You have to make mistakes to learn.
I had this realisation during my driving lesson. I’m usually so concerned about getting it right, but it’s when I forget parts of a manoeuvre or hesitate at a roundabout that I learn and remember the most.
You have to make mistakes to learn.
I had this realisation during my driving lesson. I’m usually so concerned about getting it right, but it’s when I forget parts of a manoeuvre or hesitate at a roundabout that I learn and remember the most.
Thought provoking words from Akala on everyday racism.
“Everyday racism is the normalised experiences we encounter daily based on our difference from the white norm…..
Fighting prejudice both within our society and within ourselves.”
If this affects us so much as adults it’s even sadder when we see the effects of everyday racism on young children, as this experiment the “doll test” shows.
I have seen both of these on facebook in recent days.They really made me think about how subconscious and normalised everyday racism is. We all live the idea of the white experience as the norm.
Like in Akala’s example, I myself have to consciously fight the stereotypes even though I am black and I know they are wrong.
I tested my automatic instincts in a few months ago with the brilliant Harvard research project, Project Implicit. I wasn’t surprised to find that I like a lot of respondents, I had an automatic preference for white people compared to black people.
…. But it did make me think deeply my automatic reactions and question more the messages I consume. I’ve have to make a decision to move away from the “Single Story” as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says. To make sure I read, listen and watch stories from a range of people.
Catch & Release Project where Seaport’s residents created lovely thank you cards
The busy trap, being busy for the sake of being busy
How to speak to inspire change, is a great read from Simon Sinek
An insightful discussion between Debbie Millman and Seth Godin on how to overcome the lizard brain
The importance of taking breaks from technology, switch it off!
Have a point of view and express your point it daily, a thoughtful post from Seth Godin’s blog
The brilliantly inspiring Your Ad Here from Create London, connecting small businesses, artists and the community
Thank you Roberta Tassi for this amazing online resource of service design tools-
Creating an education system that is relevant to people Charles Leadbeater’s TED talk on his learnings from education in slums
How to write a great blog post from creative boom (I’ve started writing post-it notes when I start a blog post)
How much of your day are you spending finding the clients you want instead of working for the ones you have?