Cultivate Human Connection By Cultivating Creativity

In the shadow of gleaming skyscrapers and sprawling metropolises, something essential to the human spirit is withering. We’ve built our cities ever higher, our corporations ever larger, our governments ever more expansive. Yet with each step towards bigness, we’ve taken a step away from ourselves and each other. This march towards grandiosity has not only disconnected us from our communities but has also trapped our most creative minds in a cage of despair.

The promise of “too big to fail” has revealed itself as a cruel illusion. Our financial institutions, propped up by this mantra, nearly brought the global economy to its knees. Our massive, centralized governments struggle to respond to the needs of diverse communities. Our sprawling cities, once symbols of progress, now often stand as monuments to isolation and inequality.

It’s time to ask ourselves: Have we outgrown our humanity?

Consider the small town, often dismissed as a relic of a bygone era. Yet within its modest boundaries lie the seeds of a more connected, more human way of living. In small towns, neighbors know each other’s names. Local businesses serve as community hubs. Problems are solved through face-to-face interactions, not through layers of bureaucracy.