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Thriving Thursday Archive
November 4, 2021
On the brilliance of biomimicry brainstorms
On recovering identity and home after climate disaster
On the importance of trauma-informed healthcare
On the brilliant simplicity of a friendship bench
On casting coiled animals
October 28, 2021
On the complexity of patient-centered healthcare
On a studying the effects of microdosing
On the future of telehealth and virtual-first care delivery
On novel ways technology can improve mental health
On quantum science-inspired disappearing sculptures
October 21, 2021
On the future of technology in healthcare
On frameworks for storytelling
On poking fun at business types
On revealed personalities through our digital trail
On bird watching in a human-sized birds nest
October 14, 2021
On ramping reciprocal intimacy and feeling close
On quantifying the value of human life
On the cost-effectiveness of psychedelic therapy
On reality TV shamans
On artificial intelligence to predict psychedelic efficacy
October 7, 2021
On getting on the same brain wavelength in team flow
On the burning problem of eco-distress for therapists
On microdosing psychedelics with a knowledgeable guide
On being prescribed, and insurance paying for, a phone app
On being transported away on an airship orchestra
September 30, 2021
On innovative passive approaches to mental health technology
On speaking speed to be understood
On a data-driven approach to building equitable health outcomes
On building trust at work (and at home)
On rampant climate anxiety in youth
September 23, 2021
On the placebo of purifying houseplants
On tech-forward personalization of coaching & therapy
On the spiraling costs of US healthcare
On extractive threads weaving into the psychedelic tapestry
On inking one's own skin
September 16, 2021
On positively creating positive organizations
On the sustainability of steward ownership
On one visual story of the multiverse future for the psychedelic industry
On software made for psychedelic providers
On breathtakingly delicate fabric sculptures
September 9, 2021
On a delicious technology for food farmacy
On connecting the dots for care providers
On the power of free
On intentionally misleading food labels
On underwater fabric sculptures
September 2, 2021
On the 10th anniversary of asking 10 questions
On Ginger(ly) getting in the right Headspace
On principles and measures of regenerative economics
On the quantitative case for being a giver
On a flash mob with 1000 musicians
August 26, 2021
On a nutritious diet of movement
On the atheist chaplain at Harvard
On human-centered design philosophy
On the busy bees of the pollination approach to psychedelics
On the ornithology of board games
August 19, 2021
On mastering the art of ethics and persuasion
On the weaving of mental health and technology
On the black magic of microexpressions
On electronic health records (EHRs) in the psychedelic-assisted mental health
On epic large scale flower art installations
August 12, 2021
On the spooky science of individuation and accountability
On creating a CV of failures to offset successes
On making optimized apologies that work
On mother trees and their families
On the mesmerizing of the mundane
August 5, 2021
On the power of presence, reputation, and pivot
On the winding paths of professional development
On the hard to grasp organizational model of holacracy
On statistically valid models for employee voicing
On my favorite sculpture garden at Stanford
July 29, 2021
On the racism of Brown v. Board of Education
On aligning interviews with actual work performance
On frameworks and resources for working parents
On corporate structures with a B-roader lens
On beautiful pre-fabbed space creation
July 16, 2021
On performance reviews that hurt performance
On the structures of storytelling
On a self-led nuclear submarine
On growing space food ... on Earth
On postmodern miniature playgrounds
July 9, 2021
On authority while speaking
On magic mushrooms rewiring our brains
On creating new scientific institutions
On styles and flavors of leadership
July 1, 2021
On the Thriving branch of sleep (& learning)
On the psycho of psychomagic
On the perilous path of psychedelics
On sustainability in the dining hall
On a (sculpted) home of the gods