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BRING MORE JOY INTO YOUR WORKDAY

Creating Joy at Work

A creative, research-based workshop that helps teams rediscover energy, perspective, and purpose.

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Joy-Infused Approaches for Teams of all Kinds

Creativity-focused approach to address staff burn out and retention

Focus on internal motivators, staff well-being, and job satisfaction

Research-informed learning experience with practical tools and resources

Multiple delivery formats

What You’ll Experience

Through interactive exercises and creative thinking, participants will see their organization — and themselves — in a fresh, empowering light.

Hands-on, art-inspired activities

Guided reflection to shift perspective

Tools to re-energize and reconnect your team

Practical takeaways to sustain joy at work

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Who is this workshop for?

Teams of all kinds looking to rediscover energy, perspective and purpose.

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    Service Providers

  • community art center for seniors

    Mission-Driven Professionals

  • Staff sitting with resident

    Individuals Working with Older Adults

  • Residents doing yoga

    Individuals Working with Adults with Disabilities

  • Staff with resident in wheelchair

    Arts & Cultural Organizations

  • HR Professionals

  • Team Leaders

Do you feel…

Stretched thin at work?

Burnout in your team?

Yourself daydreaming about moving to an island and leaving the to-do list behind?

Why Joy Matters

Joy isn’t just a mood — it’s measurable. When teams cultivate joy, they think more creatively, collaborate better, and perform at their best.

Joyful Work Cultures Are

31%

More Productive

(Forbes)

Joyful Employees Take

10x

Fewer Sick Leave

(Gallup)

Joyful Workplaces Have

51%

Less Turnover

(Gallup)

Workshop Formats

In-Person Session
Custom Pricing*

  • 2 hour in-person workshop for up to 25 people at your location

  • 2 Creative Spark facilitators

  • Interactive activities that will have your team up on their feet

  • Tools and resources
    (i.e. reading lists, activity sheets)

  • Downloadable wellness worksheets

  • One year of CS E-Learning Community access for participating learners.

    *Price is based on total number of learners and travel requirements

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Live Virtual Session

$1,000

  • 1 hour virtual “camera-on” session for up to 25 people

  • Recording of session

  • Tools and resources
    (i.e. reading lists, activity sheets)

  • Downloadable wellness worksheets

  • Access to Monthly Creative Spark gatherings

  • Access to our annual Creative Aging Symposium

  • One year of CS E-Learning Community access for participating learners.

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Self-Paced

COMING SOON!

  • Access to Exclusive Learning Content for your staff for 1 year.

  • Interactive activities and conversation promprrs

  • Role-specific discussion boards

  • Tools and resources
    (i.e. reading lists, activity sheets)

  • Downloadable wellness worksheets

  • Weekly office hours with Creative Spark Staff

  • Access to Monthly Creative Spark gatherings

  • Access to our annual Creative Aging Symposium

  • One year of CS E-Learning Community access for participating learners.

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Interested in creative aging training but still have questions?

Reach out to Program Manager Veronicah Cohen to schedule a complimentary 1-on-1 call to discuss how Creative Spark can help. 

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Testimonials

✦ Testimonials

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    "Creative Spark is CPR for the soul. You feed us so we can feed the residents. You've inspired me to bring residents together across levels of care in creative ways."

  • People painting with watercolors on a wooden table, surrounded by art supplies like brushes, colored pencils, water bottles, and napkins.

    “Creative Spark inspired me to work more with my team; to continue to shift my thinking and belief systems about what it means to grow older; to discover what lights me up so I can use it to help others find what lights them up.”

Course Overview

Through interactive exercises we’ll utilize the power of creative thinking to discover the role of joy in our work experience, helping us shift perspective and see our organizations and ourselves in a new way.

✔ Explore the relationship between a work environment, wellbeing, and job satisfaction.

✔ Gain tools to identify internal motivators that address employee burnout.

✔ Review examples of evidence-informed approaches and create a multi-pronged approach to supporting joy at work.

FAQs

  •  Creating Joy at Work blends research-based practices with hands-on creative activities designed to shift perspective, spark energy, and reconnect teams. Instead of passive learning, participants actively explore new ways of working and relating—making the experience memorable, meaningful, and immediately useful.

  •  Not at all. All activities are designed for everybody, regardless of creative background. The focus is on expression, connection, and fresh thinking—not artistic skill. Most participants say the creative elements are the most energizing part of the session.

  •  It depends on your goals and the level of engagement you’re looking for.

    • In-person is best for highly interactive team experiences or retreat-style events.

    • Virtual is ideal for distributed teams wanting a focused, energizing session.

    • Self-paced (coming soon!) works well for organizations needing flexible, ongoing access to tools and learning content. 

    If you’re unsure, we’re happy to help you decide.

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Interested in creative aging training but still have questions?

Reach out to Program Manager Veronicah Cohen to schedule a complimentary 1-on-1 call to discuss how Creative Spark can help. 

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Meet Your Instructors

Jessica McCracken, MPA

Jessica brings people together through the creative process. Her career began at the Center for Elders and Youth in the Arts, Institute on Aging in 2007. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in Non-pro­fit Arts Management. As an artist deeply rooted in community, Jessica alongside her sister Bridget, founded Trash Mash-Up, an eco-arts program. With enthusiasm for supporting professionals in the field, Jessica co-founded Creative Aging San Francisco (now The Spark Gathering), a collective of individuals utilizing the arts to support healthy aging. Expertise: arts program development, community collaboration, nonpro­fit administration.

Veronicah Cohen, B.S.H.D.

Veronicah advocates for the transformational power of creative expression on the personal and community level. She graduated from the University of California, San Diego with her B.S. in Human Development with an emphasis on older adults. Veronicah’s journey in elder care began with providing creative engagement to senior living residents to promote emotional, mental, physical and spiritual well-being in new and innovative ways. Veronicah now manages Creative Spark’s grant-funded efforts to bring Creative Spark to a wider audience through our developing e-learning community. Expertise: mindfulness, program management, community collaboration