{"id":3050,"date":"2013-09-24T09:01:34","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T14:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"In his Spotlight session on Monday, Mike Wiggins cited Bren\u00e9 Brown's research on the link between vulnerability and creativity. Brown is a social scientist who uses qualitative research methods to understand human behavior, and her research has led her to"},"modified":"2013-09-24T09:04:14","modified_gmt":"2013-09-24T14:04:14","slug":"the-power-of-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/2013\/09\/24\/the-power-of-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Vulnerability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In his Spotlight session on Monday, Mike Wiggins cited Bren\u00e9 Brown&#8217;s research on the link between vulnerability and creativity. Brown is a social scientist who uses qualitative research methods to understand human behavior, and her research has led her to the conclusion that a joyful, creative life depends on embracing vulnerability. When fear of vulnerability leads us to numb our emotions or pretend to be perfect, authenticity, joy, and creativity are smothered. To learn more, watch her popular TED talk on the power of vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iCvmsMzlF7o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you think Brown accurately diagnoses the human condition?<\/li>\n<li>She provocatively states that all of the &#8220;certainty&#8221; in our religious and political discourse is actually an attempt to mask vulnerability. How would you respond? If she&#8217;s right, how does such religious or political &#8220;certainty&#8221; harm ourselves?<\/li>\n<li>In her TED talk, Brown only hints at the ramifications her research has on our understanding of creativity. What role does vulnerability have in creativity?<\/li>\n<li>Brown&#8217;s not interested is relating her findings to spiritual wellness, but you might be. What do her findings indicate about our relationship with God or the body of Christ?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his Spotlight session on Monday, Mike Wiggins cited Bren\u00e9 Brown&#8217;s research on the link between vulnerability and creativity. Brown is a social scientist who uses qualitative research methods to understand human behavior, and her research has led her to the conclusion that a joyful, creative life depends on embracing vulnerability. 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