When creativity opens doors: a workshop, a conversation, and what inclusion can look like

 

Jakarta, June 2026 

 

What does an inclusive future look like?

 

This question brought together children with Autism, artists, and community organisations, through a collaboration between Kreaby and Hyundai Motorstudio, supported by Nathan's Foundation, as part of the Reimagining Movement for Everyone initiative. Through a creative workshop and a public talk show, the program explored how different people experience movement, creativity, and participation in everyday life, and creatd space for more voices to be part of the conversation.

 

Creating through Art: Map Your Movement Workshop

The journey began on May 21, 2026, at Hyundai Motorstudio Senayan Park Jakarta, where beneficiaries from Nathan’s Foundation joined artists from Kreaby in a hands-on workshop called Map Your Movement.

 

 

Using magazines, found objects, paper, glue, and collage materials, participants were invited to reflect on how they experience movement in their daily lives. There was no right answer and no expectation of artistic experience. The workshop was designed as a safe space for self-expression, curiosity, and creativity.

 

 

Throughout the workshop, Arani Aslama, Director of Kreaby, gently guided participants through each stage of the creative process, ensuring that everyone felt included and encouraged to express themselves freely. Kreaby’s artists also played an important role by accompanying participants one-on-one, helping them translate their ideas, emotions, and personal experiences into visual artworks. Together, they fostered a welcoming and inclusive creative space where every participant's voice could be seen, heard, and celebrated through art.

 

One participant from Jendela Ibu, one of Nathan's Foundation's 2026 Grantees, named Ali, discovered a Japanese magazine among the materials and immediately started copying the Japanese characters into his artwork. As a big fan of Japanese culture, Ali used the collage as a meaningful reflection of his identity and personal interests, turning the exercise into something genuinely his own. 

 

 

Throughout the afternoon, participants explored ideas freely and created artworks that reflected their own perspectives, experiences, and imagination. With guidance from Kreaby’s artists, they experimented with different forms of expression and gradually brought their ideas to life on canvas.

As the afternoon came to a close, every participant had completed their artwork and proudly shared it with the group. The room was filled with excitement as participants presented their creations and celebrated each other's work. Several Kreaby artists shared that they were happy to meet new friends from Nathan’s Foundation beneficiaries and enjoyed learning from the participants’ unique stories and creative expressions.

 

The workshop highlighted a simple but meaningful lesson: creativity flourishes when people are given the opportunity, encouragement, and space to express themselves. More than just an art activity, the session became a moment of connection, confidence-building, and shared understanding between participants and artists.

 

Opening it up: Draw Your Future

The following day, the initaiative opnened its doors to the public. From May 22 to June 5, 2026, Hyundai Motorstudio Senayan Park hosted Draw Your Fyutre - a two week drop-in activation, free, and open to anyone who walked in. 

 

 

Visitors were invited to pick up a Kreaby cut-out shape, write or draw their answer to the question "What does your future look like?, and add it to a growing wall. Over two weeks, the wall filled up with responses from people of different ages and backgrounds, each one a small, distinct picture of how someone imagines moving through the world. 

 

Supported by Nathan's Foundation, Draw Your Future extended the conversation beyond a single sessio, creatin open and accessible space for the wider public to participate. 

  

Continuing the conversation

The initiative culminated in Reimagining Movement for Everyone, a public talk show held on June 4, 2026, at Hyundai Motorstudio Jakarta.

 

Moderated by Dhini Hidayati, Chief of KumparanMOM, the discussion brought together speakers from different sectors, including automotive, media, social impact, and the creative industry.

 

 

The panel featured Adelle Odelia Tanuri, Director of Nathan's Foundation; Arani Aslama, Director and Co-Founder of Kreaby; Rouli Hasintongan Sijabat, Head of Brand Interactive Department at Hyundai Motors Indonesia; and Ridwan Hanif, automotive content creator.

 

Together, they explored a broader question: How can we design spaces and systems that work for more people?

 

The discussion reframed mobility beyond transformation, looking at movement as access, opportunity, participation, and participation in everyday life.

 

 

Why collaboration matters

One of the key themes throughout the discussion was collaboration.

 

Creating inclusive communities requires more than good intentions. It requires organisations, businesses, community groups, and individuals to work together in building environments where everyone can participate and contribute.

 

 

During the talk show, Adelle Odelia Tanuri highlighted the importance of creating access through education, opportunities, and supportive environments. She emphasized that meaningful inclusion is strengthened when people are considered from the very beginning and when opportunities continue throughout different stages of life.

 

The conversation also touched the role of organisations such as Kreaby in creating pathways for individuals with Autism, to develop their talents, professional identities, and creative careers. At the same time, collaboration with partners like Hyundai Motorstudio demonstrate how businesses can create platforms that welcome a wider range of perspectives and experiences.

 

Looking Ahead

 

 

The workshop, the activation, and talk show were small steps, but the conversations that happened they opened up point to work that continues wll beyond any single event. For Nathan's Foundation, this kind of collaboration reflects an ongoing commitment to widening access and creating genuine opportinities for our beneficieries, to learn, create, contribute, and grow. As we believe that building a more inclusive future isn't just about having the right values, it is about making room, and making sure more people get to be part of the journey.