Menzies School of Health Research held a hybrid 'Possible World' workshop to foster collective impact. Participants engaged in a simulation to bridge intellect with bodily senses, connecting head, heart, and hara. Initially focused on individual tasks, a gentle reflection shifted mindsets towards whole-system goals. Consequently, team alignment visibly improved. A robust foundation was quietly cultivated, allowing everyone to proceed cooperatively in future endeavours.

Acquiring surface knowledge is merely the entrance. Confined to the head, it often struggles to connect to actual action. To cross this invisible wall requires Taitoku—a bodily experience that fully engages the senses. Through this, surface knowledge begins sinking into the belly. Long expressed in Japanese as Haraochi, this deep internalisation is the quiet mechanism that turns fleeting information into authentic Manabi, naturally cultivating readiness for action.

A reflection on our in-person 'Possible World' session held for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026. Watch what happens when a mixed group of children and adults, meeting for the first time, are given 40 minutes to build a world with minimal instructions. Read about the quiet realisations, the cross-generational collaboration, and the endless possibilities that emerge when everyone acts as an equal stakeholder.