Reminds me of just being out last night in downtown Vancouver. I live on the west side a seldom venture downtown, but my son invited me to play ping-pong in a bar that rents tables. On the way down we ran into closed streets that were hosting an international bike road race. And in order to get where we were going we had to pass a few blocks that were full of homeless people. I was struck by the degree of shelter I indulge without venturing out into other parts of the city. I was really glad to be exposed to the elements of humanity we ran into and had a similar sentiment that I ought to commit to interfacing with it more.
I love this reflection and this question: "My question to you is, what local experiences can you tap into to spark your creativity?"
I recently started volunteer at a local arts organization in Seattle. They took over this historical building that used to be a Banana Republic and have converted it into a gallery/performance space. I'm having so much fun being around art, people that care about art/stories, and just the energy of being in a creative space. It's made me wonder how we can re-activate arts in cities that had a reputation for being artsty (like Seattle in the 90s). Great reflection Alexandra!
Love this, Camilo! An appreciation for the arts is so important. When I worked for Ubisoft, I discovered there was a cultural agreement in place by the government to protect affordable workspaces for artists. Wrote more on it here: https://alexandraallen.substack.com/p/6th-edition-coaching-superpowers
Hi ~ if you're into Jazz and Japan, then you may be interested in Craig Mod's work (seriously, this isn't spam 🙃). If you're not familiar with him, he's an American expat who's lived in Japan for the last twenty + years. He mainly writes about hiking through Japan and his last project was a hiking tour of old Jazz clubs. The walk, and the pop up newsletter he published with it, are over but you can read about the project here: https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/166/
Reminds me of just being out last night in downtown Vancouver. I live on the west side a seldom venture downtown, but my son invited me to play ping-pong in a bar that rents tables. On the way down we ran into closed streets that were hosting an international bike road race. And in order to get where we were going we had to pass a few blocks that were full of homeless people. I was struck by the degree of shelter I indulge without venturing out into other parts of the city. I was really glad to be exposed to the elements of humanity we ran into and had a similar sentiment that I ought to commit to interfacing with it more.
Appreciate you sharing this, Rick! So much to discover in our own cities.
I love this reflection and this question: "My question to you is, what local experiences can you tap into to spark your creativity?"
I recently started volunteer at a local arts organization in Seattle. They took over this historical building that used to be a Banana Republic and have converted it into a gallery/performance space. I'm having so much fun being around art, people that care about art/stories, and just the energy of being in a creative space. It's made me wonder how we can re-activate arts in cities that had a reputation for being artsty (like Seattle in the 90s). Great reflection Alexandra!
Love this, Camilo! An appreciation for the arts is so important. When I worked for Ubisoft, I discovered there was a cultural agreement in place by the government to protect affordable workspaces for artists. Wrote more on it here: https://alexandraallen.substack.com/p/6th-edition-coaching-superpowers
Hi ~ if you're into Jazz and Japan, then you may be interested in Craig Mod's work (seriously, this isn't spam 🙃). If you're not familiar with him, he's an American expat who's lived in Japan for the last twenty + years. He mainly writes about hiking through Japan and his last project was a hiking tour of old Jazz clubs. The walk, and the pop up newsletter he published with it, are over but you can read about the project here: https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/166/
(I also read Karena's "Tilt the Future")
Cheers!