Every cloud has a silver lining and although our current cloud is grim for many millions of people here in Australia - and life-threatening for some - it is no different.
Coming so soon after the worst bushfires in history raised the need for a substantive and long-term shift in global use of resources, this crisis is pushing us towards recognising what is important in a modern society.
Read MoreI enjoyed so much the first public workshop based on the insights from my recent book Red Brain Blue Brain. Some comments from participants:
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I loved how well researched the day was. It gave a lot of theory but also practical ways to implement this important work into our school. (Hanna Spark, Leading Teacher, Glenroy Central Primary School)
Virtually all of us have two mind states available to us – the blue brain where we are at our best and the red brain where we only have access to what our childhood mind had access to leading to us becoming very self-focused, pessimistic and limited in our choices.
Each of us has had a unique set of experiences so that there is no way to predict exactly how each of us will develop through adulthood as we continue to have new experiences.
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