This National Day, Shelter Dubai is hosting the artisans of Sougha Initiative for an evening of storytelling, discussion and sales.SOUGHA is a social enterprise initiative launched by Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, aimed at creating opportunities for unemployable or difficult to employ Emiratis with entrepreneurial potential. In addition, it seeks to preserve the Emirati heritage through headhunting skilled local crafts men and women all over the UAE, and then improve their technical…See More

"No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it." ~ Albert Einstein Enhance your individual creativity and your ability to build creative solutions in groups. In this workshop you will: Learn leadership paradigms that promote creativity.Learn principles and strategies that help organizations access a deeper level of creativity.Learn to work with both individual and collective intelligences.Learn new creativity frameworks for both individuals and…See More

"No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it." ~ Albert EinsteinEnhance your individual creativity and your ability to build creative solutions in groups. In this workshop you will:Learn leadership paradigms that promote creativity.Learn principles and strategies that help organizations access a deeper level of creativity.Learn to work with both individual and collective intelligences.Learn new creativity frameworks for both individuals and…See More

HaHaHabibi is the new oasis for improv in Dubai, conducting workshops in improvisational theater for actors and non-actors alike! How does Improv Theatre lend itself off stage or to everyday situations? Improv theater is a lot like life – unscripted and spontaneous. Dealing with the unexpected and learning the joys of uncertainty through “creative free association”.HaHaHabibi’s “Improv In The Workplace” sessions are a series of fun & unique exercises based on the principal of being less…See More

Join Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development and The Stanford MBA, Class of 2014 Students at Shelter Dubai on Thursday 26th of July for a suhoor discussion on social entrepreneurship in the UAE, from 8:30 - 10:00pm.Get ready to hear from social entrepreneurs such as Leila Ben-Gacem, Sougha Establishment; Khaled Al Ameri, co-founder of Slices; Muna Harib & Nojoud Al Bastaki, founders of Buksha Social Enterprise.Emarati desserts and drinks will be provided by Klayya Bakery. There will also be…See More

Visual Communication for Entrepreneurs: Photography (Level 1) Shelter and Gulf Photo Plus have teamed up to provide you with a workshop that will teach you how to take better pictures. Confused with all the settings on your camera? Want to take better photographs for your website and marketing collateral? This seminar will explore the different elements that go into ‘making’ great photographs. It is useful for people with all types of cameras who want to enhance their photography skills and…See More

Design Thinking is a fully immersive method of problem solving that is centered on the user, the person the solutions serve. Best learned by doing, Design Thinking involves a series of five steps that are analytical/convergent (focus) and creative/divergent (flare). The five steps are Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test.Design Thinking has been proven to crack complex ambiguous problems ranging from the development of new products and services to entire processes and strategies for…See More