Working with real people in real communities making real efforts to take action that will support the maximum benefit for everyone is what inspires me, lights me up, brings me to life. How do we really take action that brings about well-being and positive movement for 100% of humanity? What I know is that there […]
Author Archives: ashley
Gaming the Future
Gaming The Future introduces how an emerging cluster of social entrepreneurs, academic institutions and public agencies in Asheville, North Carolina are utilizing powerful interactive visualization technologies and decision-support techniques to explore new ways of imagining, planning and building a climate adaptive workforce and climate resilient society…for an economically and environmentally sustainable future.
TEDxKatuah was another inspiring event that brought people from different arenas of science together to share ideas, spread inspiration and make connections… in a fascinating and historical site. Stay tuned for more details to come. TEDxKatuah Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
Caring For One Another ~ Caring For the Whole
What struck me most during my short visit to Occupy Wall St in NYC and participation in a General Assembly there, was how much energy and attention people were investing in taking care of one another… food, first aid, blankets, kindness to neighboring businesses, respect of noise, etc. Is that the case in other cities? […]
Ideas Evolving into a Movement
Turning ideas into action… what’s it take? Chris Corrigan notices patterns and expands with his own insight, drawing on the Occupy Wall St. movement and conversations from its origins with Adbusters. Some selects from Corrigan‘s post. Check out the full article to see what inspired these observations: It is a complex world and small interventions can […]
It’s Not a Protest… It’s a Conversation
Nobody Can Predict The Moment Of Revolution from ivarad on Vimeo. Below is a woven poem from quotes found in the above video, a documentary from OccupyWallStreet. it’s not a protest in the sense of being against something, it’s a way to formulate something new an opportunity for a new style a shift in power […]
Gifted and Creative Individuals
I would love to hear your thoughts on this perspective of gifted and creative individuals. The article is The Application of Dabrowski’s Theory to the Gifted by Kevin J. O’Connor and was published in the book Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know?. Here are a few quotes from the article […]