The concept of a non-traditional consultant
AIRIS is a unique enterprise with the aim of arranging encounters and collaboration between the working life and the cultural sphere within the region. In the summer of 2007 TILLT in West Sweden will have concluded 37 year-long AIRIS projects aimed at a wide variety of business sectors.
We provide companies and workplaces with the unique opportunity of collaborating with a creative artist, such as an actor/director/playwright, visual artist/painter/photographer, dancer/choreographer or composer/musician throughout the time span of ten months. During this time the artist will be situated at an affiliated workplace one day per week, functioning as a non-traditional consultant and a source of inspiration, who, aided by a regional culture consultant and a representative of the company, will provide a fresh mirror image of the workplace and its staff.
The task on the hand of the creative artist is to work as a creative consultant, providing input for qualitative discussions on, for instance, environmental issues, the need for breaks, breathing-space, or individual recognition. With these issues in mind, one or several workplace projects are set up in close collaboration with the staff of each workplace. An AIRIS project may involve an entire workplace, or some of its subdivisions.
The creative artist - who is specially selected by a reference group - will use his or her skill to stimulate and respond to whatever change and development is taking place within the workplace. The initial stage of the process, spanning two months, is used for research and dialogue.
Following this, an action plan is set up in close collaboration with a committed project group at the workplace covering the succeeding five months of this stage of the project.
Finally, every AIRIS project is summarized by a general meeting to which representatives of the working life, the cultural sphere and local and national holders of public office are invited. At this seminar TILLT in West Sweden presents recently completed AIRIS projects and calls for an extensive discussion and the exchange of ideas on how culture and art may enrich the working life of today in the most efficient way.