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Can a simple creative challenge like Inktober help us build a more supportive and collaborative culture?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who are not familiar with Inktober, it is an open challenge for everyone. The idea is very simple: to create a drawing based on a daily prompt, with a different prompt for each day of October. Hand-drawn is preferred, if possible. More on the official Inktober web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This challenge is special to me for several reasons. First, there is nothing to win. You take part for the pleasure of drawing, sharing your work on social media, and, above all, discovering and appreciating other people’s drawings.
In a world that often promotes individualism, competition and idealised realities, Inktober offers a refreshing alternative. It celebrates creativity and imagination, but also kindness, mutual support and respect for different artistic and non-artistic styles. Everyone’s work is valued, including that of beginners who may not consider themselves artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, I have also seen how this challenge connects people from all over the world. Participants share the same passion, whatever their level of experience. Strangers become part of a network where kindness and respect flow naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the past few years, I have organised the internal Inktober challenge for my community of sketchnoters and visual thinkers across the European institutions.
The result is just as rewarding. Colleagues who did not know each other discover one another through their drawings. They congratulate and encourage each other, and express genuine surprise at the many different ways to interpret the same prompt. Nobody needs to impose formal rules of online etiquette. Respect and kindness emerge naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why does this matter beyond drawing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am an idealist. I believe we can change the world for the better. And I believe we can change the culture within our organisations.
But how? Imagine a culture where we value everyone’s abilities, encourage those who may be less skilled than ourselves, and focus more on collaboration than on being the best, the most attractive or the most visible.
I believe that small, seemingly insignificant initiatives like Inktober can help us take small steps in this direction. And that, one small step at a time, a substantial cultural shift can take place (without the need for formal change management plans, which have all proven their effectiveness).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is why I like to say: One drawing a day has the power to change the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you think? Can a simple creative challenge help us build a more supportive and collaborative culture?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a 60-second recap of my Inktober 2026 challenge, for which I set myself the personal challenge of adding hands to each day\u2019s prompt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find my individual drawings on my Flickr gallery<\/a> or on my Instagram account<\/a> as well as those from all other participants on social media by searching for the relevant tags such as #Inktober2026 or #Inktober.
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