i. a) AMAZING GRACE: "G"

AMAZING GRACE: "G" is for "Gesture"

Amazing is the only word; an adverb to WOW, an experiential in the happening to describe our Existential Learning Framework.

G for gesture plays a huge role in our "soft skills" development.** Gesture is defined as a movement of part of the body, esp. a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning OR an action performed to convey one's feelings or intentions.

Creativity is often knowing for these types of gestures but when we speak of creativity we think of the arts, culture and/or innovations (making change with a new method, idea, product, etc.). Creativity is also known to be objectified within monetary (money) based systems for the development of living skills; more geared towards professional elitism (group's attitude in dominating). Often people forget that the basics of creativity are centered toward one's worth, our confidence and/or in creating opportunities within all of relatedness (belonging together). Creativity can be UN-argumentatively explained as the core of human dynamics and backbone to our well being!

In short, Existential Learning Framework goals are to define the "gestures through creative responds" of the "creative arts." Rather than focus on any mediums and/or its professional objectives, we seek and fuse dynamic mediums of creative arts to inspire creative (soft skills) responses (Example: flower arrangement is the Japanese highest creative arts modalities).

Gestures fuse life skills with living skills via the power of creativity (soft skills). We find integrating living and life skills are the back bone of holistic learning; the core of a "connected;" a non-fragmented life long learner to develops optimum (adaptive) intelligence.

"The Power to Create" by Matthew Taylor visualized it quite nicely.

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