This month we have invited Eva Mohr with Allthatiwant.com. She will talk about this month’s global theme ‘Fantasy’. But before we all get to meet her at Solution Space, we’ve asked Eva to answer a few questions about herself and what we can expect from her talk on Friday, November 25th:

What’s your creative profession?
I’m the co-founder of Allthatiwant.com an e-commerce platform for fashion and urban cycling couture. I don’t think I have a creative profession by definition – if there is such a thing.

I simply like to take action on creative ideas and make them happen. Sometimes I’m successful at it and sometimes I fail, but I always get something good (at least for myself) out of it.

What will you be sharing with the CreativeMornings community on Friday, 25th November?
I will be speaking about fantasy and imagination in order to make better use of our creative potential. We (as adults) need to become more confident in the way we let our imagination run free. It’s not a breakthrough thought, and we actually all already now that. But it’s good to be reminded sometimes to simply allow ourselves to be and feel “fantastic”.

How is Cologne and its creative scene special to you?
I moved to cologne after living and working abroad and have to admit I was a bit worried about the move. Mainly because in the past I’ve been very fortunate to always be surrounded with very creative minds. But fortunately I was wrong and soon after arrival I met people that share a similar creative and entrepreneurial spirit.          

The only thing I realized is, that people here are sometimes not very confident about their creative work and are quite hesitant about sharing their thoughts, ideas and work in public. What’s very special about the community here, is that it’s a quite small, close-knit community and once you dig deeper and build closer relationships with people you find great potential for creative collaboration and conversation. It just takes some more time than elsewhere I think.

What’s your creative clue for the community?
Be more confident and proud of the amazing things you do. Period.

Where could our society need some fantasy?
It’s a very complex topic. But in my opinion many fields like politics, education or the economic sector could use the help of more “fantastic”, creative and playful minds. Mainly to help people think outside the box. And I’m convinced that this will eventually lead to happier, healthier and more tolerant communities.

Thank you Eva for this interview! We look forward to your talk next week at Solution Space. For more information on the event and how to grab your (free!) ticket, visit the event page. Tickets go live on Monday the 21st at 9am.