My favourite workshops are the ones where the people taking part don’t have much drawing experience, but come prepared with open hearts and minds.
This was the case with Elliptic - a blockchain analytics company, who help their clients navigate financial crime risk management and regulatory compliance. Maybe not where you’d first think to look for free-wheeling creative expression? But this was a session for the senior leadership team to take a step back from the day to day, reflect, and gain a fresh perspective.
The workshop was created through a set of drawing games, designed to pose creative conundrums that participants would not have encountered before. My goals? To set in train a process of discovery through a playful and non-judgemental approach; encouraging people who don’t usually draw to enjoy the process, without fixating on the outcome. And seeing what happens when you look at things from an unexpected angle.
What I loved was seeing what each person came up with. Distinctive and creative drawings which responded to the unfamiliar tasks I was setting in all sorts of different ways. Different people responded to different challenges, and hearing the positive feedback afterwards was hugely gratifying. Thank you for having me, Elliptic!