Natalie Audelo

@natalieaudelo

designing social architecture and community experiences that build trust, generate creativity, and encourage authentic human connection. exploring the healing power of play, movement, music and other integrative practices.

Innovation in a caring society must not only generate profit but create better outcomes for everyone. This is possible, but it requires care for people and planet to be valued as highly as capital – and for wellbeing to be incentivised as much as shareholder return.
from Sunshine Machines: Towards a Feminist Future of Digital Care by Rachel Coldicutt
building a new world
I’m fascinated by the way that the cheerleaders themselves have narrativized this sort of self-objectification: in all the talk about locking eyes with a spectator and giving them that special moment , in the focus on the happiness you provide just by existing , in the focus on sanding down just enough individuality (even height differentiation) to... See more
from Culture Study Meets 'America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders'
on beauty in capitalism
Letting go is not difficult—processing loss is.

from Simplify Simplify Simplify

in my (not so fun) feels

Choose work you have a natural aptitude for and a deep interest in. Develop a habit of working on your own projects; it doesn't matter what they are so long as you find them excitingly ambitious. Work as hard as you can without burning out, and this will eventually bring you to one of the frontiers of knowledge. These look smooth from a distance, b... See more

from Superlinear Returns

loving the process

when in doubt, follow your curiosity

loving the process

I would argue that the high standard for congruence among Japanese establishments plays a similar role in improving the quality of public life. Yes, tasteful establishments cater towards wealthier patrons, but they are key players in creating the city’s overall appeal, as most shop owners are working hard to provide “visual delight.” Japanese propr... See more

from On Taste and Congruence

building better neighborhoods & communal spaces

Articles

brenebrown.com

Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions: Feelings Wheel

6seconds.org

feelings run the world

Your premise is the specific, defensible purpose for a project or your overall platform, pulled from your personal vision for your audience . Most work is too generic to resonate, too forgettable to become anyone’s favorite. But by developing our premise — and forcing ourselves to test just how differentiated it truly feels to others — we stand a g... See more

from Sunshine Machines: Towards a Feminist Future of Digital Care by Rachel Coldicutt

from Culture Study Meets 'America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders'

from Simplify Simplify Simplify

from Superlinear Returns

from On Taste and Congruence

Articles

Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions: Feelings Wheel

from How to Differentiate Your Ideas: The XY Premise Pitch by Jay Acunzo