Lead with Empathy is one of Incubate to Innovate’s ChangeMaker Mindsets™. Empathy is defined as the ability to take someone else’s perspective and place yourself in their position while understanding and sharing their feelings.
Continue ReadingDesign Aesthetic of Renewal
Renewal of JOY
Life multiplies, and so does JOY. This is my number one lesson as I have been on the #JOYfinding journey over the past two months with you.
Continue readingDesign Aesthetic of Celebration
I remember the day several years ago when my oldest son shared with me that he felt like at times, I was always on to the next “thing”. I was curious and so I asked more questions to uncover all he wanted to share.
Design Aesthetic of Transcendence
Transcendence: elevation and lightness
How do we bring a sense of lightness into the dense and solid structure of our world?
Design Aesthetic of Surprise
Surprise: contrast and whimsy
“One of the great joys of the surprise aesthetic comes when we surprise others, and hide-and-reveal is a fun way to do this.” (page 176)
Design Aesthetic of Play
The Design aesthetic of play produces JOY. Plain and Simple.
Yet, as we reach adulthood, we tend to use any margin of time to run errands, sleep, catch up on emails, etc. instead of holding a space for play.