruck by two points the article made: […]

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How to Leverage Stress

In this research-packed TED article, Kelly McGonigall writes about our hormonal responses to stress. Essentially, coping well with stress depends on viewing stressful moments as opportunities […]

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