I’ve known for a while now why yoga is important to me but my journey to becoming a yoga teacher has also shown me why it’s important for the business world too.
2. Innovative thinking. Innovation is the corporate buzz word now. We need innovative thinking to solve the world’s problems - it’s clear our system isn’t delivering all we need to thrive as a society. The solutions of yesterday cannot solve the problems of today. And we’ve got some monster ones - again, just look at the UN SDGs. They give us a clear direction on the kind of society we want by 2030 and sets us on a purposeful path to achieve it. The 17 SDGs address topics such as reducing poverty, ending inequality, generating economic growth for all, protecting life on land and in water and so on. Business can and should solve these problems and are being requested to do so by stakeholders, citizens, governments and civil society. I would suggest that perhaps some yoga and meditation can unlock this innovative thinking and develop mind clarity. If our leaders took time and space to listen to habitual thought patterns, they can be acknowledged as such and then space can be created for new innovative thinking. Apparently, Steve Jobs even envisioned the iPhone during meditation so I’ll say no more.
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Originally published on The Huffington Post
Nicola Ruane is passionate about sustainable capitalism and finance as a mechanism to change the world for the better. Moving from the trading floor to a role pioneering the CSR programme of a major global bank in EMEA, Nicola is now leading Corporate Sustainability Reporting in financial services within a Big 4 firm. A One Young World Ambassador, UN speaker & yoga student, she blogs and tweets about sustainable business, millennials, women, purpose & finance.