Beautiful Numbers in Ukraine

I was unsure if our core message about long-term thinking and “Now is Better” could be appreciated in a country facing such real and significant hardship. My anxiety evaporated when it became clear that our positive message landed in the hearts and minds of the people in Lviv, - it was actually welcomed much more then among countries and people who live in comparably peaceful and secure situations. I must have have heard the sentence: "Thank you for coming to Ukraine and bringing this message" literally hundreds of times. My Ukrainian friend Andreii thought that if your life is filled with a lot of real trouble, it sharpens the senses for something good: The possibility to sleep through an entire night without having to move to a bomb shelter or - in this case - a positive design exhibit.

The Ukrainian publisher managed to get an Ukrainian version of our book printed in time for the conference. I signed it for hours.