Experiential Workshops for Business
to activate Next-Level Human Thinking
- and -
Social Gatherings
for Human Connection
Fresh. Unique.
Empowering.
"As new technology continues to impact our personal and professional lives, the importance of up-skilling our
human intelligence is vital to adaptability.
Perspective impacts how we think. How we think is how we decide. How we decide is how we build our lives.
- Callie Lasch, Founder, Creative Activation Learning Method
What are CAL Workshops?
Creative Activation Learning, or CAL, Workshops are experiential programs that use creative engagement activities for professional and personal skill building.
CAL Workshops that are designed for business deliver skills in solution-oriented thinking, judgment, and decision making for executive leaders and teams. CAL Workshops designed for social gatherings provide unique, and playful ways to experience and build new personal connections through intelligent fun.
The experience is relaxed, the impact is powerful.
Business clients range from global corporate teams to nonprofits and university leadership and students. Social gatherings are designed for singles and communities.
• All programs are designed for group sizes of 5 to 500+ participants.
• Workshop length ranges from a 2-hour session to a 2-day retreat.
• Onsite or offsite accommodations
• Programs are customized to deliver the most resonant experience.
• Stand-alone keynote presentations are also available.
What is Creative Activation Learning?
The experience of creative engagement happens at a sensory level.
It shapes perspective which impacts life choices. Our most complex challenges require breakthrough thinking, which can be very elusive especially when we need it most.
Creative Activation Learning is a tool that empowers expansive thinking. Not just what it is, but why it matters, and how to harness these skills for personal and professional advancement going forward.
Experiential learning through creative activation feeds an inner ecosystem that accelerates adaptability and change management. It offers a model for developing motivated, invested decision-making skills. Creative engagement can serve as a force for innovation, workforce transformation, and making the connections that shape the personal, community, and business decisions for next-level human impact.
Since 2016, CAL Workshops have hosted more than 35,000 participants
Clients Include
Testimonials
"An amazing job."
- Senior Director, Novo Nordisk
“New pathways, relationships and connections ... stepping stones on the path to innovation … and a more productive and fertile problem solving environment. Got people out of their seats in order to interact with the content: prioritize, sequence, edit bold challenges. The process can feel like play. Although don't confuse "play" with "not serious or important." In fact, we should employ these methodologies for our most important or challenging work.”
Director of Marketing, Merck Pharmaceutical
"Breakthrough"
“The group raved. The projects really made their event special. They were also effusive about the event team. They have planned events for over 20 years at a range of venues and felt this one was really on point.”
Morgan Lewis Law Firm
"Inspired"
"Thank you again for the experience you provided for the group today. You not only knowledgably addressed our theme but engaged everyone with an easy manner. One of the participants ... said that this was the best experience she had ... and to continue to collaborate on programming in the future." - Barnes Museum
"Valuable"
"Effective"
"Wow…what a wonderful event yesterday! ... I am truly impressed by the overall experience of the day. We had over 350 attendees and due to your collaborative efforts and smooth planning skills, we could not have accomplished this engaging event without you. Huge thanks to you, and the rest of the staff ... You were wonderful to work with … always responsive, helpful and thoughtful."
Rutgers University Foundation
"Constructive"
"Energizing"
“A brilliant and fantastic session. We look forward to next."- -- International Meeting Planner
"Resonant"
"Meaningful"
Sample CAL Workshops for Business
• Bristol Meyers Squibb – Designed and facilitated a workshop for the BMS G-100, their top 100 global leadership team which was assembling in the midst of a major corporate transition and succession. The workshop was designed to integrate the writings and philosophies of Dr. Daniel Kahneman, author of "Thinking Fast and Slow" and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. Dr. Kahneman had been the featured speaker for the BMS morning meeting, followed by the workshop which adapted his presentation on risk and bold decision-making strategies into an experiential activity.
• NRG Energy Corp. – a group of 40 participants from around the country met to connect as a new team. The workshop challenged and explored habits of observation and its impact. An additional NRG group of 40 returned for a more immersive retreat involving a series of workshops that sequentially built upon and deepened the level of skills development.
• Princeton University AI Lab – this workshop was designed to infuse staff with an experience of levity to relax and re-engage, personally and collectively, from the intensity of their work. Workshop focus was on fostering dimensional perspective.
• R.F. Binder Public Relations – this global marketing firm celebrated its 25th anniversary gathering its staff for workshop celebrating and showcasing their creative reach. Dynamic results.
• Johnson & Johnson – this workshop was developed for the J&J Real World Evidence (RWE) division. The goal was for this team of 156 to reach a deeper level of analysis regarding the impact of their work with the patient community.