Wonder Power: Cultivating Resilience & Empathy for Meaningful Connection

00:00 Introduce yourself to Aliens

07:33 Explore the five pillars of wonder

14:57 Explore the state of flow

19:08 How to design for flow

27:01 Bring resilience and empathy to Air Force

31:21 Role of play curiosity collaboration

36:27 Caitlin’s MAGIC

44:33 Digital Satori poem reading

💕 Story Overview

Caitlin Krause of MindWise discusses her work cultivating resilience, empathy, and meaningful connection through integrated learning experiences blending mindfulness, design, and storytelling. She explores concepts like wonder and flow state, designing immersive experiences like VR military training to foster qualities like empathy and resilience. Emphasizing play, collaboration, curiosity, and mindful AI partnership in skill and culture development.

MAGICal Insights

• Play, collaboration, and curiosity are essential in approaching technology and leadership.

• Cultivating resilience and empathy is essential for meaningful human connection.

• Wonder has five facets: curiosity, empathy, surfing wonder, the overview effect, and the wonder of the gestalt.

• Flow is a state of complete immersion and intrinsic joy.

• A mindful partnership with AI can lead to better learning experiences.

• Caitlin’s MAGIC

Toast to your curiosity, tune into the poetry reading towards the end: Digital Satori. You will love it~

• 🐣 Quotes

  Losing narrative in a flow state: https://youtu.be/oeGlwwPTSEg

  Practice to help us move from fear to love: https://youtu.be/9sPboqEsmR0

  1st pillar of wonder-childlike curiosity:https://youtu.be/jZiVBOoG8Kg 

  2nd pillar of wonder-deep empathy within a system: https://youtu.be/p3a3QdkrQMM

  3rd pillar of wonder-surrender to the moment: https://youtu.be/ynOnt_ArqO4

  4th pillar of awe-feeling of one: https://youtu.be/h95Q341ZsMA

  5th pillar of wonder-gestalt of love: https://youtu.be/a0C__BUUpzY

  magic formula  dignity, freedom, invention, agency: https://youtu.be/mb2awLAAMUU

• 📚 Reference

  • Csikszentmihalyi M (1997). Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life (1st ed.). 

  • Digital Satori: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Satori-Caitlin-Krause/dp/B0BZF2696H

  • Designing Wonder: https://caitlinkrause.gumroad.com/l/IxbVJ

  • Lebowitz, M. (1985). Story-telling as planning and learning. Poetics, 14(6), 483-502.

  • Rossiter, M. (2002). Narrative and Stories in Adult Teaching and Learning. ERIC Digest.

• ☕ Connect with Our Guests

  Caitlin Krause, founder of MindWise, combines technology, innovation and wellbeing as an educator, XR designer, author and speaker. She teaches digital wellness at Stanford and has authored related books. Krause advises organizations like Google, Meta, Oracle, and the U.S. State Department. Recently, she led workshops on resilience, leadership, mindfulness and creativity. Krause creates collaborative social XR experiences fusing presence, storytelling, meditation and emotional intelligence. She works on digital therapeutics incorporating haptics and biofeedback. With over 20 years of experience, Krause helps navigate the future of work, prioritizing empathy, design and imagination.

  LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlinkrause

  Website : https://caitlinkrause.com/

Disclaimer

• The content shared is to highlight the passion and wonder of our guests. It is not professional advice. Please read our evidence-based research to help you develop your unique understanding.

• AI technologies have been utilized to assist in creating content derived from genuine conversations. All generated material undergoes thorough human review to ensure accuracy, relevance, and quality.