First full week of work back after the holidays, and already planting seeds for whatโs next. Weekly recap ๐
๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด! My first few days of the year I attended a 3-day Playback Theatre intensive in Nanjing. Storytelling, deep listening, and improvisation, and plenty of ideas already brewing for future work.
๐ค ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐. From Montessori education to AI startups, it was energising to see such diverse paths, and to sense new collaborations forming at the intersection of creativity and innovation.
๐ ๐ช๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, guiding participants from experience โ theory โ to designing their own workshops. Excited to see these ideas ripple outward and for the next series that starts next week.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ with the head of a local English centre here in Taiwan, exploring early conversations on how to make lessons more embodied, engaging for their learners.
Hit the ground running in some ways, but also being intentional about making space to rest and reflect.
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Elana Shyong 