Entertainer and popular culture multi-professional Sampo Marjomaa discusses the bases of creative work with the participants. Where do new, crazy and fun ideas come from? How are ideas developed and formed at different stages of work?

Virpi Koskela, a nomad of creative fields, presents her new doctoral thesis (Lappeenranta University of Technology) and its conclusions. The experience of presence can be understood as either connecting to oneself (to inner nature) or to other people and the environment (to outer nature). People’s experiences of presence enhance individuals’ and communities’ creativity and our experience of significance.

Philosopher Olli Ahlroos presents the philosophical fundamentals of Socratic group dialogue. How can we examine shared concepts in a group? How do we increase understanding of other’s perceptions and clarify our own?

Trainers Olli-Pekka Ahtiainen and Marko Kangas discuss dialogicality in network meetings. As an example, they use the city of Kouvola’s development of networks in welfare services. What are the key factors in the functionality of a network? How can dialogicality support success in networks?