Lectures, Workshops and Conferences
Chelsea leads workshops on designing for empathy and creative thinking, and lectures on inclusive design, accessibility, and professional practices in the applied arts.
Workshops and conferences
Mapping Creativity | Design Educators Summit 2025
RGD and IDEA School of Design at Capilano University
Explore creative mapping models to support student development of creative thinking in your classroom.
RGD and IDEA School of Design at Capilano University
Explore creative mapping models to support student development of creative thinking in your classroom.
Superpowers, Stick Figures, and Storytelling
UDLHE Digicon Conference 2024
This interactive creative workshop uses a villain’s narrative as scaffolding for embodied learning, focusing on decolonial methodologies and examining biases. Join the cross-disciplinary team of psychologist Dr. Jessica Motherwell McFarlane and Inclusive Designer Chelsea Bell Eady as they first take you through the outcomes achieved in a post-secondary design classroom, and then take part in a short workshop using this accessible method.
View the recording on Vimeo.
UDLHE Digicon Conference 2024
This interactive creative workshop uses a villain’s narrative as scaffolding for embodied learning, focusing on decolonial methodologies and examining biases. Join the cross-disciplinary team of psychologist Dr. Jessica Motherwell McFarlane and Inclusive Designer Chelsea Bell Eady as they first take you through the outcomes achieved in a post-secondary design classroom, and then take part in a short workshop using this accessible method.
View the recording on Vimeo.
Hi-Lo Fi | World Café 2024
Centre for Teaching Excellence, Capilano University
Using principles of design thinking and a low-barrier journey mapping model, create actionable plans to achieve your goals and complete high-fidelity projects.
Centre for Teaching Excellence, Capilano University
Using principles of design thinking and a low-barrier journey mapping model, create actionable plans to achieve your goals and complete high-fidelity projects.
Mapping Creativity | World Café 2023
Centre for Teaching Excellence, Capilano University
In this creative thinking workshop, empathy is the mechanism for understanding the world around us and expanding our creative thinking.
Centre for Teaching Excellence, Capilano University
In this creative thinking workshop, empathy is the mechanism for understanding the world around us and expanding our creative thinking.
Lectures
Professional Practice: Your Creative Business
Careers and Co-op, Emily Carr University
Be creative and professional. Learn about professional communication standards, setting up your professional creative presence, invoicing, and basic expense and income tracking.
Careers and Co-op, Emily Carr University
Be creative and professional. Learn about professional communication standards, setting up your professional creative presence, invoicing, and basic expense and income tracking.
Professional Practice: Pricing and Contracts
Careers and Co-op, Emily Carr University
Be creative and professional. Learn about hourly pricing, project pricing, and value-based pricing. Understand licensing your work, piece work, and kill fees. Learn about the copyright implications of work-for-hire, subcontracting, and non-compete clauses in the creative industry.
Careers and Co-op, Emily Carr University
Be creative and professional. Learn about hourly pricing, project pricing, and value-based pricing. Understand licensing your work, piece work, and kill fees. Learn about the copyright implications of work-for-hire, subcontracting, and non-compete clauses in the creative industry.
Professional Practice: Collaboration and Teamwork
Careers and Co-op, Emily Carr University
Be creative and professional. Have you ever had a group project that went off the rails, or a client who ghosted you? Learn about basic project management for creative projects and avoid many of the pitfalls of creative collaboration.
Careers and Co-op, Emily Carr University
Be creative and professional. Have you ever had a group project that went off the rails, or a client who ghosted you? Learn about basic project management for creative projects and avoid many of the pitfalls of creative collaboration.
Accessible Design and Inclusion: Human Centred Design
Centre for Digital Media
In this three-part series, learn how to successfully manage your creative business, including basic business setup, taxation, and cash flow management.
Centre for Digital Media
In this three-part series, learn how to successfully manage your creative business, including basic business setup, taxation, and cash flow management.
George Brown College
Accessibility isn't only for websites. Learn how to build accessible documents and improve the ease of use of your client-facing documents and presentations.
Accessibility isn't only for websites. Learn how to build accessible documents and improve the ease of use of your client-facing documents and presentations.
Inclusive Design and Accessibility for Creative Projects
OCAD University
Discover how inclusive design and accessibility can expand the audience for your creative projects.
OCAD University
Discover how inclusive design and accessibility can expand the audience for your creative projects.