Addressing Heatwaves
Mindworks Lab
An innovation lab giving changemakers the power to understand how the human mind works.
Welcome to the first edition of the Mindworks Linkedin newsletter giving changemakers news, tips & tools to drive change using insights from cognitive and social sciences.
Heatwaves Brief
As the world gets to grips with the increasing frequency and impact of extreme weather events, in this edition we share some recommendations?in the first of our?series of deep-dives, starting with Heatwaves.
Heatwaves can be one of the most deadly extreme weather events;?in the US, they already kill more people than any other severe weather events. They not only impact our health but can also affect everything from productivity to?triggering cultural shifts.?
Based on the insights from The Disrupted Mind we share?six recommendations on how to engage with impacted communities during heatwaves. We are also happy to share a short audio introduction to the piece for those who?prefer to listen.
Mind waves
A small?selection of mindset nuggets from around the internet.
Great piece on Donella Meadows work around systems changes including a visualisation of the power of mindset change to shift a system.
领英推荐
Fantastic collection of examples, resources and ideas from 2022 collected by the Narrative Institute.
How Vancouver’s?Neighbourhood Houses?came together to create a heatwave community support network in the wake of Canada’s tragic 2021 heat dome.
A podcast interview with Jo?o Brant from desinformante and Flora Rebello Arduini of SumOfUs on campaigns to fight disinformation ahead of the forthcoming elections.
A piece?exploring how the “No” campaign used the events of just four days to build and seeded powerful narratives that turned the tide of the historic vote (in Spanish).
Mindworks is changing
Last but certainly not least, we are also excited to share in the coming few months an evolution in the way Mindworks operates and what we offer. We are also very busy working on some exciting pieces and?will be revealing more in our next episode so stay tuned…
You can follow us at?@mindworkslab on Twitter?to stay in touch and get the latest updates. As always, if you have any thoughts, comments or questions, don't hesitate to reach out to the team at?[email protected].
All the best,
The Mindworks Team