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.

Get a life. A real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Do you think you'd care so very much about those things if you blew an aneurysm one afternoon, or found a lump in your breast? Get a life in which you notice the smell of salt water pushing itself on a breeze over Seaside Heights, a life in w
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from Anna Quindlen's Commencement Address at Villanova by Anna Quindlen
loving the process
Stories are incredibly powerful in moving members to engage in impact initiatives. Centering impact stories on the community members who made them possible also feels far less self-aggrandizing than focusing on your company’s efforts.
from How to Activate your Community for Impact by David Spinks
community activation x social impact
I’ve learned that if I think about this problem on a daily basis— what positive impact can I have here and now on this day? —I start making better decisions. I begin doing better things. Even the smallest matters of daily life provide an opportunity for this. That’s reassuring—because those are constantly at hand and don’t require changing the whol... See more
from My 12 Favorite Problems by Ted Gioia
I have often found myself wondering what it is I could possibly add to such a capable place, so I listen for what this community needs. I commit to perpetually tuning myself to this question and orienting my actions around the answers I find. I commit to de-centering myself, removing ego, and eradicating saviorism in this exploration. I commit to b... See more
from Call me a homebody. by Izabella Zucker
loving the process and good advice
When a manager assigns a team a difficult but achievable job, the moderate stress of the task releases neurochemicals, including oxytocin and adrenocorticotropin, that intensify people’s focus and strengthen social connections. When team members need to work together to reach a goal, brain activity coordinates their behaviors efficiently. But this ... See more
from The Neuroscience of Trust by Paul J. Zak
how to build trust
BCG’s research underscores a fundamental shift in the employer-employee dynamic. Today, many people are on the lookout for better job opportunities, and it is time for leaders to start treating their employees like customers. This means companies need to use all their customer-focused capabilities such as deep discovery, sophisticated needs assessm... See more
from More Than a Quarter of Employees Globally Are Ready to Move on From Their Current Jobs
building great work cultures
Optimize for legacy, not empire. Empires die because they’re alone, legacies live because they involve others.
-OH, on building teams and brand communities
redefining success and building a new world
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 well spent life — Lordcowboy's Poster Shop
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from Anna Quindlen's Commencement Address at Villanova by Anna Quindlen

from How to Activate your Community for Impact by David Spinks

from My 12 Favorite Problems by Ted Gioia

from Call me a homebody. by Izabella Zucker

from The Neuroscience of Trust by Paul J. Zak

from More Than a Quarter of Employees Globally Are Ready to Move on From Their Current Jobs

from Superlinear Returns

A well spent life — Lordcowboy's Poster Shop