Talks and Creative Play Workshops
Talks:
My presentations about creative play and creativity are inspirational and have lots of joyfull examples about creative thinking and experimenting.
Workshops:
Creative Play Workshops are guided and hosted visual creativity training sessions for adults and for various professonal groups. I have two workshops but at the moment, due to coronavirus, they're on hold. They are highly visual and fascinating examples about creative play:
1. Candy Play Workshop
Candy Play Workshop is a creative visual design play point for adults. It offers chance to play, illustrate and experiment with exciting and colorful candy and other haptic materials. Workshop includes also ministudios where outcomes of play can be photographed by phone. Candy Play gives new creative tools to create multisensory experiences and illustrations. This workshop is suitable for events also.
2. Graphic Play Workshop
Graphic Play Workshop is a creative visual illustration workshop. With help of A4-paper and acrylic paint participants are encouraged to find magic of creative mark making and abstract graphics. Workshop gives a chance to explore and study different ways of innovative painting and creating a creative tool out of one A4-paper and using it unexpected ways. This workshop is suitable for events also.
Both workshops includes materials that are safe, long-lasting, reusable, recyclable and/or biodegradable. I value environment-friendly choices.
Play increases creativity and creates joy.
All my talks and workshops are easy to scale for different enviroments and participants. Creative Play is a key to new things and thoughts. I think play should be seen as an important part of any design process or system related to human centric user experiences. Play has a great impact on your brain and it helps open doors you didn't know existed. Creative Play Workshops encourage people to discover those doors.
Play strengthens intuition. Together play and intuition are a powerful tool for making discoveries and finding inspiration. We play to learn.
Creative Play has no rules or goals and therefore there's no fear of failure. Play itself is enough. Play can offer a great way to ease one's mind, a brain break. Creative Play Workshop gives you a chance to create something unexpected, to be able to experiment, to be inspired and to be led by curiosity. To have fun!
Leikki on liekki!
For inquiries, please contact me by email.
Some previous talks, writings & workshops:
Radio Helsinki x Interview About Candy Play
Helsinki Design Weekly, Karkkipussilla
Podcast: https://www.radiohelsinki.fi/podcastit/karkkipussilla/
Vapa Media x Blogpost About Creative Visuality
Blogpost: https://www.vapamedia.fi/2020/06/16/millainen-kuva-pysaytti-sinut-viimeksi/
Vapa Media x Webinar About Creativity in State of Emergency
Luovuus ja inspiraatio kommunikaation voimavarana, Webinar hosted by Vapa Media
Related blogpost: www.vapamedia.fi/2020/04/16/luovuus-ja-inspiraatio-avaimet-merkitykselliseen-ongelmanratkaisuun
What's Going On in Retail x Presentation about creative play
What's Going On in Retail 2019, Mall of Tripla, Cinnamon, Helsinki
Napa Agency x Graphic Play Workshop
Workshop at Napa Office as part of Napa School, Helsinki
Elisa Kulma x Candy Play Workshop
Nonstop workshop in Elisa Kulma as part of Helsinki Design Week 2019, Helsinki
Finland Day x Candy Play Workshop
Workshop, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, organized by Business Finland Korea, Seoul
Aalto University x Creative Play Workshop
Lecture and workshop, Aalto University, Department of Media, Helsinki
Aalto University x Lecture About Creative Play
Lecture, Aalto University, Department of Design, Helsinki
Hei Schools X Candy Play Workshop
Workshop for Hei Schools's Korean quests with KBS (Korean Broadcasting System), Helsinki
Miltton X Candy Play Workshop
Workshop for one of the Miltton teams, Helsinki
Hei Schools X Candy Play Workshop
Nonstop Workshop for Dare to Learn - the festival for rethinking learning guests, Helsinki
Hietsun Paviljonki X Creative Play Workshop
Workshop in Hietsun Paviljonki as part of Helsinki Design Week 2018, Helsinki
Elisa Kulma X Candy Play Workshop
Nonstop workshop in Elisa Kulma as part of Helsinki Design Week 2018, Helsinki
Helsinki Design Week X Presentation About Creative Play
Helsinki Design Week Pecha Kucha, 2018, Helsinki
Vuoden Huiput Festival X Candy Play Workshop
Nonstop workshop in Vuoden Huiput Festival, Helsinki
Veikkaus x Creative Play Workshop
Workshop with Veikkaus Service Design Team, Helsinki
LWD x Creative Play Workshop
Collaboration with Ladies, Wine & Design from Helsinki, Bassoradio/Taidekupla, Helsinki
Aalto University x Creative Play Workshop
Lecture and workshop, Aalto University, Helsinki
Femskt X Creative Play Workshop
Workshop, Femskt-residence, Villa Salin, Helsinki
Private creative play workshops
Helsinki 2014-2017