TEAM BUILDING
Guided Imperfection Labs for Creative Risk, Psychological Safety & Innovation*
*Not an art class - a culture intervention.
Intentionally crafted, expertly facilitated workshops
Designed for teams that are:
Navigating major organizational changes
Stuck in a creative rut
Afraid to speak up
Siloing work
On the edge of burn out
Trusted By:
THE PROBLEM
Perfectionism
Causes undue stress, risk avoidance & innovation paralysis
Burnout
Results in loss of talent, disconnection & dysfunctional teams
Fear of Failure
Leads to a culture of hesitation, siloed work & silence in meetings
Disconnection
Especially amongst remote/hybrid teams navigating org changes
THE SOLUTION
A field of permission for your team to:
Create bad art & then destroy it
Take no-stakes creative risks
Encourage each other to experiment
Take on a beginner’s mindset
Build psychological safety & trust
Expand innovation capacity
Practice giving & receiving feedback
Connect beyond titles & roles
Forge real, lasting bonds
THE FORMATS
90-Minute Creative Reset
A relaxed yet energizing workshop great for teams that are: Integrating organizational changes, stuck in a creative rut, on the edge of burnout, or simply looking to share a fun and novel experience.
Unlock innovation, inspire collaboration and build a culture of connection.
Capacity: 10-1000 participants
Cost: Starting at $105/person (min 12 people)
*Large group discounts apply
Half-Day Imperfection Lab
A 3-hour deep dive into the leadership patterns that block a team’s creativity. Designed for business leaders to take no-stakes creative risks and explore new ways of thinking.
Leave with simple, effective tools to bring into meetings to build a culture of creative courage.
Capacity: 10-100 participants
Cost: Starting at $275/person (min 8 people)
*Large group discounts apply
THE THEMES
1. Pastels & Possibilities
Experience what happens when your team lets go of fear of judgment and expresses their raw ideas. This workshop is designed for teams stuck in a creative rut or paralyzed by perfectionism.
Stop making fear-based decisions & unlock the power of courageous problem-solving.
Materials: Acrylic paint markers & oil pastels
2. Collage & Collaboration
Open channels for honest and compassionate communication in the workplace. Your team practices giving and receiving feedback in a no-stakes, playful context and gets the embodied experience of the true power of collaboration.
Stop siloing work and cultivate the humility, openness & confidence to share new ideas and ask for help.
Materials: Curated craft papers, scissors & glue
3. Clay & Connection
Welcome new team members & integrate major organizational changes. Your team gets to know one another beyond roles or hierarchy and forges real, lasting bonds that transform the way they work together.
Stop pretending another happy hour will do the trick and actually fortify your team’s safety & trust.
Materials: Vibrant air-dry foam clay
THE FLOW
Connect
Lighthearted, creative prompts that lower the stakes & cultivate safety. Leave with simple & effective tools to breathe life back into your meetings.
Create
The worst art possible, together. Your team has full permission to express, share and collaborate on their raw ideas with utter disregard for the outcome.
Celebrate
The obvious shift in your team’s energy. Integrate insights, challenges and breakthroughs before destroying the art together (sshh!)
THE FACILITATION
Bad Art Club is facilitated through a trauma-informed lens grounded in ontological coaching practices.
Jules brings 500+ hours of facilitation training alongside leaders from 30 countries. Her workshops welcome people of all ages, cultures, identities and abilities. She is attuned and responsive to the unique needs of each group. As an ex-engineer, she knows how to meet the technically-minded where they're at.
Bad Art Club give teams a lived experience of risk, vulnerability, and creative courage. It manages to be fun, impactful, surprising, and culturally relevant, all at once.
THE IMPACT
Bad Art Club builds the psychological safety teams need to take risks, share ideas openly and ask for support.
Your team leaves more comfortable with uncertainty and free from the pressure to be perfect. They speak up in meetings, iterate more quickly and collaborate with more trust and enthusiasm. They begin treating "I don't know" as a strong starting point.
Team members walk away with a shared creative experience that translates to innovation, burnout prevention, and genuine belonging at work.
If you know where you want to go but struggle to get people aligned and energized around the journey, this is the workshop that changes that.
Warning: Bad Art Club will reset your team’s nervous system, causing an immediate, obvious and lasting transformation on the ways they work.
THE DETAILS
Location
We’ll come to your office or off-site, or connect you with one of our trusted venues in the Bay Area. Venues must provide tables & chairs.
Supplies
We supply all of the materials your team needs to make bad art together.
→ Low mess
→ High impact
→ Only the fan favorites
Setup
We set the space & curate the vibe, complete with flowers and a curated playlist. We cleanup so you can enjoy the afterglow.
PERSONAL TOUCHES
Photographer/Videographer
Natural shots of your team in their creative zone so you’ve got something fun (and actually good) to look back on.
Live Music
Turn up the creative energy with live acoustic music that sets the perfect vibe. Just the right soundtrack to keep hands moving and ideas flowing. It's ambient, uplifting, and exactly the kind of extra that makes the whole experience feel special.
Imagine a culture where imperfection fuels possibility.
Book a 20 minute discovery call today