Creative Culture, Creativity, Education, Inclusion, Intercultural Creativity, Leadership
September 8, 2022
Cultural Curiosity
Curiosity. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, curiosity is the desire to know…interest leading to inquiry… Did it really kill the cat? Well, we know curiosity didn’t kill the monkey—Curious George. He’s so adventurous that he has books, movies, and television series dedicated to his inquisitiveness. What a curious little...
Arts and Creativity, Creative Culture, Creativity, Inclusion, Intercultural Creativity, Leadership
September 1, 2022
More Bridges, Boundaries, and Boundary Spanning
We’ve been discussing boundaries and bridges lately. Why? They’re important; they matter. So, to continue with the topic of boundaries, boundary spanning, boundary riding, and being a bridge, what would some of these boundaries look like? What do they look like when put into action? Here are a few to...
Creative Culture, Creativity, Education, Inclusion, Intercultural Creativity
August 26, 2022
BUILDING BEYOND BOUNDARIES
Have you ever heard of the term boundary rider? What exactly is a boundary rider? Boundary riders are people who are bridges—bridging people, ideas, concepts, etc. together—and they tend to ride the boundaries of things due to their abilities to see things in a creative way. They actually echo the...
Arts and Creativity, Creative Culture, Creativity, Inclusion, Intercultural Creativity
August 18, 2022
BEING A CREATIVE BRIDGE
Are you a creative? Do people usually express how they enjoy hanging around you because of the excitement of creativity you give off? Let’s think creativity for a moment. What does it mean to be creative but most importantly being a creative bridge? Interesting, right? How often do you think...
Arts and Creativity, Creativity, Education, Inclusion, Intercultural Creativity, Leadership, Neuroscience
August 11, 2022
AN INTEGRATED BRAIN IS AN INTEGRATED LIFE
When thinking of the word integration, what generally comes to mind? Do we even correlate integration with the mind? Oftentimes, we don’t. Integration doesn’t just happen within the classroom; it also happens within your brain. Dr. Daniel Siegal, a neuropsychiatrist and the Mindsight educator out of UCLA, is a thought...
Arts and Creativity, Creative Culture, Creativity, Education, Intercultural Creativity, Neuroscience
August 8, 2022
A SYMPHONY OF THE SENSES
Can you recall a joyful moment? Go ahead. Pick any joyful moment in the past. Within your imagination—your mind’s eye—look around and see where you are. Take in a deep breath and smell where you are. What does it smell like? What do you hear? What is next to you?...