TED talk video with Tanya De Jong We go to school where we often get taught to think in the box. We go to the supermarket - we come out with lots of little boxes. And then we go to work, and we have a box in a pocket, mobile phone. We have a screen in front of us. But I believe that life really happens in our creative potential which is unlocked between the boxes, in the place where we connect in loving relationships with others. When we sing together, it makes us more healthy and happy, and more creative; and when we do this with other people - the effect is amplified. A recent study measured the levels of bonding in a group - the people before and after singing sessions - and the labels increased it increases significantly after the singing sessions. The international research shows that the benefits of singing together tremendously benefits language and other skills, and heals speech abnormalities and depression. Other theories speculate that our brains developed along with music and singing as a survival mechanism. So, before there were governments and nations, groups and tribes sang and danced together to build loyalty, transmit vital information and ward off enemies. Literally, those who sang well survived well. Today, creativity has become the most endangered species. In the 21st century we have a broadband culture but not the creative thought to feel it; and a recent global study of 1500 CEOs by IBM showed that in an increasingly complex and uncertain global environment the most important leadership attribute is creativity...
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 16:40:37 +0000
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