Engage

Every day we interface with the world. We show up and we engage. How we do it matters so join us as we wrestle with the questions of where inner meets outer.

“When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or the life of another.”

Helen Keller
  • Musubi: The Japanese Concept That Explains Why Encounters Change Us

    Musubi: The Japanese Concept That Explains Why Encounters Change Us

    What if nothing we meet were ever really separate from the rest of the world? In Japan, an ancient concept describes exactly this: **musubi** (結び), the invisible force that ties, generates and transforms. You can see it in the sacred ropes of Shinto shrines, read it in the oldest stratum of Japanese mythology, and even…

  • Does Coloring Benefit Your Brain?

    Does Coloring Benefit Your Brain?

    Stressed, overwhelmed, fresh out of ideas? A new study suggests the humble pencil might be the most underrated wellbeing tool on your desk. Let’s have a look at the research on coloring, doodling and drawing: brain scans lighting up the reward circuit, cortisol levels dropping, and people feeling measurably more creative after just a few…

  • Leading Without Bosses: A Framework for the Future of Work

    Leading Without Bosses: A Framework for the Future of Work

    Have you ever worked in a team without a boss? Or imagined what it would be like to vote on your company’s future? Let’s explore how the NER philosophy could reshape not just companies but also the way we think about work itself.

  • October 10, World Mental Health Day

    October 10, World Mental Health Day

    This year’s theme — “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change” — hits on something we often overlook in the workplace: real change starts by listening to the people closest to the problem.

  • Met on the Edge: A Conversation with Seemah About Tradition and Freedom

    Met on the Edge: A Conversation with Seemah About Tradition and Freedom

    Can we feel lonely in a house full of family? Do we allow ourselves to follow our own path, despite familiar traditions and society’s way of living and expectations? Is there really such a big difference between traditional societies and modern Western societies? I met Seemah on a crowded bus in Nepal, on a road…