🌍 Global Micro-Break Tool - Melissa founded Breakthrough, a movement and breathing-based break tool used by people in 150 countries and 45,000 organizations (from Polish preschools to Harvard to major hospitals) 🧠 Sitting Kills Clear Thinking - Movement activates the brain and turns off the "noisy part," allowing creative ideas to emerge - scientifically proven that sitting impairs cognitive function 🚶 The Walking Solution - Everyone has experienced getting stuck on a problem, going for a walk, and finding the solution - there's neuroscience behind this phenomenon 🏃 Athlete Research - Interviewed over 4,000 athletes including every female ultra runner on the planet to understand peak performance and apply insights to desk workers 👁️ 28 Senses, Not 5 - Humans have 28 senses including proprioception (body awareness in space) and interoception (internal body state awareness) - these are part of human intelligence ⏱️ 2-Minute Magic - Just 2 minutes can turn metabolism back on, reengage senses, and restore cognitive functioning for up to 2 hours of focus 🌳 Nature as Wellbeing Source - Knew from childhood that nature, unexpected movements (climbing trees, handstands), and full-body learning create confidence and joy 😰 Hardest for the Best - Breaks are hardest to take for amazing people: nurses, caring leaders, mission-driven workers who don't want to stop but end up burning out 🐕 Walking the Talk - Uses her own tool, walks to cafes, takes dog to beach, swims, hikes, gardens, cooks - but also values connection breaks like calls with friends
Established leadership in embodied intelligence, movement for wellbeing, AI and spatial design. Deep experience in product creation, augmented and virtual reality, innovation strategy, interaction design, storytelling, both cinematic and live, and in leading large and small teams in creative collaboration. An award-winning filmmaker and author. Focused on the intersections of emergent technologies and human intent and on employing design to tackle challenges of today and the future.
#thinking with movement I #breaks for teams I #immersive technologies I #lifelong learning I #wellbeing at work
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