WELLBEING AT WORK SUMMIT

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, MAY 2026

At the Wellbeing at Work Summit in Los Angeles, Crave Workshops transformed a traditional conference session into an immersive creative wellness experience. Rather than asking attendees to simply listen, participants were invited to slow down, engage their senses, and create with their hands through a guided mindfulness and art practice. The session combined meditation, reflection, and hands-on making, allowing HR leaders, wellbeing professionals, and executives to move from passive learning into active participation. The result was a room filled with conversation, connection, curiosity, and shared experience—demonstrating that wellbeing is most impactful when people don’t just hear about it, but experience it together.

The Opportunity

The Wellbeing at Work Summit brings together HR leaders, people teams, benefits professionals, and workplace culture experts to explore how organizations can better support employee wellbeing.

While attendees spent the day learning from speakers and panels, the conference organizers also wanted to create opportunities for participants to connect with one another in a more meaningful and experiential way.

The Experience

Crave Workshops facilitated a Japanese paper marbling experience inspired by the centuries-old art of Suminagashi.

Participants gently floated inks on water, created organic patterns, and transferred their designs onto paper.

The process was intentionally simple, calming, and accessible to all experience levels. As attendees created, conversations naturally emerged around creativity, stress reduction, workplace culture, and personal wellbeing.

Why It Resonated

A Pause from Information Overload
After a day of learning, participants were invited to slow down, focus on the present moment, and engage their senses.

Creativity as Wellbeing
The experience demonstrated firsthand how creative practices can support mindfulness, reduce stress, and encourage reflection.

Building Human Connection
Participants connected not only through conversation but through a shared creative experience. The marbling station became a gathering point where new relationships formed naturally.

A Tangible Reminder
Each attendee left with a one-of-a-kind marbled artwork—a physical reminder of the ideas, conversations, and inspiration they experienced throughout the conference.

Key Takeaway

Wellbeing isn’t just something we talk about—it’s something we experience.
By incorporating hands-on creativity into the conference, attendees were able to move from learning about wellbeing to actively practicing it.

Results Snapshot

• Hands-on Japanese marbling (Suminagashi) experience

• Conference attendees from HR, People, Benefits, and Culture teams

• Drop-in format that encouraged networking and conversation

• Participants created and took home original artwork

• Supported conference goals around connection, wellbeing, and engagement