Out of the Box: How to be more of yourself at work
Have you found yourself feeling like work crosses too many of your boundaries? Like you must censor yourself too much to fit in what is expected of you? Like if you were honest about your ideas and feelings you would be judged and excluded?
Most of us have experienced that, like there is a box within which we simply must fit to be employable and stepping outside of that box will put us in danger. However, most of us also know deeply how hurtful that situation is to be in, especially over extended periods of time.
When we show up as our full selves, we are engaging in a radical act of self-care and we are also changing the systems we are in. It's time to explore what's out of the box.
In this event we will address our existing narratives about work and look at both personal career stories and natural ecosystems for inspiration of how to go beyond the systems that hurt us. We will also co-develop the tools that can support you to show up as more of yourself in your work, whether you are student just starting out or a seasoned professional.
📍Where? Terkko Health Hub - Think Company Cube space
⌚When? 5th of August from 17:00 to 19:00
🚶What? A workshop exploring how we can affect the spaces we work in by being our full selves
🎯 Why? To be happier and more supported at work while make a change for the better in the systems around you
💸How much? It’s free, but requires you to register
Who is hosting?
Ala Benkherouf is a biomedical scientist and entrepreneur. She moved to Finland 2019 to pursue her MSc and somehow after graduation, she paved her own path through the ecosystem. She is the founder of The SPLASH! forum and AURE. Her work focuses on the intersectionality of science, tech, social impact and entrepreneurship. On weekdays, you can find her working with aspiring entrepreneurs and on weekends, she's painting and playing video games.
Athanasios Christopoulos is a biologist and founder of Soil to Grow, an organization that addresses domination culture towards nature and each other. His work deals with regeneration, resilience and our mental models aiming to heal collective wounds. To achieve that, he uses tools like emotional biomimicry, game design, facilitation of grassroots action and radical emotional availability.