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Here’s where you find the complete archive of articles from the MeaningSphere Blog, all in one place. Read, share, and enjoy.
Developed by Dr. Marjolein Lips-Wiersma, the Map of Meaning is the foundational framework of MeaningSphere’s flagship offering. Comprising four pathways and three tensions, the Map is a research-backed tool for understanding how we experience meaning—and therefore, what makes work meaningful rather than meaningless. Here, you’ll find articles that will empower you to understand and apply this powerful framework in your own worklife.
This is where we share the heart behind what we do. Here you’ll find the ideas, insights, and stories that shape our offerings—and why we believe meaning at work matters. Think of it as a starting point for understanding who we are, what drives us, and how we can make a difference in your worklife.
Your worklife is the ongoing conversation between your work and your sense of self. Here you’ll find fresh perspectives, practical tips, and gentle questions to help you explore what matters most to you, so you can build the worklife that fits you best. From shifting workplace trends to new data on wellbeing, we’ll connect the bigger picture to your everyday experience.
For many of us, working isn’t just a way to pay the bills – it’s a vital source of purpose, community and meaning in our lives. But it can be hard to pin down what, exactly, meaningful work is. We
Our theme this month is Know Yourself! Here are some ways to test and expand our self-knowledge, starting with these recommendations from our very own MeaningSphere Guides. Many of us spent our formative years soaking up knowledge that was supposed
In Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well, Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson challenges the conventional view of failure as something to be avoided at all costs. Instead, she argues that learning to fail well is essential
Why is productivity so broken and what is it anyway? In his latest book Slow Productivity, bestselling author and Georgetown University professor Cal Newport introduces a new approach to productivity, one that’s more human, more sustainable, and more meaningful. Emails,
This month we’re exploring what we can learn from failure, what we gain from being less scared of it, and how best to plan for this inevitable part of being human. Can you get “good” at failure? Mistakes, setbacks, and
It’s human nature to look for meaning in our daily lives—work is no exception. We’ve put together our favorite meaningful work quotes to help you explore what work means to you. Human beings are storytellers. We can’t help but search
You have the power to shape your own working life toward something that works for you—a job you truly love. We break down how to find a job you love into three steps you can try right away. Over the
As the Northern Hemisphere moves into Spring, we’re examining how nature influences our work. What if, instead of trying to be productive all the time, we spoke of our work in the language of seasons and tides? Earlier this year,
Here are 10 of our favorite pieces of wisdom on loving your job, pulled from some of our MeaningSphere Book Club reads so far. We spend a huge portion of our lives at work. It’s no wonder that finding a
