Freedom

Freedom

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All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/ Article 1.

Hundreds of studies show that when people are free to do something, they  become more creative,  solve problems better,  perform better,  have more positive emotions, and  have a better psychological and physical wellness. http://youtu.be/VGrcets0E6I Daniel H. Pink: Drive, p. 63. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1065405301

Creativity is nurtured by freedom.

And creativity is stifled by the continuous monitoring, evaluation, adultdirection, and pressure to conform that restrict children’s lives today.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-learn/201209/children-s-freedom-has-declined-so-has-their-creativity

Every one of us knows, if we stop to think about it, that the most valuable lessons we have learned are not what we “learned in kindergarten,� nor what we learned in courses later on.

They are, instead, the lessons that we learned when we allowed ourselves the luxury of following through on our own

interests and our own drives to play, fully and deeply. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-learn/200807/learning-requires-freedom

Almost anything that’s hopeful and positive about business today is premised on spreading freedom - inviting all sorts of people, inside and outside your organization, to contribute ideas, improve your products and services, and otherwise have a voice and a seat at the table that they never used to have.

For leaders, the most important question today is not How many people or departments or business units do you control? It is How

much energy and participation have you unleashed? https://hbr.org/2010/05/mix-it-up-why-freedom-is-a-big