The Olympics remind that the seemingly impossible can be within our grasp. We might not all be able to claim our spot in the history books as Olympians but we can still imagine. What might happen next if….

Sir Ken Robinson, a well known advocate for imagination, busted several myths on the topic in his book, ‘The Element: how finding your passion changes everything’.

I was talking to a friend over the long weekend about all we’d gained and all we’d lost by working from home. The gains seemed obvious, to us, while the losses were all about human connections.

Here’s yet another reason to enjoy the long Easter weekend: research reveals rest is good for us. It even boosts our productivity. Like imagination, it gifts us a break from the ‘real’ world and when we return to our everyday, we might be rejuvenated, better able to find novel solutions to those challenging problems.

I attended a recent Sydney Ideas event that demonstrated a need for preventive measures in mental health against a backdrop of rising workers’ compensation claims in the area.