Co-create value in business

Hello, World! I’m Ruta. I love bringing people together to imagine bright futures and create solutions to problems. How? I help people make a point in communication & decision making. Why? My name means a medicinal herb, a road and a friend!

I believe in people shaping culture:

The world moves fast. But we have a limited time every day. I believe in small decisions that make a difference. I believe in empowering people to solve problems, imagine bright futures and create solutions. All while having a purposeful time together.

My approach helps to see the big picture and steps that matter now.

I experiment and create spaces for everyone to learn by doing.

I flow through life with two questions in mind — “How do people grow and how do ideas spread”? And so I try many hats: a digital marketer, web designer, community co-founder, freelancer, creative director, life coach, artist, digital tutor, entrepreneur, writer, sales person, … Hats don’t matter while learning is my path. Project-based learning. And so, a hat of a creative learning facilitator excites me most. To me, learning is about questioning, exploring, synthesising, sharing. Going wide and going deep. To me, business is a project, a project that can be started by anyone. Such a joyful tool for navigating an uncertain everyday while adapting to a new reality and creating solutions to problems I/we face. When I see “a lack of…” in my surroundings and on the news, I strive for a business education for all, business training that is curiosity-driven, project-based and ecological. If my purpose resonates, ping me for a virtual coffee. I always love collaborating on exciting projects.

Where I create & work

2021/Now: Artist in Schools @ Kurybines Jungtys ()
2021/Now: Freelance Services ()
2021: Art Fellow @ YOMO (🇺🇸, remote)
2020/2021: Art Fellow @ Design Science Studio (🇺🇸, remote)
2021: Online Community Co-Founder: SAME
2020/2021: Creative Writing Project: MUTANTU
2020: Art Fellow @ Living Systems Collaboratory (🇺🇸, remote)
2020: Hackathon Mentor @ Change Makers ON (, remote)
2019/Now: Owner @ Kokono Limited ()
2018/2019: Design Sprint Facilitator @ The Ladder (🇮🇪)
2016/2018: Youth Mentor @ Coder Dojo Exhibition (🇮🇪)
2016/2018: Creative Writing Project: Banana Break (🇮🇪)
2015/now: Freelance Marketer, Web Designer ()
2015/Now: Partner @ WeFindX Foundation ()
2015/2016: EdTech Community Co-Founder @ LearningTechLabs ()
2015: Marketing Mentor @ Startup Next, IdeaStarter, 3DayStartup (🇮🇪)
2015/2018: EdTech Startup Projects: Tactic, Pico, Invisible Steps, TinyMove, Zeros ()
2014/2015: Hackathon Organiser @ Startup Weekend x3 (🇮🇪)
2014: Online Community Co-Founder @NT2t (🇺🇸 ,)
2013/2014: EdTech Startup Marketer @ Fishtree (🇮🇪)
2012: Open Data Startup Marketer @ Distillr (🇮🇪)
2012: Tech Conference Volunteer @ Web Summit (🇮🇪)
2012: Social Media Manager @ Toastmasters International (🇮🇪)
2012: Social Media Manager @ Junior Chamber International (🇮🇪)
2011: Sales Assistant @ Debenhams, House of Fraser (🇮🇪)
2010: Marketing Internship @ Lietuvos Draudimas (🇱🇹)
2006/2008: Sales @ Staipa (🇱🇹)
x: Sales @ Books - Door to Door (🇱🇹)

Where I'm learning

2021 - Systems Thinking @ Capra Course
2021 - Environment and Technology @ Billion Seconds Institute/IAM
2021 - Regenerative Design @ nRhythm
2021 - Regeneration, Ecosystem Restoration @ Buckminster Fuller Institute
2020 - Humanistic Psychology @ S. B. Kauffman
2020 - Spiritual Ecology @ Emergence Magazine
2020 - Business Startups @ Cork Institute of Technology, New Frontiers
2020 - World Building, Synergetics, Permaculture @ Buckminster Fuller Institute
2020 - Gaian Systems, Rapid Prototyping, Ecology, Sense-Making @ Buckminster Fuller Institute
2019 - Volunteering @ HelpX
2019 - Neuroscience of Learning @ Coursera
2019 - Brain Health @ Coursera
2019 - Fashion as Design @ MOMA on Coursera
2019 - Comics @ Coursera
2017 - Creative Writing @ Irish Writers Centre
2015 - HTML, CSS, Javascript @ Code Academy
2015 - Health Hackathon Participant @ Open Knowledge Ireland
2012 - Neuro-Linguistic Programming @ Florence Dambricourt
2008/2010 - BA in Business @ Vilnius University

How can I help you?

Learn with me or create with me.

Learning Facilitation

When you seek to upskill in competencies of the future, hire me as your creative workshop facilitator. I’ll set up our learning space on Miro for a group or individual session. We’ll connect on Zoom and I’ll guide you step-by-step in the journey of exploring and discovering together. Topics? Creativity and Imagination, Innovation and Problem Solving (SDGs), Design Thinking and Prototyping, Entrepreneurship and Digital Skills.

Creative Direction

When you seek a moment of “wow” and a new concept to engage people deely, hire me as your creative director. I’ll be your mirror and map the essence of who you’re as a brand and create a one document with steps you can repeat to engage your audience. Deliverables? Organisational DNA, Brand Identity (co-designed with my creative partner Malü Duque), Marketing Roadmap, Content Creation Plan, Digital Marketing Training.

Web Design & Ecommerce

When you seek a virtual home for your organisation or a personal brand, hire me as your web designer, ecommerce and online course developer. I’ll create a professional website that you can easily update: a website with the essence of who you’re and what you offer to people (services, blogs, courses). Deliverables? Professional website made with a self-hosted WordPress and Elementor. Safe, fast, SEO- and all devices friendly. Web lessons included.

Co-create value in business

I believe in people shaping culture:

Systems Thinking

Ecology

Prototyping

Business

Creativity

Digital Tools