One of the challenges we have as adults, is that our mind has a habit of being habitual and we are not aware of our unconscious choices. The unconscious bias theory says, we don’t see things as they are – we see them as we are. That said, according to neuroscience, we have a way to work around that and exercise our minds not to fall into our habitual minds trap. We call it having a "beginners mind", which is like having an open and curious mind, like children do.

In our digital era, children are bombarded with screen time activities. Their love for technology is apparent, and admittedly, what’s not to love? Technology has granted even the youngest of children access to the universe in the palm of their hand, and allows all users a sense of immediate satisfaction. With technology so readily available, it is easy to understand how some children find themselves fixated with being interactive on social media, and less so in person (traditionally, how generations of children before interacted with their friends). Imagine a younger version of yourself—always a helpful design technique, especially when creating playspaces—wasn’t “fitting in with the crowd” of the utmost importance, even if that now means you don’t actually have to see your friends to do so?