The training course in “Creativity and Entrepreneurship in the Furniture Sector is free and open to anyone interested . The course consists of interactive learning materials – videos, infographics, presentations and quizzes – and a set of manuals with all necessary information and additional readings to go in depth into several topics of interest. The […]

For the longest time, my generation, the Millenials, were touted as the Entrepreneurial generation. For the most part, we have lived up to the billing. However, as the world evolves, the art of business evolves with it, and it turns out that Generation Z has more to do with this evolution than many care to […]

Today I came across a wonderful article about the creative capacity of one of the characters that I find most fascinating: Albert Einstein and I remembered something I learned from my professor in neuroscience, Dr. Irena O’Brien, when she was talking to me about the science behind the insight generation process or those “Aha Moments!” that we have all […]

Studies have shown that creativity is enhanced when we’re exposed to new and novel experiences, but in our current era of social distancing, many of our routines have become mundane and predictable. The pandemic might keep us in our limited worlds for the foreseeable future, but there are research-based strategies we can employ to maintain our […]

There’s no doubt that the Covid-19 crisis has pushed many of us to our limits. We have been forced to pivot, change our work structure and think of new avenues of income. With all of the overwhelming events happening around us this year, and living in uncertainty, creativity blocks are the topic of the hour […]

Entrepreneurship—this word symbolizes so many dreams and aspirations, so many stories of success and struggle, ups and downs but at last a story that every entrepreneur would want to share. It doesn’t matter how big or small the startup is or where it is based out of as long as it is impacting lives positively […]

If Banksy and a lawyer walk into a bar, there’s no way they could have anything in common, right? One’s a world-famous street artist, and the other deals with complicated twists of language and negotiation. There’s no way that lawyer could be a creative person, right? The thing is, creativity is needed in all industries. […]

Do you want to start an innovative or creative project within the furniture industry? Are you familiar with techniques and tools to enhance your creativity and innovation? Would you like to develop a more sustainable and creative thinking and apply it to your projects? Innovation requires initiative and entrepreneurship competences, which refers to the ability […]

The works of the FACET project are continuing in Porto, on 11st-12nd February 2020. The main objective of FACET is developing new and innovative training methods to further strengthening creativity and entrepreneurship in the furniture sector, both for initial and continuous VET and including work-based learning. The new training will aim to reversing the losing […]

FACET project consortium held its third meeting in Athens on the 25th and 26th of September 2019. The main objective of FACET – Furniture sector Avant-garde Creativity and Entrepreneurship Training is developing new and innovative training contents and methods to further strengthening creativity and entrepreneurship in the furniture sector, both for initial and continuous VET […]