Workshops encourage dialogue and allow participants to receive new perspectives and develop new ideas. I offer modular workshops as well as tailored deep-dive sessions. Workshop duration based on needs. Quotes upon request.

Vision Workshop

Goal: Attendees will think expansively about the company or business unit and set a 5-, 10-, and 20-year vision for where they’d like to be.

Ideation Workshop

Goal: Attendees will generate new ideas through lateral thinking, using Design Thinking techniques.

Prioritisation Workshop

Goal: Teams will create a project backlog, using Agile techniques.

Branding Workshop

Goal: Attendees will align on the company’s brand promise and how it should be experienced and understood by customers.

Design Sprints

Goal: Teams will go from idea to testable prototype in 5 days with hands-on field experience.

A salon is a gathering of people, held to refine the taste and increase the knowledge of the participants through conversation. I host salons on topics ranging from pop culture to politics, curating the content and moderating the discussions. 

Identity

In November 2017, I co-organized and moderated a panel discussion on Identity at the Bauhaus Campus. I invited three speakers who chose to tackle identity, diversity and inclusion within the domain of their work and workplace, and explored how they moved from a place of disempowerment to empowerment.

Media in the 21st Century

Goal: The current media climate is fundamentally different than it was 20 years ago. How do we, as media consumers, find truth amidst an array of sources and perspectives? 

• Listen: "How False Stories Spread And Why People Believe Them" by NPR

• Read: "Lessons From the Media’s Failures in Its Year With Trump" by The New York Times

• Watch: "Trump vs. Truth" by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2016 U.S. Election

Goal: The election revealed an America that is truly divided. How did we get here and how do we move forward?

• Listen: "The Sun Comes Up" by This American Life

• Read: "Trump and American Populism" by Foreign Affairs

• Watch: "Donald Trump Elected U.S. President" by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Race

Goal: As we move into the 21st Century, well aware of the terrible history of racial and ethnic categories, what should we do?

• Listen: "Race" by RadioLab

• Read: "The Case for Reparations" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

• Watch: "Color Blind or Color Brave?" by Mellody Hobson

Gender Equity

Goal: What challenges do men, women and transgender people face in today's society?

• Listen: "Becoming Nicole" by NPR

• Read: "A Feminism Where 'Lean In' Means Leaning On Others" by The New York Times

• Watch: "The Mask You Live In" by Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Food & Sustainability

Goal: What are the major environmental and political issues around food and sustainability today?

• Listen: "SNAP - Follow the Money" by Michele Simon

• Read: "Big Food vs. Big Insurance" by Michael Pollan

• Watch: "Feeding Frenzy" by Paul McMahon

Drugs & Addiction

Goal: What is the narrative around drug policy and treatment today?

• Listen: "What Is More Dangerous: Drugs or Ignorance About Drugs?" by Carl Hart

• Read: "Can Ayahuasca revolutionize the prison system?" by The New York Times

• Watch: "Former meth user speaks vulnerably about addiction and drug policy" by Gabriel Sayegh

Death

Goal: How can we create a space for people to talk about death and dying?

• Listen: "Culture of Dying" by Stephen Jenkinson

• Read: "The Bitter End" by The Daily Beast

• Watch: "Signs of Approaching Death"