Our Why
Emotional Intelligence
Why we have made this our focus.
Emotional intelligence (EI) develops over the course of time and enables us to develop meaningful human relationships. It integrates the concepts of empathy, emotional regulation, self-awareness and social skills.
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have had a devastating affect on the mental and relational health of children and adolescents worldwide.
“…an integrative approach is needed to tackle these issues with joint efforts to increase the resilience of youths and society as a whole.” - Mental Health Impacts of the Pandemic
80%-90%
of Children Worldwide Experienced School Closures during the Pandemic.
“Helping children develop social and emotional skills is one of the most important things we can do to prepare them for a healthy future. ”
- Kristen Schubert
Emotional intelligence (EI) is an important factor in improving work performance, quality of patient care, and employee wellbeing. - Article: Emotional Intelligence
“It’s what helps you successfully coach teams, manage stress, deliver feedback, and collaborate with others. It’s called emotional intelligence, and accounts for
90%
of what sets high performers apart”- Harvard
the Stoplight Approach
A unique application fostering Emotional Intelligence.
Our team was surveyed with the following questions to illuminate our why:
Use 3 words to describe Stoplight?
What makes Stoplight unique?
UN Development Goals
Advocating for mental health and well-being.
We join them in imagining “a world with equitable and universal access to quality education at all levels, to health care and social protection, where physical, mental and social well-being are assured.”
Our approach seeks to collaborate with partners is the perusal of this vision. We have minimal costs through our primary function being to resources our partners and encourage local ownership. We have limited barriers to entering new cultures and contexts as we enable individuals globally!
