While we have the choice of multiple
communication channels today, it is our
face-to-face interactions that work best
to create the trust and rapport needed for
strong, and more meaningful relationships.
This is especially important when we seek to
persuade, influence, hold others accountable
or find consensus.
As social beings we crave human connection.
Being acknowledged for who we are and
feeling cared about as an individual, boosts
mood, lowers stress and shortens recovery
time from illness. It keeps us in a ‘towards’
state where we are more open to other ideas,
possibility thinking and willing to step up to a
new challenge.creativity
The notion of having a left-sided or right-
sided brain is a brain myth. We are whole
brain thinkers. The creative process is now
recognised as being highly complex, involving
many different conscious and subconsciouscognitive processes and our emotions that
come together in large-scale networks.
Thinking outside the box, staying curious,
and exploring new mediums leads to the
development of those novel ideas that lead
to greater creativity and adaptability. We
appreciate the art and artistry of those who
dance, paint, sculpt, and write, broadening
our experience and improving cross-cultural
competencies.
A creative environment is one that we find
stimulating and inspiring. A bit of background
noise such as working in a café can help as can
being away from work; which is why being in
a green space, exercising or having a shower
is often the time we experience our greatest
insights.
We are being increasingly impacted by our
technology and we are clearly moving to an
integrated digitalised world. Rather than
seeing this as something to be fearful of, it’s
an opportunity to review how we can usetechnology for our benefit by staying in the
driver’s seat.
Meanwhile, staying human; being curious,
adaptive and looking out for each other are
fundamental traits unlikely to be replaced
by our technology and are what make us so
unique and successful as a species.dr. Jenny Brockis is the Brain Fitness
doctor specialising in high-performance
thinking and cognitive health and author
of the best selling Future Brain: the 12 Keys
to Create Your High Performance Brain
(Wiley).
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