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Social Innovation Artist radically redesigning culture & society - Speaker, Mentor, Facilitator, Founder @resttoharvest
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There was something strange going on with me for a while.

I found myself not wanting to share myself with the world.

I got to a point of feeling completely drained, exhausted, uninspired — I just felt empty.

I knew all the things I SHOULD be doing — exercising, eating well, meditating, sleeping. But I was finding it difficult to take care of myself, and I couldn't figure out why.

Maybe you know this feeling too? That you’re doing so much but it’s never enough.

Then I figured out why I was losing myself completely...

See, it's normal to want to connect to other people, to give our energy & effort to make it possible

But it's draining to give too much of ourselves without getting enough back to refill us — so much that we start to lose ourselves.

It doesn't help that I was hoping for connection with the wrong people — who weren't even connected to themselves.

And worse — in order to meet people where they were, I was lowering my standard for my own life and way of being in the world. I had stopped standing up for my own beliefs, principles and the level of effort that I invested in my relationships.

Perhaps the worst part of all was not knowing when exactly I'd made the subconscious choice to let go of my own beliefs in order to try and "fit in" the way I was told I needed to.

But I realised recently that I'm not the only WOMAN who gets criticised for being "too" picky, difficult, demanding, bossy, high maintenance, and I won't be the last.

And that's NO REASON to lower the bar.

Because as ONE person, I'm not interested in being liked or loved by EVERYONE.

I'm ONLY interested in building relationships that build the kind of world that supports ALL of life, and not just the few who are willing to take advantage of others.

That's why my business is called B-A-D for GOOD —

Because I'm willing to be labeled "BAD" or difficult — for the sake of creating GOOD — long-term positive change that is sustainable not just environmentally, but also emotionally and energetically.

So, are you my people? taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @moulsari

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4 years ago

What if your creative potential is locked behind all the things you’ve been avoiding?

Comment CREATIVITY to learn how you can unblock it!

In my TEDx talk Rest to Harvest: redesigning work along cycles of life, I shared a very personal story about how I struggled over 10 years to give myself the tools to unlock my own creativity.

But now, I’m going to show you how in just one evening.

Join me for a live workshop about how to access your creative potential by doing LESS —

On Tuesday, August 6 at 5pm in Amsterdam

And learn how to Rest to Harvest your highest potential.

Comment CREATIVITY for the link! 💫

Clip: Learn how she fought her emotions to be productive, and overcame hurdles over 10 years to find unparalleled creativity. TEDxTalk by Moulsari Jain on Rest to Harvest: redesigning work along the cycles of life. taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @moulsari

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Culture: do we create it or does it create us?

I believe we can intentionally create culture if we put some thought and awareness into it. And that we must take on this responsibility with enthusiasm and determination in today’s modern world.

Culture shapes us, but only if we are unconscious participants in it.

Over the years, I have developed significant expertise in culture, identity, how change happens, the role of ownership, understanding how humans think and work intuitively, and maybe most of all, in challenging our assumptions about ourselves and our society.

And there’s nothing I enjoy more than powerful conversations built on these 3 critical ingredients, that truly shape our culture intentionally:
1. The right people with the right attitude at the table: open, curious, willing to listen and to share
2. The right topic of conversation: important, urgent yet broad
3. The right energetic space: safe, respectful, and yes, feminine (which is different from female)

I’m all in for changing our culture of leading by knowing and dictating answers and strategy - and replacing it one of asking questions, holding conversations, listening and finding the answers together.

This is Feminine Leadership - leading by listening, nurturing, and creating space for the unknown.

And we can’t solve our global issues until we find this form of leadership in ourselves, and cultivate it. Because nobody has the answers, but we can’t find them until we put down our arms and put our hands and hearts together.

Are you willing and ready to cultivate Feminine Leadership in yourself? Drop me a 💗 if you are.

And send me a DM if you want to learn more about HOW. I’m working on something just for you. 💫

Thank you to the Feminine Leaders here, @anne_marietwigge @tjigx @thenextwomen @workingwonders.talks for inviting me to this rich conversation with the amazing @nikivwijk and @awuraabena 🔥💖🙏🏼 — couldn’t have done it without you three. taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @moulsari

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4 years ago

This was our recent Berlin edition: Salon No. 20 with @Moulsari Jain on “the Productivity Paradox”.

There is something about all the micro decisions we take along a single day that make us experience what is called productivity. We are feeling productive when our inner environment responds well to what we believe our outer aligned calls for. This is fairly straightforward when we are facing a clear commitment, such as holding a presentation three days from now, or filling up the empty fridge before the supermarkets close in the evening. Either we are able to take decisions that will carry us towards fulfilling the commitment, or we aren't.

However, the sentiment during our Salon deviated from this framing. We felt that this is an oversimplified, almost bland way of seeing productivity.

What happens if there is bleak uncertainty regarding what question is calling to be answered? Or when the questions that we identify as genuinely meaningful are just too vast or complex to guide our decisions accordingly? What happens if we need to be unproductive to move?

This is counterintuitive for business thinking, yet an all too contemporary task because of the nature of the challenges we are facing.

Productivity then develops a different flavor. It becomes that kind of productivity artists thrive in. It lies in a courage to confront large or vague questions, perseverance in renewing that question over and over again, the guts to consider all hitherto 'output' as insufficient and to start all over again, overcoming any regret. This is where a much more deeply meaningful productivity hides.

And it turned out that we have dedicated our twentieth Salon to exactly this artistic kind of productivity in all its beauty and glory.

We thank our wonderful speaker Moulsari Jain, our host Marc Hagen Krüttli of VIER iusta, our Sommelière Maria-Elisabeth Niebius of @zest.wine, our colleague Parasheva (@nurichmachpara) and all the lovely personalities who came to join us for bringing this energetic evening together. taken in Berlin by @moulsari

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20 days ago

Registration for No. 20 in Berlin has just opened!

On September 9 we will open our doors a next Salon. Turns out that it will be our anniversary! The way we want to celebrate those years of Salons is by dedicating No. 20 to critically reflecting productivity.

Our guest for this round is @Moulsari Jain, an Amsterdam based artist, designer and strategic advisor who works with international organisations on creativity and perception. We cannot think of anyone better to turn our assumptions on productivity upside down.

Those who have been with us before know that the common thread through content and experience will be ‘deliciousness‘. And to those considering joining for the first time: this is the right moment to find what this means.

Join us and celebrate with us. You can get your tickets via link in bio.

#creativeleadershipsan #creativeleadership #salon taken in Berlin, Germany by @moulsari

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3 months ago

We’re starting something new! ✨

Every Thursday, we’ll share a snippet from one of the inspiring talks from previous TEDxBreda editions.

We’re kicking things off with a question:

What did you do this week to truly rest?

In 2023, Moulsari Jain explored on our stage the idea that rest doesn’t equal laziness. Sometimes, taking a step back is exactly what helps us think, feel and create better.

It’s a simple idea, but powerful idea, that could reshape the way we look at work.

What do you think? Do you agree, or do you see it differently? We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

#FutureOfWork #RestToHarvest #Creativity #Leadership #TEDxBreda

You can watch the full video here on our YouTube channel taken in Breda, The Netherlands by @moulsari

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4 months ago

Thank you all SO much for your immense appreciation and interest in my TEDx talk about Rest to Harvest —

My TEDx talk is live! Follow the link in bio - or search for Rest to Harvest Moulsari on YouTube or Google!

And, if you are a Leadership, Strategy of HR pioneer who would like to book a talk about Rest to Harvest for your leaders or managers (online or in person) —

I’m offering a PIONEER DISCOUNT of 15% on my normal speaking fee until the video reaches 15K views — because I am dedicated to making Rest to Harvest much more than a concept —

It is a cultural revolution waiting to happen. A future of work that we can all get behind, because it truly serves our needs as both, businesses and human beings. And I'd love to have you and your organization on board!

Are you ready to invest in creating space for your people to harvest the best of the capabilities?

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REST TO HARVEST:
redesigning work along the cycles of life

What it covers:
- Creating a truly diverse and inclusive future workforce
- Creating a culture of safety and creativity at work for all genders
- Bringing more women into work and leadership
- Unleashing the maximum potential of your employees
- Tackling mental health and burnout at the root
- Investing in our internal human technology to increase qualitative productivity & innovation
- Crafting work priorities for ecological AND economical sustainability
- Pioneering the future of work — with a hybrid of humans and technology

Available as
20 min keynote
45 min interactive talk
2-3 hour workshop
half day program
full 1- or 2-day leadership program (Longer programs coming soon!)

Please drop me a DM to discuss your needs, I'd love to make this work for YOU.

Warmly,
Moulsari taken in TED by @moulsari

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3 years ago

*Limited Edition artwork by Moulsari : B-A-D for GOOD acquired!*

A limited edition stack of Trump US Dollars has been recently acquired by the important contemporary art collection of Christopher Springham FRSA.

Originally a part of the public street installation Red White Blue Deja Vu, 2016, which began its tour in New York City one day before Donald Trump was elected President the first time, and made its way through the cities of London, Amsterdam and Paris by the end of 2016.

The prescient work highlighted the hypocrisy and danger of right wing sentiments, represented by blonde and blue eyed populist leaders, Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Geert Wilders and Marine Le Pen, rising in the same countries that fought fascism less than 100 years ago.

The installation featured the flags of the four countries collaged to reveal a Nazi swastika emerging in the middle, largely missed by most passersby, distracted by the stacks of money with the leaders’ faces, forming a wall around the installation. After all, the issue is not borders or immigration, it’s money — and greed.

During the installation, the public was invited to take away “free money,” suggesting that perhaps creating universal basic income would reduce the pressure of immigration around the world and minimise the divisive politics that are taking hold of the global economy and planetary well-being.

A decade later, Boris Johnson has been prime minister of the UK, Donald Trump is on the second term of his presidency in the United States, Geert Wilders has won the popular vote in the Netherlands and Marine Le Pen is about to finally get her chance to bat.

As Trump proceeds to put his name on every institution possible, perhaps putting his face on the US dollar bill, replacing Abraham Lincoln, even before he was elected in 2016, was a potent reminder of the power of the artist’s intuition — and warnings — about the direction of society.

The limited edition stack of Trump dollars sits in a custom case designed by the artist, installed in the collection next to none other than Pablo Picasso’s Black Bull, a symbol of the rise of fascism in Europe almost a century ago.

www.badforgood.co by @moulsari

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10 months ago

“I have found my calling. This is what I was born to do.”

The first time I guided a group to connect with their internal operating system, and learn to use its power, this is exactly how I felt.

Like I had finally found the thing I was born to do.

Guiding people towards their own inner wisdom and aligned, creative intelligence — by creating and holding a space of safety, of acceptance, of compassion for their humanity.

Because our highest human potential lies right in the middle of our vulnerability — in all the things we avoid, hide from or fear finding out about ourselves.

If they have so much power over you that you feel the need to hide from them — just imagine if you could learn how to turn them into your superpowers.

Every superhero has to learn to use her powers instead of suffering the consequences of uncontrolled power.

It’s my honour and privilege to be the one to guide you to yours.

One participant of this session titled “Preparing for Superhumanity” in 2017 at the first @houseofbeautifulbusiness in Barcelona said:

“Through her gentle expert guidance, Moulsari enabled a very heterogenous group of professionals to quickly explore their inner workings/feelings in what resembled a turbocharged therapy session. No one should doubt that acute self knowledge is essential for effective leadership & her workshop offers a valuable tack on this path.”

In the last 6 years, I have honed and polished my skills further, through my work with established organisations and companies, member networks and startups, and B2B clients for The School of Life.

All in my commitment and passion for helping professionals and teams embrace their full capacity as human beings, in order to do their most meaningful work ever.

And I’d love to help you next. Drop me a DM or contact me through my website www.moulsari.com to discuss your exact needs, for your next management meeting, leadership summit, or organizational town hall.

#leadership #creativity #futureofwork #futureofhumanity #speaker #facilitator #artist #innovation #socialinnovation #humantechnology #resttoharvest #superhumanity #emotionalskills #upskill #townhall #workshop #keynote #meeting #summit by @moulsari

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Join me in the only space where I share everything — and expand the limits of who you think you can be in the world.

Comment LIMITLESS for the link. by @moulsari

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2 years ago

Can we affect change in the world? I believe we can, and more so than ever before... By using this one gift we all have.

Watch this short clip from an exciting conversation about the #PoliticsofChange with @anne_marietwigge to get a taste of how we can all affect change today.

Watch the complete video including my fellow guests @awuraabena and @nikivwijk with the link in bio!

Thanks for having me @workingwonders.talks @tjigx and @thenextwomen - love how you’re making more voices heard! 💯

#change #powerofchange #womeninpower #feminineleadership #infinitechange #useyourvoice #womensupportingwomen #future #artist #creative #coach #consultant #changingtheworld taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @moulsari

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