Bank and partners: 300 guests

An interactive lecture replaced a conventional corporate party, bringing two professional groups together in one evening. The format was repeated three times at the audience's request.

Format:

• A corporate event for a bank and its key partners.
• A theatrical interactive lecture inspired by Paul Ekman's work.

Objectives:

• Bring two professional groups together quickly and ease the initial tension.
• Encourage conversation while respecting status and protocol.

What I did:

• Created mixed teams and designed how they would interact.
• Improvised around shared values: trust, openness and humour.
• Hosted the event so that conversation became lively and informal without descending into chaos.

Results:

• More open communication between employees and invited partners.
• The event was repeated three times for different departments of the bank.