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.

I now feel confident that when executive hires fail, the most common reason is that the CEO didn’t take the time to specifically and clearly define what they were looking for at the start. They just assumed that one CMO is the same as another CMO.
from “Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions by Molly Graham
Answers rise or fall to the questions they meet. And it is a deep, deep truth in science as in life that at any given moment we are being shaped as much by the questions we're carrying as by the answers we have it in us to give. Those moments when a new question rises up in us, stops us in our tracks, those are pivot points. Those are moments when ... See more
from Krista Tippett: 3 practices for wisdom and wholeness by Krista Tippett
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
All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you're sitting around trying to dream up a great idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push... See more
from 3-2-1: The simple way to have a good day, why inspiration is unnecessary, playing small vs playing big
loving the process
Inherently, we could never judge someone’s taste on a single choice. Every person embodies 100s of choices, and we incorporate all of this information in understanding the person. In the times when the choices all work together to clarify the sensibility, this is known as congruence .

Without congruence, there cannot be good taste. (And a lot of bad... See more
from On Taste and Congruence
on taste
Writer and activist James Baldwin on what love looks like:

"The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other's light."
from 3-2-1: On saving money, controlling your anger, and what love looks like
Love
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cool concepts
As I said, most companies and most interviews focus more on the question: can this person do what we need? But if you’re trying to recruit the best talent in the world, it needs to start with them. Who are they? What do they love doing? What are their ambitions? How does their past shape what they want for their future? What are they insecure about... See more
from Fit
building great work cultures and building great teams
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cool concepts and let's gather - ideas & concepts i love

from “Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions by Molly Graham

from Krista Tippett: 3 practices for wisdom and wholeness by Krista Tippett

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

from 3-2-1: The simple way to have a good day, why inspiration is unnecessary, playing small vs playing big

from On Taste and Congruence

from 3-2-1: On saving money, controlling your anger, and what love looks like

Take a Book. Share a Book. - Little Free Library

from Fit

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