Member Benefit & Event

LEARN & GROW Series: 2018 Session III
Explore the Creative Process and its Applications in Problem Solving

Learn about the creative process utilized by visual artists and its applications in everyday problem solving in a dynamic Learn & Grow workshop at the Office Coffee Shop, 402 S. Lafayette, at 10 a.m. on July 14th.  The L&G series is designed to investigate various professional skills through moderated panel discussions with successful leaders.  The workshop, which will include lunch, will be led by the dPOP Team, Henry Tanaka and Jocelyn Chen.

Saturday, July 14, 2018
09:30 am – 10:00 am  Registration
10:00 am – 12:30 pm  Program

As seats are limited, register by July 12, 2018

dPOP!, a company focused on bringing creativity and collaboration to workplaces was launched in 2013 in downtown Detroit. Born from the experience of designing Quicken Loans’ award-winning office spaces, dPOP! provides businesses with innovative opportunities and inspiration to make their offices more fun and functional. dPOP! – standing for People, Office and Places – is part of the Rock Ventures Family of Companies.  The dPOP! team has been heavily involved in design and facilities management in downtown Detroit, creating off-the-chart offices in the Compuware Building, Chase Tower, M@dison and, more recently, the Chrysler House.  A full portfolio of dPOP!’s work is available on www.dpopculture.com.

Please join us on July 14 for our third session of the L&G series – “The Creative Process Utilized by Visual Artists in Everyday Problem Solving”.

Featuring Panelists

Henry Tanaka: Recently retired Academic Dean for the Division of Art, Design and Humanities at a community college in Southeast Michigan. Serving for 24 years in various roles including Professor of Art and Department Chair of Humanities, he has received several accolades for leadership and teaching. Henry has been a practicing artist for 30 years, exhibiting locally and nationally…      Read more

Jocelyn Chen: Principle of Jocelyn Chen Design and the founder of the not-for-profit organization DesignConnect. She was the Operations Director of GM China Design located in Shanghai, then served as the Chief of Staff for the VP of Design at General Motors until 2016. She holds a B.S. in Engineering from Oakland University, a Master degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, and a B.A in Art History from Oakland University…      Read more

Post Event:

“The Creative Process and Its Application in Problem Solving” workshop, part of the signature Learn & Grow series organized by the Detroit chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP), was held on July 14th at the Office Coffee Shop in Royal Oak…

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Post Event Blog:

A Symphony of “Learn and Grow”

By Jamie Hsu
Advisor of NAAAP Detroit

I attended an invigorating NAAAP Learn and Grow workshop on “Creativity and Problem Solving”. The whole event was well orchestrated and filled with fun, learning, team bonding, and creative solutions. This beautiful symphony has 4 distinctive movements:

Movement 1: Icebreaking
Movement 2: Learning the Process
Movement 3: Applying the Learning
Movement 4: Sharing the Results

This workshop represents well the vision and mission of NAAAP– To have aspiring professionals learn from each other and to grow their careers in all fields of work. In today’s workshop, the ‘four movements’ are well connected with the theme of creativity and team synergy. It was a memorable and beautiful NAAAP L&G symphony. Thanks to all the organizers and participants…

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