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.

Enhancing Learning by Integrating Theory and Practice
Enhancing learning by integrating theory and practice in professional degree programs, with a focus on a Social Work course in Death and Grief.
by Bruce Wrenn
files.eric.ed.gov
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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
A brand is not an object. It’s not something you can simply define in words or pictures, put away and take out to reference every so often. A true brand is a living thing—like a person. A fusion of motivations and beliefs, personality and purpose, appearance and actions, that continually defines and reveals itself through every interaction and poin... See more
from Adopt
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
To be a gardener is to give a fuck. To be a gardener is to be invested in a place—to know it, to protect it, to be present to it. How can we protect and heal ourselves and our planet if we’re not willing to step into, and value, the role of the gardener?
from Audacious Gardening: On Daring to Care - Wonderground by Georgina Reid
When an industry fails to address the societal and structural factors that make this type of work harder, and rely on workers’ passion to power the whole industry through a snowballing crisis....in those cases, not even a strong union can protect the worker from the burnout built into the system. You go beyond burnout to demoralization, which is th... See more
from When Your Profession is On Fire
Burnout
Compliments are an other-oriented token that don’t demand a response from the person they are directed to. They also don’t usually require the receiver to reveal anything — the compliment affirms that what they chose to reveal has been seen and noted.

I might have approached the librarian with something along the lines of, “I love your dress. I had ... See more
from Community in Capitalism
how to build trust and a practical guide to connecting with others
A bigger problem than price inflation is expectations inflation: A constant increase in what you need to be satisfied.
from A Few Things I’m Pretty Sure About by Collab Fund
Entrepreneur Phil Levin on the importance of neighborhoods:

"You are going to spend 1000x more time in your surrounding 5 blocks than you will in any other neighborhood in your city. Thinking about all the things that New York City has—or the next city has—is a lot less important than thinking about the things within the five blocks where you live.

M... See more
building better neighborhoods & communal spaces
Where we invest our time also has a Return on Energy (ROE).
from Return on Energy
reframing ROI

Enhancing Learning by Integrating Theory and Practice

from Superlinear Returns

from Adopt

from On Taste and Congruence

from Audacious Gardening: On Daring to Care - Wonderground by Georgina Reid

from When Your Profession is On Fire

from Community in Capitalism

from A Few Things I’m Pretty Sure About by Collab Fund

from Return on Energy