We are connecting to each other more than ever, and at the same time less - And it seems to have a lot to do with digital technology. We simple shift from relating less offline, to more online. But does it work for us?
Reaching out between screens
Island of loneliness
If we can get people off the island of loneliness, and into caring and living networks and relationships, jobs and communities, who knows how many drugs we could do without
Alone on the seesaw
Children are more and more often indoors today, and more lonely than ever
When crises build trust
Old people were told not to go outside, but instead rely on others to help them... It isolated some, but others it brought out of isolation
Digital coffee meeting
Meeting for coffee is more and more something we do online, but is it really possible to "meet online"?
Isolation at home
It used to be avoided, but now it is recommended to avoid leaving home without urgent reason, and use technology instead to connect instead... It is like the world has turned 180 degrees upside down
Being in nature instead of online
Mobile phones and technology does not always connect us. It seems often they actually do the opposite
Music connecting people
In crises music and dance can do things that are still beyond our understanding, to bring us together even though apart
Dealing with our own vs others’ expectations
Sometimes it is better to create your own progress and say "no thank you", to a doubtful lift
Bridge of words
When words connect the gaps between us
The digital seesaw
Did we go from being together to instead sitting on a digital seesaw, sending each other messages, pushing each other up with likes, emoticons and comments, from a distance
Frozen conflict
Not all conflicts are hot - some are freezing cold
Why getting your way will not always help
When the solution is beyond who will follow who
Taking load of our shoulders
Sometimes lighten the load can make a huge difference
Empathy beyond the edge
Sometimes when going beyond our edge - we can end up in empathy
Sometimes it comes down to trust
Preparation can get us far, but sooner or later we get to a place where it is more a question if we dare take the next step
Growing connections to a place by walking
Our well-being is connected to how well we relate to the places we are... and one of the best ways of relating, to grow roots, could be by walking
Growing relationships with food
Eating is something we all do, and this dimension can be upgraded to help us thrive in unique ways by combining eating with relating
Hope at the edge of understanding
Reaching out can often feel more difficult in our minds than in reality, and often we look back and wonder why it felt so challenging afterwards
Never eat alone
Both eating together with others, and plants are good for us
Sawing off the branch you are sitting on
The classic image of a man cutting over the branch that supports him
Someone needs a hug
Drawn story of a businessman watching his phone while Mother Earth reach out
Belonging somewhere else
Place making is the old art of creating places out of locations, something that can make people feel at home and that modern locations often lack
Doing practical things together can create thrive
Doing things together as simple as walking and fishing can help create stronger and better relationships
Museum of Psychology - Illustrations about us 