Optimising ‘Moments of Pauses’ – A Reflections from COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

COVID-19 brought our life to a total halt at different times and in all the continents of the world. The total halt brought with it the opportunity to experience the ‘moments of pause’ which is missed in a busy life. This paper investigates the importance of this moment, and its role in improving our contribution and potential differentiate performance outcome. The case study presents the outcome of ‘moment of pauses’ utilised by the Inspiration Economy researchers to solve problems or exploit opportunities. The context of the case study presents how the utilisation of pauses helped to address some of the main challenges and issues of COVID-19 pandemic and its spillovers earlier than many other researchers. This study implies that it shows the necessity of taking ‘moments of pauses’ in the new normal where challenges of life would extraordinary and where we need to reflect then realise or foresight. The researcher confirms that once this research is applied in different contexts, it could be generalised with minimal limitations to be a strong tool for communities development and flourishment.