C R E A R U M

I want to tell you a bit more about the innovative team at Crearum in Linköping. This is what Ewa and Elisabeth at Crearum writes on their webpage:


Crearum works with:

Innovation management
When you want help with a structured idea development process that reaches the entire business operation. We use an approach known as the Carrot; an innovation management system comprising both tools and structure.

Creative workshops
Concerning a challenge or problem, always with innovation and creativity as a starting point with inspiring exercices that provide new ideas. With the help of monitoring and coaching, we follow up and ensure that ideas reach the point of implementation.

Process management
Hire us for shorter and longer assignments to coach groups and individuals so that idéas become reality or problems really get solved. Here we apply creative approaches that lead to focus and commitment.

Education
In creative working methods, (workshop management, tools, group development based on IPU´s behavioural and momentum analysis, personal development which focus upon creativity and inspiration).

Welcome to Crearum; we are a consulting company (originating from the University of Linköpng) which focuses upon creativity, entrepreneruship and innovation in organisations.

See more at: www.crearum.se

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A new beginning

A new beginning. I have been away from my blog a little over a year...Now I'm back. I will tell you all about my latest journey - which companies and persons I have met, which workshop educations and tools I recommend.

Let's start with Crearum. Check it out: www.crearum.se
Great place - excellent education and good teachers!


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Today´s best

I ordered a book a while ago about how to make workshops work... Today I received the book :). I can strongly recommend it, unfortunately only in Swedish. The book is written by two consults in organizational issues (Pia Larsson and Maria Eliasson). The book is easy to read and gives the reader the background to why workshops actually work better (than other methods) in many situations. The book is called "Sätt fart på arbetsmötet".



The other week I also came across some other good literature (in Swedish). The company is called METODA. They list a lot of different workshop methods and gives the reader an overview of when different methods can be useful.



I wish you all a good weekend!
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MAYOR EKEBLAD

I have had an interesting week so far!

My meeting with Josefina at Västfastigheter this Monday was a good start of the week! We talked about my mission and I feel that it will be a mission suitable for me! I started yesterday with my work and it's so much fun - I don't even feel that I am working ;).

Yesterday I met Ingrid at Innotiimi. Another inspiring and really friendly person, working with tools and methods for interaction. We agreed that we would cooperate in the future and it feels exciting!

Today I met AnnaLena, who is a real cute and wonderful artist! I feel that we will work together in more than one project! First of all I will sell her paintings and things on the "Home Fair 2010" in Vänersborg in April. I'm sure many of you out there will LOVE her things! I think everything she makes is eye-catching! See my other blog - http://foggymountaindesign.blogspot.com - to learn more about AnnaLena.
She has her studio in Linnéstaden in Gothenburg. Check out - http://mayorekeblad.blogspot.com
Thank you AnnaLena for today!

That's all for now! Hope you're all doing good.

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FURNITURE FAIR 2010

Next week I'm off to Stockholm to visit "Furniture Fair 2010". I'm really looking forward to some fun and inspiring days! Hopefully my old friend A will join me to the fair and we can explore all the new furnitures, carpets, lamps...etc. together.

On Monday I also have an exciting meeting...so I guess next week will be a better week than this one :)!

Have a nice weekend - I will get back to you with inspirational photos from the Furniture fair.

By the way - please see my other blog - www.foggymountaindesign.blogspot.com
In the other blog I talk more about my special interest in design and interior design.
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WORK WORK WORK

I haven't forgot about my dear blog, I've just been quite busy the last week.

There is a lot of exciting things going on and I feel that this might lead to something inspiring in the near future. I have had a lot of plans of starting my own company. I'm still planning and thinking about it. It's scary and fun at the same time.

Last Friday there was a party at Bergab, a company where I have been the interior architect in October/November 2009. The company felt a need for someone to help them out, when their premises where renewed. Since I have a contact there, they knew who I was and wanted me to do the job! It was very exciting. I'm glad to tell you that the result was almost as good as I hoped it would be! Off course you're always the worst critic yourself - but everyone was very pleased with the result!

Next week I'm meeting another person, who might want some help with a restaurant design in Stockholm. So there are some projects coming in...Also I'm helping my parents with their own dream project on the Island of Tjörn.

Besides this I'm again working for HoF Arkitekter in Öxnered. Right now sketching a new house model for a customer. So finally there is a lot of work to be done.
In the meantime I'm keeping contact with people interested in user participation in the design process and hoping that there will be an opening in that direction soon.

Have a nice and snowy day!
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New comment/ The Story Lab

http://www.thestorylab.se/sv/blogg/2010/01/24/workshops
Unfortunately in Swedish...

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