Yesterday I went to listen to a high-level health sector discussion in connection to the parliamentary election coming up soon.The stimulating event took place at Musiikkitalo, Helsinki. Especially, the presentation about the FinnGen project by Professor Aarno Palotie was inte...

Years ago I was inspired by Edward de Bono’s book, Six Thinking Hats. Bono was talking about approaching the challenge by focusing on one particular angle at a time and avoiding getting lost or confused in the middle of the process.I’m not trying to preach to you about the met...

You know the feeling at the beginning of a desperate project. No sufficient workforce, inconvenient timing, and inappropriate equipment. What does this have to do with all the snow in the attached photo?During the last few weeks, Helsinki has almost drowned in snow. The first ...

Today’s world makes even a reasonably solid grown-up more than confused. How about children then?The little ones are not well-prepared to meet this puzzled existence. They don’t yet have enough knowledge and experience to tackle the situations they face daily. But how can we e...

The world around us consists of countless details.We have to process endless pieces of information, sort out what we need for various purposes and what to ignore. Possibilities, choices, and impulses overload our senses.How to survive in the jungle of stimulus?The ability to f...

Are you one of those people who take their time and carefully ponder all the options? Or do you rather rush forward with enthusiasm and let loose?As a child, I loved constructing things. The planning process was at least as interesting as the execution. I would use anything to...

Getting older year by year is somewhat confusing. You are happy about all the things that you have experienced and all the people around you. But at the same time, you feel sad that this is not going to last forever. At least I feel this duality all the time.When I observe oth...

Look at the face of this five-year-old, so proud. Like the owner of the whole world!This little red bike made a huge change in my life. Suddenly I was a big girl, with a whole new perspective on the world around me.I could speed like never before – forget about the little cras...

After the rain, the air is very special.The water has washed away the dust and brightened the colors of the plants. There are millions of tiny drops hanging from the trees and flowers. Each of them is small, but as they gather into little streams, they keep the circulation of ...