Third Space: A Portal to Wisdom and Creative Breakthroughs When we teach, counsel, or coach, there’s often a deeper dimension at play—a greater space of wisdom that transcends our usual ways of thinking. I call this Third Space. What Is Third Space? Third Space is a realm of expanded knowing, where creative breakthroughs and intuitive…
I once heard someone say, “Beauty is the depth at which we see something.” It’s a simple statement, but one that holds profound meaning. What does it mean to see something deeply? How does this kind of seeing impact the way we teach, lead, or work with others? To me, seeing at a deeper level…
Love is at the heart of genius. When I was studying adult learning in the PhD program at the University of Chicago, I was fascinated—and disheartened—by the lack of heart and soul in the research literature. It was as if love had been systematically divorced from learning, leaving behind only cold, detached analysis. Perhaps love…
A creative life isn’t linear—it twists and turns, often in unexpected ways. But those pieces and experiences? They have a way of circling back, connecting in surprising and meaningful ways. In my twenties, I worked as a computer scientist for two Fortune 500 companies. Then, at 27, my life changed in an instant. I broke…
As a coach and educator, my work is to reveal the wisdom that lies in the spaces we can’t see. Creative breakthroughs happen when we perceive the wisdom that lies outside of our ordinary ways of looking. In Gestalt psychology, there is a concept called ‘figure’ and ‘ground.’ Westerners tend to see figure and have…
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