Adi Cohen is the founder of The New Movement, an architecture studio that designs one-of-a-kind projects worldwide. She is the host of the podcast ‘Go Out and Talk to Strangers’, TEDx speaker, Forbes-featured, passionate creator, and free thinker. Adi is on a mission to create ‘the most inspiring places on earth’, with the intention of using the built environment as a tool to help people thrive. Adi is a global citizen, and the first architect to be living a nomadic lifestyle while working. She uses her travels as a source of inspiration, a way to connect to ancient wisdom and learn from local communities.

In this episode, we talk about: 

1. How Adi’s childhood influenced her desire to explore 
2. Adi’s life-changing decision to leave behind her stable job to pursue a global education
3.  How little changes in a space can greatly influence the social behaviors of people
4. Understanding the neurobiological pattern of prospects and refuge
5. On reimagining offices that are able to genuinely cultivate creativity 
6. Designing international spaces with remote teams
7. On bridging cultural differences among clients and teams
8. The beauty of co-living in nomadic communities
9. On the absurdity of how humans spend more than 90% of their lives indoors
10. On rejecting traditional career paths and notions
11. Adi’s commitment to helping others create beautiful lives

To learn more about her work, visit:
Website: https://thenewmvt.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/nomad.architect.me/
IN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adi-cohen-architect/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/nomad.architect.me
Email: info@thenewmvt.com 

Resources Mentioned:
Openness to Experience: The Gates of the Mind - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/openness-to-experience-the-gates-of-the-mind/
Accidental Genius: Revolutionize Your Thinking Through Private Writing - https://a.co/d/9wZSJNp 

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