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  • A round white table set for a training session, with coloured folders and cloth bags at each seat

    Inclusive Design Training

    All set for a 5 day training in Inclusive Design! 👉 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲If your slide only has text, add…

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  • Illustration: stacked plum, orchid and lilac shapes beside an open paper frame and marigold semicircle

    Weekly Recap 7.10.2026

    Weekly Recap below! Back in Barcelona after a few weeks of travel, and this week felt surprisingly easy to settle back into ✨ 🎭 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴…

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  • Four people sitting together at a wooden picnic table under a rustic shelter, smiling at the camera

    Weekly Recap 7.3.2026

    Weekly Recap below! From Bulgaria to London. From Digital Nomad Fest to back to reality. A week of thinking, planning, and still processing ✨ 🎭…

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  • Elana in a red kimono speaking on stage at Bansko Nomad Fest beside a slide titled “The Power of Yohaku”

    The Power of Yohaku

    𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗸𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁? At Bansko Nomad Fest…

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  • Illustration: layered plum, orchid and lilac mountain shapes beneath a marigold sun

    Weekly Recap 6.26.2026

    Recap of the week! 🎭 Bansko Nomad Fest: So many inspiring ideas, new ways of working, and amazing people met along the way. 🎭 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮’𝘀…

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  • Illustration: a lilac oval, plum arch, orchid wedge and marigold wavy shape arranged in a loose circle

    Bansko Nomad Fest Day 2: Your Uniqueness is Your Superpower

    Bansko Nomad Fest day two, and my key takeaway was: 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿. The session that resonated with me most today was Piera…

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  • A grid of participants on an online video call, several playing characters and making expressive gestures

    Weekly Recap 6.22.2026

    Busy week last week, so here’s my weekly recap a little late. 🎭 𝗢𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: Ran one of my favourite process drama workshops online…

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  • Mountains rising behind stone-and-timber houses and green trees under a cloudy sky

    Mountain Air Reconnection

    I’ve just arrived in Bansko, Bulgaria ahead of Bansko Nomad Fest, and being in the mountains already feels like a deep exhale. There’s something about…

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  • Illustration: a plum arch, orchid block, lilac semicircle and marigold circle arranged like playful building pieces

    Play is serious.

    What if play is one of the most serious tools we have for learning? Last week Jessica and I ran The Authenticity Experiment in Barcelona…

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  • A happy group of course participants holding up their certificates around a table at a certificate ceremony

    Weekly Recap 6.12.2026

    A week of new beginnings! Weekly recap below. 🎭 𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Had a great chat with Steven Parker, the new chair of the ISTA –…

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