The Journal
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.
Invitation: Explore our research on imagination
I’ve made it easier for you to access my research on the many benefits of imagination
New academic text links imagination to leadership skills
A newly published academic text on imagination focuses on its role in developing strong leadership skills. This volume provides a welcome addition to the growing scholarly evidence that cultivating imagination provides a pathway to professional skills, creativity and innovation
It’s time: for new wellbeing strategies
Is it time to consider new strategies to address wellbeing as the latest data on Australian workplaces provides yet another wake-up call to act. The 2023 State of the Future of Work Report found that physical and mental health in Australia’s workplaces are in a poorer state than when the pandemic began. To me, that’s shocking news.
An investment in imagination pays dividends
An investment in imagination offers an impressive ROI. Here is some of the latest data.
Evidence: imagination enhances wellbeing
I often seek out evidence to my conviction, that happiness is good for our wellbeing. And this week, I discovered a report that links imagination to increased happiness, love and connection.
Imagination to build a better world
How does imagination feed our vision for personal, societal, professional and corporate change?
Imagination: the seed for all progress
“Progress requires creativity and imagination,” a quote from Michelle Obama’s latest book ‘The Light We Carry’ (my summer reading). Her message is insightful; it reminds that the first step for any positive change is imagination.
New wellbeing and team building solutions for 2023
In 2023, are you searching for a new solution to address the issues around wellbeing, team building and business sustainability?
Imagination + action = positive change
Many thanks to Christine Ireland and the Wesley Mission for allowing me to join a team of volunteers to welcome more than 300 guests to a Christmas Day lunch in Sydney.
A holiday wish
Wishing you happy holidays and a wonderful new year. Whether I’ve connected with you recently, or we’ve been linked for awhile, or you are an occasional reader of my posts, I wish you the very, very best.
Imagine to dream big, think bold, be ambitious
Imagination invites us to dream big, think bold, be ambitious. And positive imagining is good for us. Poets and philosophers have known that forever and now, increasingly, neuroscientists and even business consultants are placing imagination under their microscope and recognising its many benefits.
Four tips to sustain imagination in business
In business, when is the most critical stage to re-activate your imagination? When do you need all your best ideas to emerge?
Imagine to reach for the stars
Why imagine? For work, for life, for business. Here are six reasons.
A different approach to address wellbeing
I’ve been reflecting on all that’s been said this Mental Health Day and how much our lives have changed since the pandemic began. Comments from, for example, Beyond Blue CEO Georgie Harman who, in a LinkedIn post, wrote the past few years have ‘underscored the importance of human connection’.
Imagine for wellbeing
Many Australians feel more isolated now than before the pandemic began, according to recently released research from Allianz Australia.
A time to celebrate
A day to celebrate yesterday; I donned my cap and gown at Doltone House in Sydney to graduate from a postgraduate education course.
It took a lot of motivation to complete this course under covid’s shadow. Maybe we should all take a bow for whatever we’ve achieved in the last three years.
An imagination challenge
Do you want to touch the laughter and joy of imagining?
In today’s blog, you get that opportunity; I will share a story you can use as a springboard to imagine and to rediscover how awesome that feels.
Imagination for wellbeing and innovation
I found fascinating an article posted by ‘A Lust for Life’, an Irish mental health charity, that identified an overlap between wellbeing and imagination.
The imagination advantage
The latest research demonstrates that imagination has a positive impact on both business outcomes and wellbeing.
The Kantar Insight 2030 report found:
72 per cent of companies primarily focused on imagination over-perform compared to their rivals