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.

Her kindness and candor. Her curiosity and intellectual courage. Her willingness to explore and contemplate the layers of things rather than reaching for easy judgment
from Manjula Martin Tells Us
descriptions of people and qualities i admire
The idea of research as leisure activity has stayed with me because it seems to describe a kind of intellectual inquiry that comes from idiosyncratic passion and interest. It’s not about the formal credentials. It’s fundamentally about play.
play in adulthood
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
Encounters with strangers can be a humbling reminder of the vastness of the world and of each other, the impossible-feeling truth that each one of us contains an entire universe of inner life and a singular perspective, that as a species we have an incredible capacity for kindness, cruelty, courage and creativity.
from The big idea: why we should spend more time talking to strangers by Sophie McBain
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 Jan Wrenn
files.eric.ed.gov
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Joy is a form of rebellion in a system that profits from fear
The opposite of retail therapy is fearless generosity.

from Eco-Friendly Products

I’m uncomfortable with the idea of going public, but only because I haven’t been practicing. I guess I have to suck it up and accept that my practice now entails growing my capacity to deal with the unknown variables of other people even more than I already have.

from Hurry Slowly

on being seen

Once you’ve finished at Harvard Business School or any other top academic institution, the vast majority of people you’ll interact with on a day-to-day basis may not be smarter than you. And if your attitude is that only smarter people have something to teach you, your learning opportunities will be very limited. But if you have a humble eagerness

from Manjula Martin Tells Us

from Barnes & Noble Sets Itself Free

from The big idea: why we should spend more time talking to strangers by Sophie McBain

Enhancing Learning by Integrating Theory and Practice

from Eco-Friendly Products

from Hurry Slowly

from How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clay Christensen