“Isn’t Music Just Math with More Soul?” — Lessons from an 8-Year-Old Polymath
Arts Integration | Brain Capital | Creativity | Leadership | My Thoughts | Posted on March 20, 2025 at 5:11 pm by geneinletford
“Why is music separate from math time?” a student once asked with a furrowed brow. “Aren’t they all the same? Isn’t music, math—and math, music?” Mic drop. At just eight years old, she cracked the code on what many educational systems are just now realizing: the future of learning is integration. She wrapped it all [...]
Rest: The Secret Ingredient to Creativity and Brain Optimization
Brain Capital | Creativity | Leadership | Posted on December 20, 2024 at 4:56 pm by geneinletford
Since it is the end of the year, I have a gift fro you. Did you know your intercultural creativity and brain capital depend on your ability to rest? Yes, you read that right. Rest isn’t just a nice bonus—it’s a vital brain-building strategy. Happy holidays! In the book I AM CREATIVE:Preventing Dementia and Building [...]
Why Translating Ideas Is the New Workplace Superpower
Arts Integration | Brain Capital | Creativity | Entrepreneurship | Leadership | My Thoughts | Posted on November 20, 2024 at 4:46 pm by geneinletford
In today’s increasingly global and diverse world, one thing is clear: if you can take an idea and remix it like a DJ across different communication styles—you're winning. This is what NeuroSomatic Creativity® trains you to do. Translating a concept from one form (say, a chart) into another (like a dramatic interpretive dance… okay, maybe [...]
Yes! The Arts Are for YOU Too (Even If You Can’t Draw a Stick Figure)
Arts Integration | Brain Capital | Creativity | Educational Travel | Lyrics 'N Leadership | Personal Development | Posted on October 20, 2024 at 4:19 pm by geneinletford
Let’s get this out of the way: not being able to paint like Picasso or play piano like Chopin does not mean you aren’t creative. Too many people believe that unless they’re holding a paintbrush or pirouetting across a stage, creativity just isn’t their thing. This, friends, is a tragic (and frankly, very costly) misconception—and [...]My Flowers of Asia
Creativity | Educational Travel | My Thoughts | Posted on June 12, 2015 at 7:34 pm by geneinletford
I don’t know what started it but while I was in Japan and South Korea last summer, I just started taking pictures of random flowers that caught my eye. Since my focus of the trip was to see these cultures through the arts, I guess these beautiful creations didn’t want to be left out. My […]