“We know we are very special. Yet, we keep trying to find out in what way: not this way, not that way, then what way?”

Lydia Davis, Special

Your Special Way, Your Creation

Hi, I am Oana Velcu-Laitinen.
I’m a Helsinki based Creativity and Collaboration Skills Trainer.

I love helping individuals, leaders of change and their teams bring their contribution to their environment, by cultivating creativity and collaboration skills. To this view, I provide:

We are fulfilled when we take time to do what is important to us. Dreaming is fun but taking steps towards fulfilling our dreams is both fun and meaningful. Let’s start exploring where and how you can create value professionally or how you can lead yourself in your personal life.

CONTACT ME

Collaborations

“I design my work, I see myself like a sculptor.”

Read my interview published on the 4th of May 2018, in the Swedish magazine, Smocka.

Future Events

Autumn 2018 Personal Development courses

Creative Living Abroad

Competence Course

Past events

26.04.2018

Shark in the Luckan Shark Tank for founders of not yet established businesses.

13.03.2018

Creativity in Research, Introduction Seminar at Biomedicum 1, University of Helsinki.

29.01.2018

Entrepreneurial Ideas Selection and Evaluation for Feasibility – the workshop is co-organized by Luckan Integration and Arbis.

15.01.2018

Personal SWOT For a New Direction in Career – the workshop is co-organized by Luckan Integration and Arbis.

12.12.2017

New Ideas Generation Workshop, at The Shortcut Lab, Helsinki. The workshop aims at helping individuals who are thinking to become entrepreneurs to dig deeper in their experiences to come up with unusual business ideas to implement.

19.10.2017 – 30.11.2017

Creative Living Abroad course in Arbis, Helsinki – a course for foreigners living in Helsinki. The aim of the course is to enhance your creative potential and develop a creative attitude to living in Finland.

14.09.2017 – 7.12.2017

The Competence Workshop in Arbis, Helsinki – a course which is part of the Swedish Speaking Integration Program for foreigners in Finland. The aim of the course is to explore the personal and professional skills for aspiring entrepreneurs.

09.09.2017 19:15 Lecture On The Importance of Building Everyday Creativity Habits, at the Inhale/Exhale Lifestyle Happening, Helsinki

5.09.2017 Empathy in Relationships Workshop

Empathy in Relationships workshop

Personal development courses

Reinvent Your Happy Self as New Mom, 6th March – 10th April 2017

Choose Your Potential, 23rd March – 8th June 2017

When we started coaching sessions with Oana, I was not quite sure what exactly to expect as I have never had such experience before. But it turned out to be a truly amazing journey and discovery of myself. Read more →

Yulia G.
Project Coordinator
Aalto University School of Science and Technology

I had the pleasure of attending Oana’s seminar series entitled “The Choice of Happiness” which was held at the Arkadia International Bookshop over several months in 2016. The seminar topics included self-compassion, empathy, generosity, gratitude, forgiveness, awe and love. One of the main conclusions for me is that happiness can be a conscious choice when the mind is conditioned to perceive the world in positive ways. It’s a little like turning a switch in one’s mind. Read more →

David Rogers
Managing Director
Sancom Trading

Some words that come to mind about Oana: wise, loving, clear, creative, thoughtful, clever, open. Read more →

Curtis Wood
Senior Researcher
Finnish Meteorological Institute

Oana’s seminars are filled with well-researched studies into the different aspects of happiness – from cultivationg a practice of gratitude, to learning skills of empathy and forgiveness. Read more →

Jenine E.
Medical doctor

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