[Music] during my university studies I worked in
during my university studies I worked in
during my university studies I worked in many places we share one thing the lack
many places we share one thing the lack
many places we share one thing the lack of humanity at work I often ate by
of humanity at work I often ate by
of humanity at work I often ate by myself literally there was no place
myself literally there was no place
myself literally there was no place where to eat except for the for the
where to eat except for the for the
where to eat except for the for the space in front of the vending machines
space in front of the vending machines
space in front of the vending machines you know those filled with junk food and
you know those filled with junk food and
you know those filled with junk food and coffee that irritate your stomach then I
coffee that irritate your stomach then I
coffee that irritate your stomach then I moved to Helsinki Finland for my studies
moved to Helsinki Finland for my studies
moved to Helsinki Finland for my studies the same day I arrived my flatmate
the same day I arrived my flatmate
the same day I arrived my flatmate invited me to join a restaurant a food
invited me to join a restaurant a food
invited me to join a restaurant a food carnival when anybody could open a
carnival when anybody could open a
carnival when anybody could open a restaurant for a day the whole city
restaurant for a day the whole city
restaurant for a day the whole city changes look strangers were eating
changes look strangers were eating
changes look strangers were eating together in the parks and in their
together in the parks and in their
together in the parks and in their living rooms and were I what a variety
living rooms and were I what a variety
living rooms and were I what a variety of cuisines and flavors restaurant they
of cuisines and flavors restaurant they
of cuisines and flavors restaurant they blew my mind a few months later I opened
blew my mind a few months later I opened
blew my mind a few months later I opened my first pop-up restaurant with a couple
my first pop-up restaurant with a couple
my first pop-up restaurant with a couple of friends followed by three more within
of friends followed by three more within
of friends followed by three more within the next few years it wasn’t until then
the next few years it wasn’t until then
the next few years it wasn’t until then that I started to observe how strangers
that I started to observe how strangers
that I started to observe how strangers socialized at a dinner at the dinners I
socialized at a dinner at the dinners I
socialized at a dinner at the dinners I attended and later on produced how
attended and later on produced how
attended and later on produced how supper clubs pop up everywhere around
supper clubs pop up everywhere around
supper clubs pop up everywhere around the world and how food brought
the world and how food brought
the world and how food brought everybody’s life together food the
everybody’s life together food the
everybody’s life together food the universal topic the unites people
universal topic the unites people
universal topic the unites people regardless of nationalities changes
regardless of nationalities changes
regardless of nationalities changes religious and political beliefs however
religious and political beliefs however
religious and political beliefs however I also noticed how coming together and
I also noticed how coming together and
I also noticed how coming together and feeling included is a totally different
feeling included is a totally different
feeling included is a totally different story
story
story try to arrange a meal with people who
try to arrange a meal with people who
try to arrange a meal with people who don’t know each other we have all been
don’t know each other we have all been
don’t know each other we have all been invited to dinners while we stick side
invited to dinners while we stick side
invited to dinners while we stick side by side to toast win hall for the whole
by side to toast win hall for the whole
by side to toast win hall for the whole time it takes guts to talk to strangers
time it takes guts to talk to strangers
time it takes guts to talk to strangers and to continue a conversation beyond
and to continue a conversation beyond
and to continue a conversation beyond what do you do unless there is somebody
what do you do unless there is somebody
what do you do unless there is somebody who facilitates while making such
who facilitates while making such
who facilitates while making such discoveries I recalled my early work
discoveries I recalled my early work
discoveries I recalled my early work experiences how I felt lonely and as
experiences how I felt lonely and as
experiences how I felt lonely and as cluded and how there wasn’t even a
cluded and how there wasn’t even a
cluded and how there wasn’t even a science of togetherness so I started
science of togetherness so I started
science of togetherness so I started talking to friends and family and many
talking to friends and family and many
talking to friends and family and many said how bad the food was in their
said how bad the food was in their
said how bad the food was in their workplaces and how the company culture
workplaces and how the company culture
workplaces and how the company culture didn’t support their well-being many of
didn’t support their well-being many of
didn’t support their well-being many of them felt excluded and are motivated at
them felt excluded and are motivated at
them felt excluded and are motivated at work that place work where we live most
work that place work where we live most
work that place work where we live most of our lives in fact most of us we spend
of our lives in fact most of us we spend
of our lives in fact most of us we spend at least 100,000 of our lives working
at least 100,000 of our lives working
at least 100,000 of our lives working but according to Gallup only 13% of
but according to Gallup only 13% of
but according to Gallup only 13% of employees worldwide feel engaged at work
employees worldwide feel engaged at work
employees worldwide feel engaged at work 13% that means that if we want to change
13% that means that if we want to change
13% that means that if we want to change the experience of work for people like
the experience of work for people like
the experience of work for people like my friends my family myself many years
my friends my family myself many years
my friends my family myself many years ago and many of you we need to do
ago and many of you we need to do
ago and many of you we need to do something about it
something about it
something about it so I thought if we can design dinners to
so I thought if we can design dinners to
so I thought if we can design dinners to bring strangers together why can’t we
bring strangers together why can’t we
bring strangers together why can’t we take it a step further and design for
take it a step further and design for
take it a step further and design for inclusion at work why can’t we design
inclusion at work why can’t we design
inclusion at work why can’t we design work environments where food could be a
work environments where food could be a
work environments where food could be a catalyst for conversation after all in
catalyst for conversation after all in
catalyst for conversation after all in the workplace people already know each
the workplace people already know each
the workplace people already know each other it should be easier right so I
other it should be easier right so I
other it should be easier right so I really believe that food can improve our
really believe that food can improve our
really believe that food can improve our lives our work life but I need some help
lives our work life but I need some help
lives our work life but I need some help so I kept thinking and I fell back on
so I kept thinking and I fell back on
so I kept thinking and I fell back on what I knew design and the way I learn
what I knew design and the way I learn
what I knew design and the way I learn about the Sun in school is that it’s
about the Sun in school is that it’s
about the Sun in school is that it’s much more than the look of an object
much more than the look of an object
much more than the look of an object like a lamp or chair it’s a way of
like a lamp or chair it’s a way of
like a lamp or chair it’s a way of thinking doing and behaving that is open
thinking doing and behaving that is open
thinking doing and behaving that is open to contribution and it’s open for
to contribution and it’s open for
to contribution and it’s open for exploration is basically an approach to
exploration is basically an approach to
exploration is basically an approach to life design in facts provides a set of
life design in facts provides a set of
life design in facts provides a set of intangible resources the supports the
intangible resources the supports the
intangible resources the supports the whole process from variation to the
whole process from variation to the
whole process from variation to the countless trial and error to the final
countless trial and error to the final
countless trial and error to the final result whether that is a product service
result whether that is a product service
result whether that is a product service or an experience like a meal it
or an experience like a meal it
or an experience like a meal it basically makes us understand how things
basically makes us understand how things
basically makes us understand how things are now and it helps us imaging things
are now and it helps us imaging things
are now and it helps us imaging things for
for
for future so when I founded we factory
future so when I founded we factory
future so when I founded we factory design became the framework to express
design became the framework to express
design became the framework to express food culture with three essential
food culture with three essential
food culture with three essential principles
principles
principles these are empathy trust and play today I
these are empathy trust and play today I
these are empathy trust and play today I will talk about play which is something
will talk about play which is something
will talk about play which is something really close to my heart
really close to my heart
really close to my heart plays what actually we dismiss as we
plays what actually we dismiss as we
plays what actually we dismiss as we grew up sadly because it’s such an
grew up sadly because it’s such an
grew up sadly because it’s such an important part of our human human nature
important part of our human human nature
important part of our human human nature in fact play improves our ability to
in fact play improves our ability to
in fact play improves our ability to learn it increased our openness to the
learn it increased our openness to the
learn it increased our openness to the other it actually builds creativity and
other it actually builds creativity and
other it actually builds creativity and an energy and it makes us less
an energy and it makes us less
an energy and it makes us less judgmental about ourselves and the
judgmental about ourselves and the
judgmental about ourselves and the others the first challenge I faced with
others the first challenge I faced with
others the first challenge I faced with every organization I work with in
every organization I work with in
every organization I work with in remaining how we eat at work it’s
remaining how we eat at work it’s
remaining how we eat at work it’s actually about figuring out a way to
actually about figuring out a way to
actually about figuring out a way to build a culture play true playing in
build a culture play true playing in
build a culture play true playing in fact have learned that this is the only
fact have learned that this is the only
fact have learned that this is the only way whether we would like to see more
way whether we would like to see more
way whether we would like to see more human workplaces so to illustrate what I
human workplaces so to illustrate what I
human workplaces so to illustrate what I mean by building a cultural play to play
mean by building a cultural play to play
mean by building a cultural play to play I would like to share a story of a team
I would like to share a story of a team
I would like to share a story of a team of cooks teachers and school workers who
of cooks teachers and school workers who
of cooks teachers and school workers who learn how to improve their food service
learn how to improve their food service
learn how to improve their food service and be more inclusive today I come in I
and be more inclusive today I come in I
and be more inclusive today I come in I kick off this program I bring apples
kick off this program I bring apples
kick off this program I bring apples paper sheets and pencils and I asked
paper sheets and pencils and I asked
paper sheets and pencils and I asked them to draw an echo for 20 minutes
them to draw an echo for 20 minutes
them to draw an echo for 20 minutes silently this is the only rule I give I
silently this is the only rule I give I
silently this is the only rule I give I want them to I want to challenge them
want them to I want to challenge them
want them to I want to challenge them with an activity that only kids would do
with an activity that only kids would do
with an activity that only kids would do course being in the face in the region
course being in the face in the region
course being in the face in the region most famous for its apples they laugh at
most famous for its apples they laugh at
most famous for its apples they laugh at me Crusader they are adult women who
me Crusader they are adult women who
me Crusader they are adult women who were asked to draw an apple for 20
were asked to draw an apple for 20
were asked to draw an apple for 20 minutes some even complain and of course
minutes some even complain and of course
minutes some even complain and of course I mean I was expecting so but when I
I mean I was expecting so but when I
I mean I was expecting so but when I started looking around I see kuba stand
started looking around I see kuba stand
started looking around I see kuba stand footer is Apple’s doodles and even lost
footer is Apple’s doodles and even lost
footer is Apple’s doodles and even lost rations of all charts and people
rations of all charts and people
rations of all charts and people harvesting apples so we moved to the
harvesting apples so we moved to the
harvesting apples so we moved to the next exercise and the next exercise is
next exercise and the next exercise is
next exercise and the next exercise is about throwing a passion fruit
about throwing a passion fruit
about throwing a passion fruit now everybody’s panicking nobody knows
now everybody’s panicking nobody knows
now everybody’s panicking nobody knows how a passionfruit look looks like some
how a passionfruit look looks like some
how a passionfruit look looks like some draw papayas other draws dragon fruits
draw papayas other draws dragon fruits
draw papayas other draws dragon fruits some try to take out the smartphone’s
some try to take out the smartphone’s
some try to take out the smartphone’s to Google it now we broke the silence
to Google it now we broke the silence
to Google it now we broke the silence finally I’ve achieved what I had planned
finally I’ve achieved what I had planned
finally I’ve achieved what I had planned to this exercise basically put everybody
to this exercise basically put everybody
to this exercise basically put everybody on the same boat there is no job title
on the same boat there is no job title
on the same boat there is no job title no expertise basically it stripped
no expertise basically it stripped
no expertise basically it stripped everybody’s half a corporate culture
everybody’s half a corporate culture
everybody’s half a corporate culture then the program continues and like in
then the program continues and like in
then the program continues and like in our tide hood we change we play role
our tide hood we change we play role
our tide hood we change we play role changes and the tea tree imagine
changes and the tea tree imagine
changes and the tea tree imagine themselves a cook and a cook imagine
themselves a cook and a cook imagine
themselves a cook and a cook imagine themselves a schoolteacher so learning
themselves a schoolteacher so learning
themselves a schoolteacher so learning from everybody unique perspective we
from everybody unique perspective we
from everybody unique perspective we actually create recipes with images and
actually create recipes with images and
actually create recipes with images and key words for both the baby with food
key words for both the baby with food
key words for both the baby with food allergies and food are gourmet and
allergies and food are gourmet and
allergies and food are gourmet and everybody contributes because everybody
everybody contributes because everybody
everybody contributes because everybody plays a relevant role in the company
plays a relevant role in the company
plays a relevant role in the company there is a woman I remember or perhaps
there is a woman I remember or perhaps
there is a woman I remember or perhaps she is a combination of many women we
she is a combination of many women we
she is a combination of many women we call her Martina she’s in her 40s she
call her Martina she’s in her 40s she
call her Martina she’s in her 40s she has two kids she works as a cook she
has two kids she works as a cook she
has two kids she works as a cook she loves what she does but she has never
loves what she does but she has never
loves what she does but she has never heard she and never had the chance to
heard she and never had the chance to
heard she and never had the chance to learn more about her job she actually
learn more about her job she actually
learn more about her job she actually was really skeptical about exercise and
was really skeptical about exercise and
was really skeptical about exercise and about the whole program and she
about the whole program and she
about the whole program and she questioned many of the activities we did
questioned many of the activities we did
questioned many of the activities we did during the program so to my surprise she
during the program so to my surprise she
during the program so to my surprise she came to me at the end saying you know if
came to me at the end saying you know if
came to me at the end saying you know if I knew that my kids spent an hour
I knew that my kids spent an hour
I knew that my kids spent an hour drawing an apple I told your classes for
drawing an apple I told your classes for
drawing an apple I told your classes for a waste of time
a waste of time
a waste of time she had it how thankful she was and how
she had it how thankful she was and how
she had it how thankful she was and how much clarity she gained about her unique
much clarity she gained about her unique
much clarity she gained about her unique perspective and about her unique
perspective and about her unique
perspective and about her unique contribution to the organization as a
contribution to the organization as a
contribution to the organization as a cook you see feeling included is so
cook you see feeling included is so
cook you see feeling included is so important this saw this story actually
important this saw this story actually
important this saw this story actually illustrates that implication or
illustrates that implication or
illustrates that implication or redesigning how we at work
redesigning how we at work
redesigning how we at work range is far beyond than just thinking
range is far beyond than just thinking
range is far beyond than just thinking about food into the rearmost self
about food into the rearmost self
about food into the rearmost self development self-confidence of course
development self-confidence of course
development self-confidence of course not every person is like Martina the
not every person is like Martina the
not every person is like Martina the change process of change is hard and the
change process of change is hard and the
change process of change is hard and the process of inclusion takes time it’s
process of inclusion takes time it’s
process of inclusion takes time it’s actually about rebalancing the power
actually about rebalancing the power
actually about rebalancing the power within an organization as an employer
within an organization as an employer
within an organization as an employer needs to pay equal attention to the seed
needs to pay equal attention to the seed
needs to pay equal attention to the seed the human talent as well as the soil the
the human talent as well as the soil the
the human talent as well as the soil the work environment which should support
work environment which should support
work environment which should support people well being it’s like basically a
people well being it’s like basically a
people well being it’s like basically a winemaker who knows that the Gould
winemaker who knows that the Gould
winemaker who knows that the Gould terroir is as equally important as the
terroir is as equally important as the
terroir is as equally important as the good health of grapes in my day to day
good health of grapes in my day to day
good health of grapes in my day to day job at we factory I’m learning the
job at we factory I’m learning the
job at we factory I’m learning the tooken to take the component of
tooken to take the component of
tooken to take the component of inclusion in design for that empower by
inclusion in design for that empower by
inclusion in design for that empower by design food can overcome some of our
design food can overcome some of our
design food can overcome some of our deeply deeply rooted issues at work like
deeply deeply rooted issues at work like
deeply deeply rooted issues at work like engagement so if you’re sitting in the
engagement so if you’re sitting in the
engagement so if you’re sitting in the audience today I would like you to do
audience today I would like you to do
audience today I would like you to do something to ask your bosses and your
something to ask your bosses and your
something to ask your bosses and your colleagues to eat with you away from
colleagues to eat with you away from
colleagues to eat with you away from your computers and the constant parts of
your computers and the constant parts of
your computers and the constant parts of your phone stellar conversation get you
your phone stellar conversation get you
your phone stellar conversation get you one with them just imagine what your
one with them just imagine what your
one with them just imagine what your professional life could be how much more
professional life could be how much more
professional life could be how much more you would know about amazing human
you would know about amazing human
you would know about amazing human beings sitting all day long next to you
beings sitting all day long next to you
beings sitting all day long next to you how much more organisations would
how much more organisations would
how much more organisations would achieve if we put people first so why
achieve if we put people first so why
achieve if we put people first so why don’t we get a little bit playful and
don’t we get a little bit playful and
don’t we get a little bit playful and don’t we challenge our habit for role
don’t we challenge our habit for role
don’t we challenge our habit for role playing the workplace over food I
playing the workplace over food I
playing the workplace over food I guarantee you that food can nurture our
guarantee you that food can nurture our
guarantee you that food can nurture our humanity in the workplace regatta
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