Now is the time to prepare for the future. These sources suggest getting started, building communities, ingenuity, not sweating mistakes, patience and perseverance will help you do so. We agree.

– Phil, Mel and Tim

Tomato
tomato

Making a change is a lot like breaking an addiction (not to make light of addiction, of course). Here, a master of addiction offers some quick tips on how to get started on making that change, whatever it may be…

– Mel

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Getting
crafty
with virtual
training

Most training programs migrated to online delivery after people began sheltering-at-home. Many failed because they couldn’t replicate the in-person learning experience. Designers would have been wise to consult this 11-year-old. PepsiCo did.

– Phil

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Sometimes being
a cat is just part of
being human
during COVID

“I’m not a cat!” may end up being one of the best lines of 2021. COVID-19 continues to have a huge impact on all of us. It’s blurring the lines between work and personal. This video, as hilarious as it, provides a great example about handling little mistakes with kindness, empathy and dignity, as we are all human.

– Tim

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Strikes, spares
and misses

Pandemic restrictions have caused many of us to recede from public life, leading to greater mistrust of others.

Revisiting a prescient 1970s study called Bowling Alone can rekindle our interest in well-connected personal and business communities and the benefits they provide.

– Phil

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Just a little
further to go…

When going through change, the transition periods between what was and what will be can be so unsettling. That’s the space we are in now; perpetual Groundhog Day. It’s also an opportunity to prepare for and create what will be. When things open back up, life will be different, exciting and full of unknowns. We just need a little more patience.

– Tim

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