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Cate

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“What element are you?”

One of my favorite nature-centered design questions I ask at parties, around dinner tables, on long car rides, or even when I meet a new…

Dec 17, 2024

“What element are you?”

Dec 17, 2024

The Howling

Every night at 8 o’clock sharp I hear it. It rolls through the neighborhood just east of me before it hits my building and those around it…

May 3, 2020

The Howling

May 3, 2020

Blooming, but…

It’s springtime and in Washington DC the cherry blossom trees are in full bloom. I haven’t written since I moved across the country last…

Apr 3, 2020

Blooming, but…

Apr 3, 2020

Where were you 5 years ago today?

I love this question. While social media leaves much to be desired, I do love how it prompts us to reflect on where we’ve been and how far…

May 31, 2019

Where were you 5 years ago today?

May 31, 2019

What do art, tech, and nature have in common?

When added together, these ingredients can create beauty, connection, and a whole lotta emotion. I was most impressed — and overwhelmed —…

Apr 27, 2019

What do art, tech, and nature have in common?

Apr 27, 2019

Solving NASA’s Innovation Challenge with Empathy

We think of NASA as one of the most innovative organizations in the world. They engineer rocketships, design flying cars, and allow humans…

Feb 12, 2019

Solving NASA’s Innovation Challenge with Empathy

Feb 12, 2019

Embrace Winter’s Design

It’s January in the Nothern hemisphere and the temperatures have dropped. Last weekend Washington DC received 10 inches of fluffy, white…

Jan 18, 2019

Embrace Winter’s Design

Jan 18, 2019

Flow with Fall.

Can you feel it? The temps are dropping, V’s of geese are filling the sky, and a new school year has begun. It’s autumn!

Sep 24, 2018

Flow with Fall.

Sep 24, 2018

Happiness is my competitive advantage.

Happiness has a positive ROI — pun intended. We learn from positive psychology research that happy individuals are more successful and…

Aug 1, 2018

Aug 1, 2018

Horses are mirrors.

If you ever what to check your energy and how others might perceive you, stand in front of a horse. An animal of prey, horses' brains have…

Jul 10, 2018

Horses are mirrors.

Jul 10, 2018

Cate

Cate

she/her

I believe in the healing power of nature and the happiness advantage for humans. I love sleep, my pup Luna, and trees.

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