Imagination: to build resilience

A recent article in The Sydney Morning Herald reminds that a study of the humanities equips us with the skills to better cope with uncertainty. Imagination has that same effect. Why? Because it accepts, at its core, that change is inevitable.

Rather than be carried along with events like a leaf in the wind, imagination can gift us the skills to see opportunities, to recognise the many possibilities and, at times, drive what happens next.

Literature teaches us “not to cling to fixed ideas but to embrace uncertainty,” wrote Sophie Gee, a professor of English, in the SMH article.

Similarly, imagination encourages us to question ‘the way we’ve always done things’, to seek out fresh possibilities, to experiment, to dare to come up with something new. An innovative idea, a ground breaking advance, a unique way to tell a story, or to convince a client of the merits of your service. Or a pathway to a novel approach to life’s many challenges through, for example, creative problem solving or original strategies for dispute resolution.

Imagination is a skill that can be taught and can be learnt.

Reconnecting with that skill is worth the effort because with imagination, anything is possible.

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