About us
Lanka.pro Collective works on creative economy development and explores ecosystemic solutions inspired by culture.
Our story took start with the beginning 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 together 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 is exploring social arts, regenerative development and systems innovations. Kateryna co-hosts the communities of U.Hub Ukraine and Ukrainian Inner Development Goals Network.
Anna Karnaukh
was the one setting up the creative economy portfolio at the British Council in Ukraine. For many years she programmed partnerships and managed projects to develop creative entrepreneurship 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. She skillfully mixes elements of folk ornamentation with modern designs.
Ganusia Didula
is a culturologist with activist experience at the Ukrainian Catholic University and the Ukrainian Leadership Academy. She is the inspirer and curator of the innovative cultural and educational formats at Dyvokayak 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 and at the same time respect their own dignity.
You can join us as a partner or expert in Ukraine, or as an associate in any country in the world, except for totalitarian regimes.
Let’s keep going! Your Lanka
*Allusion to the iconic Ukrainian poem by Taras Shevchenko
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 (especially working with the challenges that require cross-sectorial 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 by joint exploration of the emerging future.