ABOUT
Integrating creativity into team and leadership development can transform your company into a place where people thrive and your business skyrockets!
And we help you accomplish that through:
- Interactive Keynotes
- Leadership Canvas™ – Our Signature Leadership Development Program
- Team Development Programs – Culture Building Programs
Creativity. We All Have It.
Let’s Use it!
Hi, I’m Van!
Founder & CEO, worksmart Advantage
As Founder & CEO of worksmart Advantage, I help organizations unlock innovation and strengthen leadership skills through curiosity and creative thinking. My work empowers leaders and teams to think differently, embrace experimentation, and turn bold ideas into action through my Creative Integration™ methodologies and the curiosity framework from my book What if Pigs Can Fly? A Practical Guide to Follow Your Curiosities to Achieve Impractical Possibilities.
My passion for curiosity and creativity is rooted in my family’s story. As a Vietnamese refugee, my mom—along with 19 other women—helped pioneer what is now the $8.3 billion nail salon industry in the United States, all sparked by a single act of curiosity. She taught me that curiosity is a powerful tool that can transform lives, businesses, and communities.
Today, I bring that same spirit to my work with leaders and teams, showing that creativity isn’t a nice-to-have; it’s a strategic advantage. When curiosity leads, new possibilities always follow!
WHAT WE DO
Develop Your Leadership Pipeline
Our Leadership Canvas™ program offers leadership training for organization to address mindset, skillsets, and behaviors – so your leaders can positively impact people and performance. And we do it through our unique method of Creative Integration™ – utilizing tools like LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® to elevating engagement and retention!
Choose from our Building Block topics and select a delivery method:
In-House | Virtual | 8-Week LIVE Online Cohort Program
Turn Co-Workers Into Teammates
Develop effective relationships and learn how to work well together connecting through play and creativity!
Make Problem Solving a No Brainer
Looking to overcome a challenge? Drive innovation in the workplace? Or find future opportunities? By activating a Creative Leadership mindset and tactile tools like LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methods, your team will come up with ideas you never knew you had!
Keynotes. More Than a Talk. An Experience.
Experience keynotes that inspire action. These interactive hands-on interactive sessions get participants moving, connecting, & transforming inspiration into tangible skills and meaningful learning.
Signature Keynotes:
- What if Pigs Can Fly? A Framework to Follow Your Curiosities
- Stronger Together by the Sum of Your Differences
- Creative Leadership Lab: Creativity is a Workplace Superpower
Get Curious About Curiosity!
Empower yourself and others to pursue their curiosities to your next big win! This book by worksmart Advantage’s Founder and CEO, Van Lai-DuMone guides readers to follow the ideas tapping them on the shoulder using a simple 3-step framework and accompanying workbook.
CONTACT
Let’s Do This!
“Van delivered one of the most highly-rated sessions in the series we were running. She is an excellent facilitator, perfectly balancing information with fun creative exercises. Our team highly recommends Van, and hope we get the opportunity to work with her again!”
“Van’s session re-energized the group! Her style is unique, authentic and inspirational. I highly recommend Van to anyone looking to engage their teams to think differently and collaborate together in an innovative way.”
"I've attended a few workshops with Van and I love the way she effectively incorporates creativity into networking and collaboration - it truly is a fun and effective way to connect with others in a unique way!"
"In a room full of Navy SEALs and Special Operators, Van was able to quickly build rapport and trust with this unique elite veteran community, tap into their innovative spirit, and help deepen neural pathways for each individual as they all contemplate their military-to-civilian transition. It was incredible to learn and observe Van in action. I am a huge fan!"
"Van’s insights got us rethinking how we can intertwine creativity into our work, getting out of our heads and thinking with our hands! "
"Van’s ability to bring out creativity and creative thinking in us was something I wish everyone had the chance to experience. After the workshop, my colleagues and I continued to talk about how beneficial that day was for all of us."
"Van and her team did a wonderful job of bringing our vision for the workshop to life by creating some custom content that was important to our team! I can't wait to find a way to work with her again."
“Our career team at Pepperdine had a great day of creativity, team building, unleashing the strength of our WHOLE team. Get ready to have fun and start your innovation wheels turning!”
“The LEGO® build was a participant favorite and helped us achieve our intended outcomes in a fun and unexpected way. I highly recommend worksmart for any organization providing development opportunities for employees. ”
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