Why Movement Is Important For The Next Seven Generations
The ancient Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) of North America had a philosophy called The Seventh Generation Principle, which is the idea that the decisions we make today should …
7 ways Artivism can support your work
“The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is — it’s to imagine what is possible.” Bell Hooks Artivism is made …
7 things I learned from living in 20 intentional communities
Through years of learning how to build better buildings and learning about system change, I became fascinated by ecovillages as regenerative housing models and a …
8 Ways to find balance when things are out of whack
8 Ways to find balance when things are out of whack My two favourite subjects in school were physics and art. I loved the rigour …
What do the life cycle of a stars have to do with creative thinking?
One of my most precious memories is from 1999 when I was hiking the Illampu circuit in the Bolivian Andes with a group of friends. …
The art of powerful questions
“If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the …
What kind of changemaker are you?
The social entrepreneurship organisation, Ashoka, coined the term changemaker to mean, one who desires change in the world and makes it happen. They can also be described …
10 ways to choose hope and what creativity has to do with it
Over the years of tracking social, environmental and economic change, I have felt like I am on a roller coaster ride of optimism and despair. …
8 ways personal creativity can inspire and activate your work
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.” George …
Change is inevitable. Is suffering optional?
In early October I moved from Dursey Island back onto the mainland (‘the Continent’ as its sometimes referred to on the Island). I moved about …