Field Notes
A Summer of Conversations, Mostly Offline
During the summer, the Adonelle conversation moved into events, private conversations, real-life moments, and the slower work of understanding where the Adonelle Touch framework needs to go next.
Field Notes
Adonelle Touch and Self-Determination Theory: A Meaningful Connection
Professor Richard M. Ryan, co-creator of Self-Determination Theory, recognised a meaningful resonance between the four pillars of Adonelle Touch and the psychological needs central to human motivation and wellbeing.
Field Notes
Adonelle: May 2026 Recap
May brought a new level of visibility for Adonelle, including the public launch of Adonelle Journal, a strong endorsement from the Center for Positive Sexuality, WorldCat discovery, ongoing Conversation Copies, and Baltic Pride sharing our reflection.
Sexuality & Society
Why We Support Baltic Pride
A reflection on Baltic Pride, visibility, shame, and why silence does not protect children, communities, or culture. It protects the conditions where hate can grow.
Field Notes
From Amazon to Libraries: Expanding Access to Adonelle Touch
Adonelle Touch is becoming easier to discover through libraries and reading platforms, including Bibliotheca, OverDrive, Perlego, and WorldCat, alongside academic and national library collections in Estonia.
Field Notes
Bringing Adonelle Touch Into a Sex-Positive Research Community
Reflections from presenting the Adonelle Touch framework at the Center for Positive Sexuality’s Monthly Lecture Series, and why bringing positive sexuality into organisational life matters.
Field Notes
Adonelle: April 2026 Recap
April brought new conversations around Adonelle Touch, including talks, reviews, international engagement, growing distribution, and continued development of the Adonelle ecosystem.
Field Notes
On the First In-Depth Review of Adonelle Touch
A thoughtful review of Adonelle Touch opened useful questions about sex-positive values, cultural change, and how the framework can continue to develop with more precision.
Field Notes
Why I Wrote Adonelle Touch
The origin story behind Adonelle Touch: how a sudden question about sex-positive values in business grew into a framework, a book, and a wider conversation about trust, leadership, branding, and culture.
Field Notes
Adonelle: Q1 2026 Recap
The first quarter of 2026 was shaped by the publication of Adonelle Touch, the Tartu book launch, early media visibility, and the beginning of wider conversations around the framework.
Field Notes
Conversation Copies: Opening the Dialogue Around Adonelle Touch
Conversation Copies of Adonelle Touch are being shared with researchers, educators, leaders, and other thoughtful readers to bring the book’s ideas into wider professional, academic, and public dialogue.
Field Notes
What Healthy Relationships Can Teach Leadership
Reflections from speaking at Visionest Institute Connect Leaders Club in Tallinn about trust, boundaries, autonomy, openness, and the human foundations of leadership.