Kinections was proud to be part of the Carnegie Trust’s Kindness Innovation Network. We met some wonderful people and forged some new friendships. We wanted to share some of those stories of people and movements which inspired us, and invite you to be inspired and inspiring!
The Place of Kindness: Combating loneliness and building stronger communities
Zoe Thomson, Carnegie Trust
Rocking the boat and staying in it: being an NHS change agent
Dr Helen Bevan, NHS Horizons Team
“Be kind, be useful, be fearless.”
The Obama White House
From student to superhero: Situational primes shape future helping
Leif D.Nelson and Michael I. Norton
The Mindful Leadership Foundation
Duncan Fraser
Dr David Hamilton – Compassion and kindness
Mike Robbins – Bring your whole self to work
Pat Armstrong – leadership in third sector
- Sociology of food
- Dr Neil Thin – Edinburgh University (Happiness, culture, environment)
- Non-violent communication – Marshall Rosenberg
- Making places – role of architecture, space and community
- COPE Scotland – peer support, mental health recovery