What are the most important ways that a horse whisperer can transfer his or her skills into helping humans?

A horse whisperer, who is skilled in understanding and communicating with horses, can transfer their expertise to helping humans in several ways. 4 examples:

Learning to be present
Working with horses requires individuals to be present in the moment, aware of their own emotions, and attuned to the horse’s responses. Horse whisperers can help humans cultivate self-awareness and mindfulness by guiding them to focus on the present, observe their own emotions and reactions, and adjust their behavior accordingly. This can lead to increased self-awareness, emotional regulation, and overall well-being

Learning to use tone of voice, facial expressions and body language
Horses communicate primarily through body language. Horse whisperers learn, through their work, to get really good at understanding and using non-verbal cues. This skill can be applied to human interactions as well because understanding and effectively responding to nonverbal cues is crucial for building strong relationships as well as fostering effective communication. Horse whisperers can help people learn to improve their non-verbal communication skills such as tone of voice, facial expressions and body language.

Learning to understand emotions
Working with horses requires the ability to understand emotions – including how to recognize emotions, name emotions, accept emotions, understand reasons for emotions, express emotions and regulate emotions. These competencies are important to understand needs. Horse whisperers can help humans develop these skills – thereby helping people increase self awareness and improve relationships.

Learning to manage stress and fear
Interacting with horses can help people manage emotions such as stress and fear. Examples of techniques used by horse whisperers are mindfulness, grounding exercises, and relaxation techniques. Working with horses and learning through experience how to communicate with horses can help people to overcome fear, develop self-assurance, and improve their self-esteem.

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Why do dogs often appear joyful?

Why do dogs often appear joyful? Feedback from ChatGPT:

Dogs often appear joyful due to a combination of factors:

1. Social creatures: Dogs are inherently social animals. They form strong bonds with humans and other animals, and interaction with their human companions or other dogs often brings them joy.
2. Body language: Dogs have various ways of expressing happiness through their body language. They may wag their tails, pant with a relaxed expression, have a loose body posture, and even playfully bounce around. These behaviors often indicate their joy and excitement.
3. Unconditional love: Dogs have an innate ability to show unconditional love and affection towards their owners. This bond fosters feelings of happiness and contentment in both the dog and the owner.
4. Simple pleasures: Dogs find joy in simple things like going for walks, playing fetch, or receiving belly rubs. They are easily entertained and derive pleasure from engaging in activities that stimulate their senses.
5. Living in the moment: Dogs have a remarkable ability to live in the present moment. They don’t dwell on past events or worry about the future, which allows them to fully enjoy each moment and experience joy in everyday activities.

Overall, the combination of their social nature, expressive body language, unconditional love, appreciation for simple pleasures, and ability to live in the moment contributes to why dogs often appear joyful.

Do human beings have more in common with bonobos or with chimpanzees?

The question of whether humans have more in common with bonobos or chimpanzees is a complex one that does not have a simple answer. There are many factors to consider – including genetics and behavior.

Differences in genetics

Humans share a common ancestor with both chimpanzees and bonobos. Both humans and chimpanzees belong to the Hominidae family. More than 98% of the DNA of human beings is identical to that of chimpanzees as well as to that of bonobos. Bonobos and humans diverged from their common ancestor more recently than chimpanzees and humans did.

Differences in behavior

While chimpanzees and bonobos are two closely related species of great apes and share many similarities in social behavior, they also exhibit some significant differences. Some examples:

Social hierarchy:
In comparison with bonobos, chimpanzees have a more rigid and more male-dominated social hierarchy. Males typically hold dominant positions and can be quite aggressive in maintaining their status. Bonobos have a more egalitarian social structure, with female bonobos playing a more prominent role in decision-making and social interactions. Female-female bonds are stronger in bonobos compared to chimpanzees.

Use of tools:
Both chimpanzees and bonobos are known for their use of tools, but chimpanzees are considered more proficient tool users. They often use tools for hunting and extracting food. Bonobos use tools less frequently and are less likely to engage in hunting.

Methods to solve conflicts:
Compared with bonobos, chimpanzees use more aggression when solving conflicts. They form coalitions to establish dominance and control within their groups and may engage in physical fights. Bonobos are much more peaceful than chimpanzees. They tend to use non-violent methods to resolve conflicts. To solve conflicts, bonobos frequently engage in sexual behavior.

Sexual behavior:
In comparison with that of bonobos, the sexual behavior of chimpanzees is less frequent and tends to be more focused on reproduction. Bonobos have a more relaxed attitude toward sexual behavior, using it as a form of social bonding as well as to reduce tension and solve conflicts.

The differences in social behavior are thought to be due to different ecological factors. Bonobos live in the rainforest, where food is abundant and resources are easily accessible. And chimpanzees live in the savannah, where food is scarce and resources are more contested. Chimpanzees may have evolved their aggressive behavior as a way to compete for resources. And bonobos are thought to be more peaceful because they have less need to compete for resources.

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Do you agree that true beauty lies within us?

Do you see the birds?

As I was cleaning my bike the other day, an elderly woman walked by. She used a walker / rollator to support herself.

Spontaneously, we got into a conversation, which turned out to be really interesting. She said that to keep healthy and fit, she tries to get outside and walk every day and also does exercises every morning.

In the middle of the conversation the elderly woman suddenly looked up into a large tree and said: “Look, a bird.” She observed what the bird was doing in the tree and clearly felt joy doing that.

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She explained that during her life she had worked many years as a tailor. At some point in time she developed an allergy and had to stop repairing clothes / making clothes. She then started doing work for a bank.

The elderly woman told me that she was almost 100 years old. That surprised me quite a lot. Why? Because she moved around in an agile way and also communicated very well.

She said that some time ago she felt some back pain. Then she had an operation done and has not had problems since then.

During the conversation we laughed quite a lot. And she told me that laughing was, for her, something important in life. For example, the elderly woman said that she laughed quite a lot with her husband, when he lived.

Later in our dialogue, she went on to say that some elderly women, who live at the elderly centre, where she also resides, manage to continuously find things that are not good and/or not working – and complain about that. “What do you do about that?”, I asked. She said that she talks with men instead. That works better, she explained. Then we laughed again 😂

The senior citizen told me that she traveled to more countries during her life. And she explained that seeing people, which are different from each other, various kinds of nature and different things helped her open up her mind. There are differences as to how people around the world live their lives, and that is healthy to experience, she explained.

Then she walked on and said to me, “See you another time.”

How can digital art help catalyze change?

In a world economic forum session I listened to Refik Anadol share experiences that he and people, with whom he works, had about how digital art can help catalyze change.

What I found fascinating was, for example, to learn about how Refik Anadol and other creators, with whom he works, uses lighting, images and video to rethink / reimagine both the outside and the inside of buildings. With highly creative thinking he demonstrated that art, he and other contributors create, can help inspire architects and other people, who participate in the development of cities.

I also found it interesting how Refik Anadol and people, with whom he works, used technology to find images of corals and show the beauty of coral life both below and above water before corals were destroyed by changes in climate.

Another noteworthy initiative that Refik Anadol shared was around the question what it means to be human in the 21^st century. Sharing experiences about work on this project, I noticed that Refik showed images of humans and monkeys who stared into their smartphones anytime and anywhere.

People and animals in South India

In South India, I experience that people are closer to animals than they are in Europe. Three examples:

Example # 1: I experienced that cows are a natural part of life in South India. For example, cows walk around in the streets. This photo is from Mahabalipuram South of Chennai.

Example # 2: At a Ganesha temple in Pondicherry, I saw an elephant walk around among people both inside and outside the temple.

Example # 3: At the birds aviary, which is a part of the Bodhi Woods resort in Mahabalipuram, I experienced that birds came quite close and loved to eat sunflower seeds from the hands of people.

Creative work by people who work for hotels and restaurants in South India

At hotels in South India, I experienced several situations, in which people took great initiatives and used good creative thinking to improve the user experience. Observing and speaking with the people, who took these creative initiatives, I experienced that 1) they like to create something beautiful, and 2) they like to make guests happy. Some examples:

Example # 1: At a Marriott Fairfield restaurant near Mahindra World City in the South Western part of Chennai, I was invited for dinner one evening. Just before the entrance to the restaurant, I noticed that a an employee had made this amazing art creation.

Example # 2: At breakfast one day at the Gokulam Park Sabari-Siruseri SIPCOT hotel in Chennai, I asked a person, who was serving there, what he eats for breakfast himself, because I wanted to learn more about what people, who live in India, eat for breakfast. He said he likes to have chapati with chutney and yogurt sweetened with sugar. And then he asked me if I would like to try that. As I said yes, he went over to the breakfast buffet, collected what he needed, mixed it and served it for me.

Example # 3: People, who do cleaning work for guests, who stay at the Gokulam Park Sabari-Siruseri SIPCOT hotel in Chennai created the swan and the elephant in the photos below using towels and matches. Great creative work. I learned that quite a few of the people, who do cleaning work at the hotel, come from Kolkata in West Bengal in the North Eastern part of India. I asked them how they learned to make these art creations. They said they figured it out themselves by first getting the idea and then trying various things out.

Example # 4: At the Bodhi Woods resort in Mahabalipuram in South India, I asked if there was somewhere I could wash my clothes. A few minutes later, an employee brought me a large bucket, which was perfect for washing clothes. And just outside the wood cottage, in which I stayed, there was a possibility to hang up the clothes after washing them. Problem solved for small costs.

Example # 5: At the Bodhi Woods resort at Mahabulipuram in South India, I had dosa one day for breakfast. Dosa is like a thin pancake with no sugar. It was served as a piece of art:

Example # 6: At the Bodhi Woods resorts I received sunflower seeds to feed birds one day. I experienced that birds came very close to me. It was a very heart warming experience. I can reveal that the birds are just as cute as they look.

Unique design of a resort in South India

I learned that an architect based in Chennai designed the Bodhi Woods resort at Mahabalipuram South of Chennai. And what a wonderful way this architect created the resort. There are so many fascinating details that turn this place into a pearl. Some examples:

The sign at the entrance is made of wood – just as many other things in the resort.

The entrance to the resort is welcoming.

Guests stay in beautifully designed cottages made of wood. There are well nursed plants around the cottages.

Simple, well designed lamps in the cottages make the living environment there cozy.

There are beautiful cups in bright colours in cottages.

The shower in the cottages help well to get a good start to a new day.

A door stop in a cottage. Great attention to detail.

There is an air-conditioned hut in the middle of the resort. Buffet breakfast is served here.

Indian breakfast. Idli and pharata with coconut chutney and tomato chutney.

Dosa. A thin pancake. Beautifully presented.

At the resort there is also a little sports area where people can play different sports.

Soft rocking chair at the pool.

At the back of the resort, there is a birds aviary where more than 100 birds live. The birds come from all over the world. They like to eat sunflower seeds. It was heart warming experience to be with the birds. In fact, it was as if the birds were part of the staff. As I view it, the beautiful birds contributed to forming the culture of the place in a wonderful way. In this regard, I came to think of the title of the Drucker Forum 2020: “Leadership everywhere.”

Birds are a natural part of the resort.

Ducks live towards the back of the resort.

Der Zebrabuntbarsch

Wie sieht ein Zebrabuntbarsch aus?
Die männlichen Zebrabuntbarsche werden bis 15 cm. lang und die weiblichen bis 10 cm. lang. Die männlichen Zebrabuntscharsche haben länger ausgezogene Flossen und in späteren Lebensjahren einen stattlichen Stirnbuckel. Wie der Name des Fisches andeutet, ist der Zebrabuntbarsch, wie ein Zebra, schwarz und weiss.

Wo lebt der Zebrabuntbarsch?
Der Zebrabuntbarsch lebt in Flüssen und Bächen in Mittelamerika, z.B. in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica und Nicaragua. Der Zebrabuntbarsch ist widerstandsfähig und kann unter vielen verschiedenen Bedingungen leben.

Wie verhält sich ein Zebrabuntbarsch?
Der Zebrabuntbarsch ist ein aggressiver Fisch. Besonders aggressiv ist der Zebrabuntbarsch, wenn andere Fische sich auf sein Gebiet eindrängen. Der Zebrabuntbarsch schwimmt sehr gut. Er grabt tief im Bodengrund und reisst Pflanzen aus. Gegenüber seinem / seiner PartnerIn ist der Zebrafisch loyal. Wenn der Zebrabuntbarsch von seiner / ihrem PartnerIn getrennt wird, bekommt er / sie Herzschmerzen. Wenn Zebrabuntbarsche etwa 7 Monate alt sind, sind sie bereit zu züchten. Sie vermehren sich mehrmals pro Jahr und legen Eier auf Felsen.

Was isst ein Zebrabuntbarsch?
Ein Zebrabuntbarsch isst Krebschen, Würmer, Insektenlarven, kleine Fische und Larven.