We explore what childhood diseases and crises have in common when it comes to fostering development, how a good dose of empathy helps to unlock our understanding of our real needs, how the „what if …?“ question by the great theater pedagogue Stanislawski can help us start to develop the image that will pull us into the future, just like it can convince the caterpillar to move through the chrysalis to finally emerge as a butterfly. Oh … and in closing, we compare Monet to a 3 year business plan.