Aikido for the meeting room.
Three printable practices. Free.
Ninety-second resets between meetings. Five sentence swaps that shift a stuck conversation without making anyone defensive. One weekly rhythm your team can actually sustain.
Drawn from The Dojo Design Dynamics by Mark Araujo
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What's in the kit
Six ninety-second resets
For the moment before a hard meeting, the moment after an escalation, the breath before sending the email you would regret.
Five language swaps
Sentence shifts that unstick stuck conversations without making anyone defensive.
One weekly rhythm
A Monday opening, a midweek correction, a Friday close. Print one card and run it for a week.
Testimonial
"I'm not a martial artist myself, but the philosophy felt immediately relevant. Practical without being simplistic. Grounded, memorable, and easy to apply in a business context."
Janet Frizzarin
Learning Innovation & Development Manager Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
The Author
Mark Araujo
Art Director & Culture Designer
Mark works at the seam of martial practice and modern design. Two decades shaping visual systems for global brands, from São Paulo to Australia to Spain; and, since 1997, a life on the mat. He began Aikido under Reishin Kawai Shihan, Aikikai 8th Dan, the master who brought the art to Brazil, and trained nine years at his side. His practice has since widened across the Aikikai, Iwama and Tomiki lineages.
Three printable practices. Free.
Drawn from The Dojo Design Dynamics by Mark Araujo
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