I imagine some mythic women in floral dresses who simply slide into motherhood, goddesses unbothered by the smell of poop, at home in any damp cave. These are the “naturals”: the mom on a transatlantic flight handling three small children, or the unwashed breastfeeding mom who says she wouldn’t mind “another one.” But then there are others, such as... See more
At Modulous we are building a technology platform that enables the delivery of high-quality, sustainable multi-family homes, at scale and pace, globally. One aspect of my work at Modulous is that we are designing and delivering standardized housing modules – like Lego boxes that plug in side-by-side and top-to-bottom.
Intense response to interpersonal strife is known as an amygdala hijack: it’s your brain telling you to fight, run away, or freeze, even though there’s no actual physical threat.
The Nowhere Office addresses the problems which beset work - the endemic stagnant productivity and crisis of stress which predate the pandemic - and the new challenges of remote working, repurposing offices for more creative interaction, managing WFH teams and satisfying the demand for more purposeful work with greater work/life balance.
elected leaders continue to insist that well-being be measured mostly by economic growth, and when the U.S. media breathlessly reports quarterly economic growth data, with increases deemed “good” and decreases deemed “bad.”
Why shouldn’t free time and its benefits be included in the equation? Why aren’t figures on the social costs of unlimited... See more
Educating girls is seen as one of the most effective ways of fighting the climate emergency, with Project Drawdown listing “educating girls” at number six out of 100 of the top 100 activities that would halt rising emissions.