Introduction

I have taught and inspired individuals to explore their creative potential through seminars and workshops, both offline and online. I share expertise in developing a creative mindset, helping participants validate ideas, overcome creative blocks, and bring their projects to life.

My teaching career began in 1985 when I took over a high school art class. Since 1995, after moving to Finland, I have expanded my teaching portfolio to include a variety of topics such as painting, imagination, creativity, consciousness, and the related physics.

I have conducted numerous workshops and courses at various educational institutions, focusing on creativity and leadership, design practices, and dynamic visualization. My emphasis is on teaching consciousness, creativity, and authenticity, assisting individuals in applying these elements in their personal and professional lives.

Teaching Experience

2022

Creativity and Management

• 2 day online workshop
• “Creativity and Management”. Workshop with a focus on the questions if there are other ways to get good ideas, and what a good idea is. We look at research done on premonitions, the role of authenticity and how well-known scientists and artists got their breakthrough ideas during moments of relaxation.
• Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences.
• Workshop information

2021

Jyyväskylä University, Radio interview (podcast)

• “Theme The Human from different viewpoints in design context”
• I went against the grain, I suppose, but what else could I do?
• I have not listened to the recording

Private teaching

• Private email-based teaching on painting techniques and learn to paint what you really want to paint
• about being authentic, being courageous and honest
• practical paint techniques explained when problems or choices occur, so no dwindling theoretical stories.

2020

Design and Creativity

• Zoom lectures. I found this very uninspiring and non-human, and am not going to do this again.
• Design at the Fuzzy Front End Design lab.
• University of Jyväskylä‘s Fuzzy Front End Design lab.

Creativity and Leadership

• 3 day workshop
• “Creativity and Leadership”. This is a hyper intense workshop with a focus on individual development and scientific research.
• Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences.

2019

Design Practices in the Contemporary World

• 5 day workshops
• “Design Practices in the Contemporary World”
• University of Jyväskylä‘s Fuzzy Front End Design lab.

Design and Creativity

• 1 day lecture
• Design at the Fuzzy Front End Design lab.
• University of Jyväskylä‘s Fuzzy Front End Design lab.

2018

Creativity and Leadership

• 4 day workshops
• “Creativity and Leadership”
• Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences

UX Design and Interactive Content Design

• 1 Semester
• BA Courses on UX Design and Interactive Content Design
• Lahti University of Applied Sciences

2017

Dynamic Visualization Design

• 1 Semester
• MA course Dynamic Visualization Design (DVD2)
• Aalto University MediaLab

Creativity in Education

• 1/2 day
• Workshop on creativity in education for the teaching staff
• Tallinn University

“Ajatus” Ideas and where they come from

• 1/2 day each
• 2 workshops “Ajatus” (Ideas) for 1st year art and design students
• Aalto University – Department of Art

Creativity in Education

• 1/2 day
• Workshop on creativity in education for the teaching staff and students.
• Tallinn University of Technology

Creativity in Business

• 1/2 day
• Workshop on creativity in business for the teaching staff
• Estonian Business School

2016

Dynamic Visualization Design

• 1 Semester
• MA course Dynamic Visualization Design (DVD2)
• Aalto University MediaLab

“Ajatus” Ideas and where they come from

• 1/2 day
• workshop “Ajatus” on how to get ideas for 1st year art and design students
• Aalto University – Department of Art

Imagination

• 2 hours
• Open lecture on Imagination
• Estonian Art Academy

Creativity & Imagination

• 5 days
• workshop on creativity & imagination for MA students
• Estonian Art Academy

Practical use of Intuition for Researchers

• 1/2 day
• Lecture about the practical use of intuition for researchers
• VTT biotechnology at the VTT Technical Research Center of Finland

2015

Dynamic Visualization Design

• 1 Semester
• MA course Dynamic Visualization Design (DVD2)
• Aalto University MediaLab

Council of Nordic Ministers

• 1 day
• lecture and workshop for primary & secondary school teachers and ministry personnel in Estonia organized by the
• Council of Nordic Ministers

1996 to 2014

Dynamic Visualization Design

• 6 years
• 1 Semester
• MA course Dynamic Visualization Design (DVD2)
• Aalto University MediaLab

Design Strategies

• 1/2 day
• Lecturer on Design Strategies for MA design students
• Aalto University

Information Visualization

• 1/2 day
• Lecturer on Information Visualization for MA design students
• Aalto University

Infographics and Understanding the Media

• 1 Semester
• BA course Infographics and understanding the media
• Tampere University of Applied Sciences

Information Visualization

• 1 Semester
• BA course Information Visualization
• Tampere University of Applied Sciences

Infographics and Understanding the Media

• 1 Semester
• BA course Infographics and understanding the media
• Tampere University of Applied Sciences

Product Development

• 1 Semester
• BA course product development
• Tampere University of Applied Sciences

Information Sciences on Future Interfaces

• 1/2 day
• Lecture at the department of Information Sciences on Future Interfaces
• University of Tampere

ICT in Teaching

• 1 day
• Lecture on the use of ICT in teaching
• Grafisch Lyceum Amsterdam

Spatial Planning

• 1 Semester
• BA course on spatial planning at the department of spatial design
• Aalto University