As a decade-long global project concludes, I am experiencing the stark contrast between the fast-paced, low-context logic of English and the profound, high-context Japanese concept of "Ma" (the interval). In a world driven by efficiency, placing a quiet "Yohaku" (white space) into dialogues is never a step back. It is a highly creative strategy. Join me to explore the rich synergy formed when we weave diverse perspectives. Because ultimately, any world is wholly up to our own

What is the value of "blank space" (Yohaku) that tends to be overlooked in today’s busy world? Looking back on the process of our intensive residential training programme for a small group of four in Sydney. It is a record of reflection by a practitioner who realised she had been letting external circumstances cloud her commitment. By drastically shifting the way the programme was offered, miraculous connections with multinational participants and a precious companion began t