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.
DO YOU OR YOUR TEAM FEEL DRAINED OR STUCK?
Burnout affects people in the creative industries three times more than the general population*.
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 UniversityWho Emmi has worked with
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DOVER“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.
BRNO Bold, Chechnya
18. November 2025
A conference by designers, for designers, yet open to all creative minds hungry for fresh perspectives. Top speakers from across Europe will challenge the way you think about design, process, and the future of creativity.
Emmi’s talk marks the launch of her new book, introducing the Creative Ecosystem model she developed to sustain creativity. It also marks 20 years of Studio Emmi, a design practice shaped by her ethos of positive creativity.
“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.”