Mindset

Cultural identity is how people see themselves and how they relate to the world. The connection of upbringing and life experiences makes every person unique. How you see the world is the result of everything you have experienced. History, ancestors, upbringing, everything helps determine the story of who you are and your unique view of the world.

Connection with community, neighbourhood, culture and the natural environment is important and gives value to life. Ultimately, life’s value is in people; friends, family and home and a connection to the whole. Families and daily living can help keep us grounded. Sharing spiritual and cultural values with others ensures connection. Listening to the stories of others can restore the connection between us all. Being truly seen and heard is a human need and can lead to an acceptance and gratitude for life.

All the information that is received via the Internet can instigate a cynical worldview among young people. Today’s digital generation has seen it all, and through their feed, they can become apathetic and easily bored. The pace of this generation is new; non-confirmative visual storytelling and humour can help connect with this group of young people. There is a sensibility for truth telling. They need help and reassurance in order to remain hopeful about their future.

A move beyond ego and connecting with the whole, the spiritual, something bigger in life. 

Connection

Attitude

Receiving 

Beaming out

The concept of work, based on making a positive contribution to society and inspiring hope for a better future, is growing in importance. It begins with ideas that have the power to affect change and empower people. Empowering one group is essentially empowering all. Being relevant for larger populations and staying coherent makes what you do worthwhile. A grounded sense of solidarity adds to the collective good of humanity.

Our worldview is influenced by and interwoven with technology. New tools open up new possibilities. Access to the options of the digital world and the future of work is essential for all. AI should be programmed to understand and reflect the nuances between cultural differences and the influence of the collective. 

Through cooperation between disciplines and by mixing cultures and ideas, diversity and complexity are combined. Ping-pong thought exchanges keep up the pace of developments. 

Everything exists within a context, ideas can complement something that already exists, sometimes it is lost within the complexity, and sometimes it can become a reference point for a new context. Multiple disciplines live by the principle that any place, no matter how exclusive it seems, is accessible to everyone, and that creativity need not be limited to one discipline. The idea that no one is limited to only one point of view, one career path or one singular idea.

Collaborating with people from different backgrounds and cultures goes beyond diversity. It is not necessary to erase or emphasize our differences to be united; the common thread is what counts., learn from each other to be able to take the next steps. When you come together as a group, you challenge, question and work from outside your bubble. This can lead to a dynamic new energy, wholly different from solo projects.

Empowerment

Worldview

Mash up

Beyond diversity

Developing yourself, expressing yourself, visualising ideas in unique ways is shaping culture. Not with the primary aim to be successful but to make successful things that resonate. Feelings, hopes, desires and grief all want to be communicated. Time is spent on reading, studying history, writing, singing, praying and soul-searching. Music, art and sport are some of the tools that speak to the emotions and can unite us.

Positive change is when everyone wins. Community is about a series of small choices and everyday actions from how to spend a day, to what to do when a neighbour falls ill, how to make time when there is none. Knowing others and being known; investing in somewhere instead of trying to be everywhere. Communities are built, one brick at a time. 

The social balm that we need is human contact. Humans need others to survive, regardless of age, gender, country, culture of origin or economic background. Our social connection is crucial to human development, health and survival. Mean something for someone, talk to a stranger, cook a meal for someone in need all can soothe our social needs.

Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.

Care

Community

Human contact

Activism

Most of the products we use in daily life are too cheaply priced; a correction in price might lie ahead. We are used to things being cheap, but in the future this may prove unsustainable. Not paying enough could be considered an act of violence towards many workers, animals and the environment. A fairer world starts with paying the right price for the material and the work that is involved.

People want to be citizens instead of consumers, and this offers opportunities for non-commercial expression such as tree planting, creating learning opportunities, art projects. Materialism creates a negative dynamic; new articulations are formed about how we live with each other and with our possessions. Advertising promotes a culture of consumerism and could be seen as visual pollution. Stories should be told with a broader narrative, avoiding stereotyping. 

Continuing wage stagnation and weak growth in the workplace, insecure work on zero-hour contracts and low pay combined with student debt, all create a barrier to progression. Better compensation and working conditions should be secured to build a thriving working environment, one fit for the future. The rise in the cost of living has outstripped wage increases; young people find solutions through co-living or remain living with their parents.

What to buy and what not is changing under the influence of today’s global challenges. The entire concept of what is value is shifting. Convenience is no longer defined in terms of time and ease. The highest currency will be relevance. Climate change is changing perceptions about eating meat and spending money in general. New things are rejected, what can you do with the things that are already there? Making it yourself and learning new skills in doing so establishes a connection with the products that we use. By buying in local shops, the community is supported.

A fair price

Citizens

Security

Value shift

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