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.

Exploring the internet together should be like exploring a vast old library with your friends. Wandering down different shelves, skimming the pages that catch your eye, and occasionally one of you hollers in a whispering voice, "come check this out!"
from Tweet by Azlen
this is a mf vibe
Humans fear, most of all, the loss of the capacity to experience.
from Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender a book by David R. Hawkins by David R. Hawkins
Many people who are talented in their various fields have access to insight they can’t share with others. They simply see something we can’t. They try to describe it—picture any Paris Review interview—and often hearing them talk about their process is interesting and informative. But they’re unable to describe the core thing—what gives them the sto... See more
from inarticulable knowledge by Ava
Like Diana, Princess of Wales, whose royal status, beauty and untimely death made her into a legend, Ms. Bessette Kennedy exists less as a person than an idea. Because she was so notoriously private, because she married into a family that had already colonized part of the public imagination, and because our memories of her are essentially preserved... See more
from Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Ghost Influencer by Vanessa Friedman
One of the things that surprised me the most was to see that for any piece of work being shared, designers would put together a keynote deck for it. It could be the smallest thing, like a quick look at the latest work progression, or big presentations, of course. At Apple, designers use the power of storytelling to influence others, instead of just
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from What I Learned as a Product Designer at Apple by Andrea Pacheco
building great work cultures
The new look aims to encourage browsing, which Mr. Daunt believes improves customer satisfaction. “If you just want to buy a book, the guys in Seattle will sell you a book,” Mr. Daunt said. “The enjoyment and the social experience of that engagement with books in a bookstore? That’s our game.”
from Barnes & Noble Sets Itself Free
I guess if we’re talking about joy, writing, and being a fully rendered person in the world, my main sources of liveliness are so human and obvious they might seem facile: 1) loving the people I love with full throttle abandon – my guy, our kids, my mom and dad, our gaggle of brothers, my army of girlfriends. So that’s advice, maybe: make as many g... See more
from Rachel DeWoskin Tells Us
Organizations that share their “flight plans” with employees reduce uncertainty about where they are headed and why. Ongoing communication is key: A 2015 study of 2.5 million manager-led teams in 195 countries found that workforce engagement improved when supervisors had some form of daily communication with direct reports.
from The Neuroscience of Trust by Paul J. Zak
how to build trust
Write little phrases that will “open a door to a scene”: Often, we can’t see our entire project in its full form, but we can see little pieces of it. A curtain moving in the morning light, for example. A man sneaking around a house. Jotting down these little hints “open a door” for your future writer-self.
from Toni Morrison's Research Notes for Beloved
the art of writing and building my own language library

from Tweet by Azlen

from Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender a book by David R. Hawkins by David R. Hawkins

from inarticulable knowledge by Ava

from Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Ghost Influencer by Vanessa Friedman

from What I Learned as a Product Designer at Apple by Andrea Pacheco

from Barnes & Noble Sets Itself Free

from Rachel DeWoskin Tells Us

from The Neuroscience of Trust by Paul J. Zak

from Toni Morrison's Research Notes for Beloved