Ann Helmke spoke to May’s theme of RESILIENT.
Hosted virtually on Friday 5/28/21.
Cheers to our local partners TEKsystems & Estate Coffee Company!
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May’s Theme is Resilient
To be resilient is to be adaptable. It’s a way of being that’s flexible and alive, bouncing with the stuff of survival: learning, evolving, and intertwining our roots to share resources and to create a strong anchor of collective care. Like trees in a storm, it means swaying instead of snapping.
Persevering in the face of hardship and heartbreak is not easy, to say the least. “I think of resilience as the strength and speed of our response to adversity,” says Adam Grant, psychologist and co-author of Option B, a book about resilience. To heal, to grieve, to bend but not break? It requires time and dedication to build these muscles of resilience. “It’s a skill set we work on throughout our lives.”
Whether for your life, community, or planet, consider this:
What can you do today to help build strength and ease for the future?
CreativeMornings/Dallas chose May’s Resilient theme, and Niki Dionne made the accompanying illustration.
Briana Saussy spoke to April’s theme of PROCRASTINATION.
Hosted virtually on Friday 4/30/21.
Cheers to our local partners TEKsystems & Estate Coffee Company!
April’s Theme is Procrastinate
The things that we perpetually push to tomorrow’s to-do list can become a mental weight. Even though we know the welcome relief that will wash over us when that thing we’re avoiding is complete, still, we delay, just a little while longer.
Procrastination can be a sort of art form: the art of deferred action. It’s a technique that’s got a bad reputation, one often tinged with shame. But it can also be a way to claim the ways you wish to your time. It harbors creative possibilities, too.
In that game of waiting-waiting-waiting until it’s almost too late but not quite, a coiled spring of potential energy hides, ready to leap into action at a moment’s notice. Narrowing a timeline can be a fruitful creative constraint, an exercise in trusting the unknown. When a window of opportunity shrinks, improvisation and spontaneity might unfurl like a flower in a time-lapse video blooming at super speed, a confetti cannon of petals bursting in full color.
CreativeMornings/Turin chose April’s exploration of Procrastinate. Elisa Talentino made the accompanying illustration, and Basecamp/HEY is this month’s global theme partner.
Diane Allen spoke to March’s theme RIPPLE.
Hosted virtually on Friday, 3/19.
Cheers to our local partners TEKsystems & Estate Coffee Company!
March’s Theme is Ripple Everything you do has the power to create its own ripple effect. Like an object breaking the water’s surface, our actions can cause a series of ever-expanding waves of impact stretching far beyond our individual reach. Whether we theorize it with dominos, snowballs, or butterflies – it’s about momentum, and as momentum builds, even the smallest actions can end up having a profound impact. One voice can inspire a movement, a single act of kindness can save a life. No matter how minuscule it may seem in the moment, what you do matters. This month, we invite you to pay attention to your personal ripple effect. To examine how your impact expands beyond your inner circle and find ways to pay positivity forward. If you’re feeling brave, this month can be a time to explore the depths of your world. Dare to plunge below the surface and invite deeper connection in. Our Tel Aviv chapter chose this month’s exploration of Ripple and Masha Manapov illustrated it.
Rex Hausmann spoke on February’s theme DIVERGENT.
Hosted virtually on Friday, 2/26.
Cheers to our local partners Estate Coffee Company & TEKsystems!
February’s Theme is Divergent Technologist, author, and designer John Maeda explains, “A divergent thinker takes an idea and expands it. They look for new ways to connect it with other diverse things […] I’m in favor of a synthesis to connect the convergent and divergent.” As creators, builders, and thinkers, how can we get better at solving complex problems? A promising starting point is for us to be in the same spaces with those we’ve traditionally deemed different. Moments of divergence can create beautiful futures when we are willing to leave space for change. Take a step back to reflect on what winds of change you want to welcome into your life today. Divergents that are made and kept are exchanges of power We invite you to make and keep one promise to yourself and one promise to others this year. When applied towards positive impact, even the smallest fulfilled promises can create meaningful ripples of change. Our Valencia chapter chose this month’s exploration of Divergent and Núria Tamarit illustrated it. It is presented Globally by Basecamp and HEY
Angelica Holmes & Ki’Amber Thompson spoke to January’s theme PROMISE.
Hosted virtually on Friday, 1/22.
Cheers to our local partners: DreamWeek, Estate Coffee Company & TEKsystems!
January’s Theme is Promise
A promise is doing something “because I said I would.” Promises can come in all shades, depths, and forms: appointments, acts of kindness, creating and quitting habits, agreements, and resolutions. Thanks to life’s unpredictability, we make and break them all the time.
But what is the value and impact of being individuals of our word?
In the Albanian culture, the word “Besa” means a code of honor and faithfulness. It exceeds the meaning of merely keeping a promise, thus becoming mythologized in its divinity as a solemn oath.
Promises that are made and kept are exchanges of power
We invite you to make and keep one promise to yourself and one promise to others this year. When applied towards positive impact, even the smallest fulfilled promises can create meaningful ripples of change.
Our Tirana chapter chose this month’s exploration of Promise and the talented Jolin Matraku illustrated it.
