Talks, workshops and resources to nurture and sustain creative wellbeing
The Creative Ecosystem is a gentle model for wellbeing, inspired by nature and designed for modern life. Developed by designer and author Emmi Salonen, it blends Finnish forest wisdom with practical tools for everyday creativity and resilience.
The Creative Wellbeing Handbook
by Emmi Salonen
DO YOU OR YOUR TEAM FEEL DRAINED OR STUCK?
Mental ill health affects people in the creative industries three times more than the general population* and in 2024 70% of creatives reported suffering burnout.*
The Creative Ecosystem model has been developed by the design leader Emmi Salonen to support fellow creative thinkers to reconnect with their purpose, develop personalised wellbeing rituals and reduce stress and burnout.
This is perfect for workplaces, membership organisations, conferences, events, retreats and academia.
*Wellbeing charity Inspire and Ulster University**Never Not Creative
LONDON
CUPERTINO
LISBON
VIENNA
CZECHIA
NUEVO LEÓN MÉXICO
DETROIT
BRISBANE
KATOWICE
COPENHAGEN
TORONTO, VANCOUVER
TOKYO
MANCHESTER
LISBON
LONDON
LONDON
HELSINKI
BERLIN
“Emmi gave a buoyantly special talk.”
— Cal Thompson, VP of End to End Design, Headspace
Attendee, Design Matters Tokyo, JAPAN
HOW EMMI CAN SUPPORT YOU
Talks, workshops and events that provide creative people with wisdom, new ideas and enriching tactics to help prevent burnout and support a more fulfilling creative practice.
INTRODUCING THE CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM MODEL
Balance your creative outputs with nourishing inputs to sustain your creative wellbeing
CONNECTION
WONDER
PAUSE
MOVEMENT
JOY
NOURISHING
INPUTS
CREATIVE
OUTPUTS
“Emmi shared her thoughts with such clarity, humour and grace.”
— Ronan MacEawan, Copywriter,
Attendee, The Design Conference, AUSTRALIA
Next event
Catch Emmi on the road. If you’d like to host a talk or workshop near you, email bookings here.
Munich Creative Business Week 4.5.
Munich, Germany
Vault49 13.5.
New York City, USA
Cupertino in-house 20.5.
San Francisco, USA
University of Washington 22.5.
Seattle, USA
RGD DesignThinkers 26-27.5.
Vancouver, Canada
Grafia Wellbeing Day 10.6.
Helsinki, Finland
“Everything I do is underpinned by a simple but powerful idea: Positive Creativity. As an established creative practitioner and an accredited Happiness Facilitator, I believe design thinking can bring people together, create sustainable choices and foster wellbeing.”
— Emmi Salonen
Founder of Creative Ecosystem
and Studio Emmi
“A practical, fascinating, warm and very human workshop.”