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Welcome to Happy Space®

I believe that everyone deserves a chance to make their richest contributions. Unfortunately, modern work culture can often invite marginalized groups to burn out or opt out...neither of which option feels just.

 

Happy Space is about exploring the intersection of productivity & inclusivity from the perspective of design. If we can design inclusive performance, we'll spark the reciprocity of giving and receiving, leading to wildly fulfilling lives for all involved.

Inclusivity must expand to address the neurodivergent mind, invisible disabilities, sensitivity, temperament, and caregiving responsibilities.

Check out the podcast, events, and programs all about working towards everyone having a Happy Space.

Being a highly sensitive person myself, I have taken a particular interest in building awareness of the trait. Did you know that the trait of high sensitivity appears in 1 in 5 people?  If it is not you, it is a family member, friend, colleague, or member of your community.

It is my goal to inspire a more tender world where all of us can make our richest contributions, HSPs included.

Want to be a part of the Happy Space movement?

You're invited to become a Podcast Champion by sharing the podcast with your friends, followers, and fans, and by leaving a review. Sign up for "the museletter" to get all the details!

Events

 

Every month - on the second Monday (except for October and December when it will be the third Monday) I host an open Zoom call from noon - 1 pm Eastern Time to explore a topic related to designing inclusive performance.

Taking a cue from a burning news story we'll explore the issues from a variety of prespectives: employee experience & culture, product, service, & workspace design, inclusivity & performance to name a few.

Sign up for the Happy Space Hot Topics list and you'll be sent the Zoom Link and reminders for each call. Please note that the Zoom room size is limited so join early to be sure of a spot. See you there!

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So you can plan ahead, please note these 2023 dates:

Monday, January 9
Taking a break in February
Monday, March 13
Monday, April 10
Monday, May 8
Monday, June 12
Monday, July 10
Monday, August 14
Monday, September 14
Monday, October 16 (third Monday due to Canadian Thanksgiving)
Monday, November 13
Monday, December 18 (third Monday due to travel)

*dates subject to change so subscribe to stay in the know.

 

 

Are you ready to spiral up instead of down? Every quarter, I'll be holding a THRIVE SESSION on a different aspect of sustainable performance.

These are group experiences designed with sensitivity in mind. You'll have time for learning, reflection, and processing, along with an opportunity to access laser coaching at bonus pricing.

Our last Thrive Session - Design Your Best Year Yet! was a hit.

I'll be posting about upcoming session here but the best way to stay in the know is to sign up for "the museletter".

Tune In to the Happy Space Podcast

The "Happy Space Podcast" is about empowering Highly Sensitive People to stand in their strengths, celebrate their superpowers, and navigate the struggles that come with being highly perceptive and responsive. It is also about sharing inspiring stories of forward-thinking leaders and designers creating with sensitivity in mind.

  • Meet thriving HSPs and learn what they are doing to live their best lives
  • Hear from creators of neurologically safe experiences - work culture shapers, urban planners, and space, product, & service designers

The goal is to inspire a more tender world.
Doesn't everyone deserve a Happy Space?

Happy Space Pod podcast

Join the Happy Space Pod

The Happy Space Pod is our online community on Facebook

The Happy Space Pod is a community of like-minded professionals who are motivated to inspire and support a more inclusive world. 

It includes people who are in leadership roles shaping work cultures, shared spaces, products, services, and customer experiences with inclusivity and performance in mind.

We hold in common the belief that diversity is powerful and flexibility is the key to inviting the richest contributions from as many as possible.

You'll find highly sensitive people (HSPs), neurodivergent minds, and others who may have felt marginalized by our sometimes toxic world.

This is a place of hope, support, and advocacy for change.

We're thinking both bottom up - what can individuals do to ensure their sustainable performance, and top down - what can leaders to do design inclusive performance.

We must stop squandering talent. Everyone deserves a fulfilling life.

#everyone deserves a happy space.

The pod is a safe and supportive space to connect and explore:

INDIVIDUAL - DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE

  • successfully integrating work and life
  • sustaining energy
  • effectively setting boundaries
  • self-mastery with a huge dose of self-compassion
  • organizing & productivity practice


INDIVIDUAL - DESIGNING INCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE

  • expanding inclusivity to include temperament, neurodiversity, invisible disabilities, care-giving responsibilities, and more
  • shaping spaces, products, services, and experiences to suit more people
  • creating work practices to respect humanity
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Be a Podcast Guest

Do you have a story to share that is relevant to HSPs?
We are selecting guests for upcoming seasons.

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Are you a Culture Shaper?

A workplace leader, urban planner, space designer, product inventor, or service designer?

If you create neurologically safe experiences, join me in conversation to inspire others to do the same.

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Are you an HSP Thought Leader?

Someone who is researching, educating and/or helping HPSs? Let's share your perspective and insights to enrich the HSP journey.

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Are you a Thriving HSP?

Share how your sensitivity has contributed to your success and how you have managed the challenges of this world designed for the neurotypical.

If this is you – please apply to be a Happy Space Podcast guest! Please know you will also be added to "the museletter", the newsletter I send to keep my Happy Space friends informed about events, podcasts, and more.

Book a discovery call with Clare? Click here to contact me.

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Productivity catalyst, highly sensitive executive coach, and speaker, Clare Kumar cultivates sustainable performance in busy professionals so they can keep making rich contributions in all areas of life and achieve greater fulfillment.

She inspires leaders, professionals, employees and entrepreneurs to respect humanity and boost performance through marrying productivity and pleasure. After all, why shouldn’t you have fun while getting things done?

 

From the Blog

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The SEED Model™ of High Sensitivity

LG Home Office Makeover Contest

how do you build connection with a dispersed workf how do you build connection with a dispersed workforce?
that’s exactly what Sally Page, co-founder of @work.tripp and I explore in the latest episode of the Happy Space Podcast.

“there is something very beautiful that happens when a team comes together in terms of their motivation and their kind of performance, when they really come together with purpose…but it’s really hard to do”

and i think it’s important to recognize that simply being together in an office, does not connection make. Dr. Vivek Murthy, when he was the 19th Surgeon General in the US, called out loneliness as an epidemic - before the pandemic. 

Sally recommends:

🧠intentionally crafting connection by building experiences, especially out of the office.

📅choosing a cadence depending on the growth stage of the team or project. quarterly is often ideal.

🎯 focusing on one key thing during the offsite. connection itself can be the goal.

🌳getting out into nature. many studies reveal the benefits and a change of scenery is more memorable.

what are you noticing about building connection at work?

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#connection #teambuilding #leadership #startup #worktripp #HSP #HappySpacePodcast #happyspacepod #coach
"stay away from the extroverts" said, Tom Peters w "stay away from the extroverts" said, Tom Peters
wait, what? this extrovert had a moment in our podcast interview.

read on to find out what happened in our conversation and why now, Tom says, “look for the quiet and sensitive”!

when I read "Tom Peters' Compact Guide to Excellence", my jaw dropped when he proclaimed that Susan Cain's book "Quiet" is the best business book of this century. the book opened Tom's eyes to the value of quiet, introverted people which had been completely missing from his and many organization's thinking.

in our conversation, when Tom suggested we "stay away from extroverts", being extroverted myself, i was compelled to lobby for sensitive extroverts and offer a counter-thought:

what if it isn't introversion and "quiet" that we need to value?

(i have rarely been accused of being too quiet, despite my middle name meaning "peace" - nice try, mum and dad!)

what if it is sensitivity?

highly sensitive people are superb noticers, process information more deeply, and are adept at synthesizing information. they also innately bring the much-needed empathy required in today’s challenging work world. the 30% of sensitive people who are extroverts (6% of the general population) are a special asset to any organization.

that said, HSPs also need more time to rest and recover during the work day. without that, we are at risk of burning out.

Tom reflects, "I said to somebody, I'm so sensitive to what's going on that I'm always overloading."

Tom immediately revised his "linguistic expression" to say, "look for the quiet and sensitive". I guess I ought to still work on being a bit quieter. ☺

have a listen as Tom and I explore what he calls “extreme humanism”. if we can create work experiences that respect humanity, imagine what we can accomplish.

we can definitely use more Tom Peters-like people in the world.

i'd love to hear what you think. please comment below or on your fave podcast platform.

🔗 link in bio

#hsp #hspcoach #clarekumar #highlysensitiveperson #inclusivity #empathy #sensitivity #leadership #extremehumanism #humanity #productivity
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Tom Peters is intellectually irritated! he has bee Tom Peters is intellectually irritated! he has been fighting for extreme humanism for 45 years. 

“the message is clear. the message is simple. the message is powerful..."

future of work champions - what can we do to help Tom out? 
comment below!

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#futureofwork #humanism #insearchofexcellence
Tom Peters has been revered in the world of busine Tom Peters has been revered in the world of business management ever since releasing the 1982 book In Search of Excellence with co-author Robert Waterman. selling shy of 5 million copies, it is recognized as one of the most influential management works.

in our conversation, we explore Tom’s deep respect for humanity which he refers to as Extreme Humanism. we dive into sensitivity, his fondness for “quiet” people, inclusivity, and the power of female leaders. we tackle the challenges of managing by zooming around and the need for a new kind of leader. 

while some understand a different leadership mindset is required for the current world of work, many don’t. we are, indeed, still in search of excellence.

🔗 to podcast🎙 in bio

#hsp #hspcoach #clarekumar #highlysensitiveperson #inclusivity #empathy #sensitivity #leadership #extremehumanism #humanity
if you want a 4-day week or are curious about impl if you want a 4-day week or are curious about implementing one, you’ll want to join Joe O’Connor an i as we unpack the in-demand 4-day week. 

Mon Mar 13 - noon - 1 pm EDT

the largest trial of the concept wrapped up recently in the UK and Joe was intimately involved. get the inside scoop and your questions answered. 

you’ll also have a chance to win a Sensory Matrix Assessment (you have to stay till the end!)

register via HappySpaceHotTopics.com

#flexibility #4dayweek #worklifeintegration
ooh, it was refreshing to feel spring in the air a ooh, it was refreshing to feel spring in the air at the
@homedepotcanada spring showcase.

from smart lighting, to durable and stylish outdoor furniture (metal that really looks like wood), to new storage solutions from @ryobi_canada 

chatting with the knowledgeable buyers and product specialists to learn what’s new and share some ideas was a highlight. as was seeing media friends. so good to see you IRL!

#FromDoToDone
“the number one thing you do if you want to impr “the number one thing you do if you want to improve performance is promote more women,” says Tom.

the corporate world can often be hard to navigate as a woman. inviting the compassion, understanding, and advocacy of our allies is what we need to design inclusive performance for all.

let’s keep our voices strong throughout the year.

this clip is from the upcoming episode of the Happy Space Podcast, "Still in Search of Excellence" with Tom Peters, dropping march 13th, 2023.

join Tom and me as we explore leadership as influenced by the pandemic, tensions between leaders and the workforce, and how to manage by Zooming around. we also find out why is Tom Peters "intellectually irritated"?

tune in on march 13th on your podcast player of choice, Youtube or www.clarekumar/podcast.

and if you're free, join us on monday at noon EDT for the Happy Space Hot Topics conversation unpacking the 4-day week with special guest Joe O'Connor, former CEO of 4-Day Week.

register via http://www.happyspacehottopics.com/ and be entered to win a prize. (you must be in attendance to win!)

#ALLin #inclusivity #women #leadership
a few hours drive east along the lake and happy to a few hours drive east along the lake and happy to be meeting my clients in Kingston. 

you’ll hear me talking a lot about remote work but sometimes it really is worth travelling to be in person. 

i encourage leaders to be intentional about why they bring people together in person. mix task and team, content and connection, function and fun and there is a greater chance employees will want to participate. 

#acknowledgetheask and make it worthwhile to show up. 

budget for the travel time, energy and expense required. recognize you’re making a withdrawal on personal time. 

design for well-being and performance will flow…
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