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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.
MeaningSphere’s Louise Lilja reflects on how finding a community of volunteers at the start of the pandemic gave her renewed purpose, and shares tips for doing the same. Amidst the pandemic, I found myself jobless, alone in a cramped London
How can we come together in a meaningful way? As part of our exploration of “community at work,” team coach, facilitator and creative strategist Roz Duffy shares six top tips for running effective and collaborative meetings. If there’s one thing
Facilitator and coach Susan Taylor helps teams work better together by creating space for vulnerability, learning, and growth. In this piece, she describes how a transformative encounter in the wilderness motivated her to pursue this work. I have worked at
What does it mean to be a highly sensitive individual? MeaningSphere content curator Anna Weltner reviews Jenn Granneman and Andre Sólo’s book Sensitive, a new release which offers some answers. Sensitivity gets a bad rap in our culture. Being called
This month we’re talking all things vulnerability at work. MeaningSphere Guide and Meaning Circle host Mita Broca takes us through what practicing vulnerability at work looks like and shares some tips. Ali Boston: How would you describe vulnerability? How does
As part of our series on creativity, coach, facilitator and creative strategist Roz Duffy reviews legendary music producer Rick Rubin’s new book: The Creative Act. “The reason we’re alive is to express ourselves in the world,” writes Rick Rubin in
Graham Wallas, social psychologist and co-founder of the London School of Economics, shared his theory of the four stages of creativity in The Art of Thought, published in 1926. The theory will help you think about how to create the
Before becoming a MeaningSphere Guide, Dale Walker worked in innovation and design thinking. He shares why he believes everyone is creative and offers tips for bringing more creativity to your work. Ali Boston: First things first, do you consider yourself
Neurodiversity is not merely a buzzword; it is a paradigm shift that holds the potential to reshape the modern workplace for the better. As part of our series on Lifelong Learning, contributor Louise Lilja reflects on the occupational challenges posed
