One of the things I miss most since our lives changed with the pandemic is “discovery”: those “random” encounters and moments of… — One of the things I miss most since our lives changed with the pandemic is “discovery”: those “random” encounters and moments of serendipity (which, as it turns out, are not so random after all) that were connected to travel, exploring and working from different places, attending events and bumping into…

Strategy, content and community are where I do my best work. I’ve spent my career building brands and creating experiences on- and offline… — Strategy, content and community are where I do my best work. I’ve spent my career building brands and creating experiences on- and offline, from launching the first community for mind sports with Red Bull, to rebuilding Uber Austria’s social ecosystem and producing an award-winning storytelling campaign, shaping the creative community…

With summer just around the corner and for many of us, myself included, COVID still nagging at our work situation, we find ourselves with… — With summer just around the corner and for many of us, myself included, COVID still nagging at our work situation, we find ourselves with more free time and might have realized a need for more solid rest. With today’s newsletter, I would like to explore downtime as being key to…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a reminder of the importance of taking care of ourselves and developing healthier relationships… — May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a reminder of the importance of taking care of ourselves and developing healthier relationships with ourselves and others. I’ve spent my career building communities and creating experiences on- and offline. Over the past weeks, I have been focussing on bringing people together, to…

Learnings from our new work-life — Learnings from our new work-life COVID-19 is a modern catastrophe unlike any other. We are in lockdown trying to figure out how to manage both our personal and professional lives and uncertainty. Finding opportunities to give and receive support have been particularly important during this time. Over the past few weeks, my friend Terry and…

COVID-19 is the biggest disaster of our generation. But it is also a wake-up call for many industries. As traditional business and… — COVID-19 is the biggest disaster of our generation. But it is also a wake-up call for many industries. As traditional business and real-estate models collapse, a lot of companies are being forced to rethink their approaches. Companies will need to think about new ways of creating long-lasting customer relationships and…

Tips for your remote working journey, hopefully even after the COVID-19 — Tips for your remote working journey, hopefully even after the COVID-19 52% of employees around the world work remotely at least once per week, and 68% work remotely at least once per month 🙏🏽 🖥️ 💪 This is according to the Global State of Remote Work Report. And remote work…

How you make more time for play in your life — For many, spending time on hobbies sounds like a waste of time. But it is actually an investment in our happiness. ⁠ Extracurricular activities and “playtime” can be a way to develop new skills, experiment, meet new people and communities or decompress.⁠ As children, we picked up play naturally and…

Down-time is something that gets hugely underestimated and ignored by many these days. In our hustle culture, we often get stuck at our… — With our always-on-hustle culture, we often get stuck at our desks (👩‍💻🥗) thinking we are too busy to take a break or do anything outside work. But spending all our time in front of our laptops, stuck in an office all day long, doesn’t help us be more creative.