Q4 2021 Inspiration Report: Growth & Intention
Civilla is a nonprofit design studio dedicated to changing the way our public-serving institutions work.
“You plant a seed and the next spring it will grow. And next summer it will flower. And maybe next autumn it will bear fruit. That continuation of life is very powerful.” - Monty Don
Photographer: Franceska Jones
“People do not choose to fail or disappoint. No one wants to feel incapable, apathetic, or ineffective. If you look at a person’s action (or inaction) and see only laziness, you are missing key details. There is always an explanation. There are always barriers. Just because you can’t see them, or don’t view them as legitimate, doesn’t mean they’re not there. Look harder.” - Devon Price, Ph.D.
Music has the ability to directly stimulate the brain to improve functional outcomes, and this principle underpins the science behind MedRhythms’ digital therapeutics.
RxART
RxART helps children heal through the extraordinary power of visual art. RxART works with exceptional contemporary artists to transform children’s hospitals into engaging and uplifting healing environments at no cost to the hospitals.
Cambio
Formafantasma’s Cambio is an art exhibition, research project, and publication that takes a global interdisciplinary approach to understanding how the timber industry works and where we can improve upon it for a more sustainable future.
Mariela is a mindset, business, and leadership coach. Her mission is to help WOC break glass ceilings in life and business by unlearning their conditioning and building their emotional intelligence. She led our team through a workshop on intentional goal setting as part of our quarterly professional development series.
“Down a track deep in the Kentish countryside is the kind of landscape usually only encountered in literature.” - Natasha Goodfellow on a garden plot inspired by the Great Dixter gardens
“Breakfast without Boundaries”
Hilda and Jesse, San Francisco’s newest all-day eatery, is a snippet of joy to come out of the pandemic. Their delicious concept lives in our happy place, where art meets food.
Photography: @outofphasezine