About us
Lanka.pro Collective works on creative economy development and explores ecosystemic solutions inspired by culture.
Our story unfolded at the outset of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We agreed with each other that despite everything that was happening, we would gather at least once a week and talk about the future of Ukraine. Our dreams became our support since the first days of the coldest spring of our lives, and leadership from the emerging future was the key to launching our pilots.
Lanka in Ukrainian means link. This is an allusion to the name of the literary formation Lanka, which in the 1920s called for “filling the existing gap that emerged in Ukrainian literature after the great cataclysms and collectively becoming a link in the broken chain.”
We were united by our love for the traditions of the Ukrainian land, a holistic view on the creative economy, and independent practice as ambassadors of change.
Kateryna Kravchuk
is a facilitator and learning product designer. She explores social arts, regenerative development and systems innovations. Kateryna co-hosts the communities of U.Hub Ukraine and Ukrainian Inner Development Goals Network.
Anna Karnaukh
is an expert in creative industries development and cross-sectoral partnerships. Programme manager focusing on designing long-term programmes and interventions that have an impact on communities and territories. Was the one setting up the creative economy portfolio at the British Council in Ukraine.
Yarka Koziy
is an artist and graphic designer. She is a co-founder of the family business of hot enamel jewelry Enamel Koziy and also develops visual concepts for major change-making initiatives and projects.
Gannusya Didula
A culturologist. She studies movement and the body’s capacity for authenticity. Curator of innovative cultural and educational formats at Dyvo Kayak. She is the inspirer of the Svitlo Contemporary Art Gallery and the Crane Foundation.
Together, we dream of a cherry orchard next to the hub* – a heartfelt, beautiful, healthy, technologically advanced, productive Ukraine and societies around the world that are integrated into the global rhythm while also respecting their own dignity.
You can join us as a partner or expert in Ukraine, or as an associate in any country around world, except for totalitarian regimes.
Let’s keep going! Your Lanka
*Allusion to the iconic Ukrainian poem by Taras Shevchenko “A cherry orchard by the house”
2023
We have piloted InKult methodology in 2023 in Lviv. This is an approach and a set of tools that activate the potential of creative entrepreneurship and cultural innovations to contribute to societal change, particularly in addressing challenges that require a cross-sectoral response.
2023
Our flagship format “research gathering” based on the methods of Theory U is a way to dive into the complex domains though revealing the variety of voices representing the system. Community Dialogues is an example of such format. It aimed at alignment of the community leaders from different sectors through the joint exploration of the emerging future.