Tag: gezellig
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Art Doesn’t Need Words: Creativity Across Languages
In most of our workshops, participants speak different languages. Some are new to the Netherlands, others have grown up here, and some are still finding their place in between. Dutch, Arabic, Turkish, Farsi, English, Ukrainian or no shared language at all. The room often sounds like an orchestra of languages. At first, it can feel…
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Gezelligmaking on the Dorpsplein
Some of our FRENS have been living on the Silja cruise ship for more than two years now, sharing small cabins, borrowing corners for privacy, and carrying on with daily life in very limited space. The Dorpsplein across the road from the boat is their only backyard, but as a bare and empty lot, it…
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3 Creativity Warm-Ups Your Team Can Try This Week
Creativity isn’t just a nice-to-have in the workplace – It’s a key aspect for better communication, stronger collaboration, and innovative thinking. At Art is Home, we use playful, hands-on exercises to unlock these qualities in our Creativity with Purpose workshops. Here are three simple warm-ups you can try in your next meeting. P.S. No art…
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The Art of Gezelligmaking
In the Netherlands, there’s a word that isn’t quite translatable in English or many other languages: gezellig. It’s not just cozy; it’s not just fun… It’s the feeling of being together, of belonging, of comfort and warmth combined together in one. It’s that sense of being at home; and when you add “-making” to it,…