Creatives Connect (the experiment)
What Is Creatives Connect?
Creatives Connect is a human learning method for adult professionals to reconnect with their innate social learning instincts and with each other.
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In a world of digital overload and shallow interactions, we designed a guided experience that spark deeper connection, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. Born from the frustration of surface-level networking and interactions.
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We do this in various formats, including a signature 2-hour guided session that blends deep questions, group dynamics, and play to help people connect across industries and comfort zones.
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Our work is grounded in the NetLearning™ Framework—a proprietary methodology first outlined in the book Networking When You Don’t Like to Network. It centers on curiosity, reflection, and learning as the foundations for authentic connection in today’s professional landscape.
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Think: philosophy + sociology + creative dialogue, under a pedagogical approach that makes the intangible skills everyone is preaching about—but a minority are teaching—practical and real.
What makes it different
Most workshops teach communication as a technique, a rigid structure or a script. We treat it as a practice by rewiring a networking experience. Creatives Connect is built on nuance, mindset, dialogue, and curiosity. It’s where soft skills stop being buzzwords and start becoming muscle memory.
Who is it for?
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Creative professionals who want depth and ideas, not small talk
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Companies investing in culture, DEI, team connection, or innovation
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Collaborators interested in reimagining the dynamics of connection—as mirror, bridge, and idea generator
Why it matters:
Creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking don’t “just happen.” They must be intentionally practiced, especially in a digital world designed to distract.
Social media is shrinking our minds.
Self-awareness is oftentimes missing.
Authentic dialogue builds trust and teams.
Poor communication kills collaboration.
A 2023 study from The Royal Society Interface found that short-form platforms promote imitation over original thought—undermining the analytical thinking needed for creativity and true connection.
While 95% of people believe they’re self-aware, only 10–15% truly are. This hidden gap limits empathy, relationships, and decision-making. (Harvard Business Review)
Research from the Oxford Handbook of Social Capital shows that real conversation, grounded in empathy and vulnerability, fuels trust, social cohesion, and innovation.
According to Harvard Business Review, gaps in soft skills—especially communication and critical thinking—directly lower morale, creativity, and productivity.
What we have done so far
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First experiment hosted in Madrid, May 2025 at l’Idem School with 12 participants from mixed creative backgrounds.
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Collected observations and participant feedback, you can read in this blog post: here.
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We are currently reiterating and building Creatives Connect experiment number 2.
Get involved!
If you want to attend as a participant to our next experiment, or get involved as a collaborator or sponsor, please reach out, send us an email​
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Join the movement! Can't wait to meet you!
While we intentionally keep key moments as surprises, here’s a glimpse:
No titles. No pitches. No performative agendas. Just people.
We begin by looking inward before reaching outward.
We explore empathy through structured dynamics.
A unique set of questions nudge participants out of default mode and into curiosity.