Dr. Erika Jacobson
Educator, Creativity & Transformative Learning Specialist & Adventurer
Come along and hear from Erika Jacobson about Edgewalkers trips to Mongolia and the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far east.
Erika escorts small exclusive group to wild destinations to under take active adventures and immerse themselves in some of the world’s most wild places.
Erika is a creativity specialist and a curious & passionate adventurer…who loves walking. She has a BA in writing, a MA in community and international development and a PhD in transformative learning. Part of the year she lectures at Murdoch University on creativity and innovation, runs workshops, retreats and walking tours…helping people reconnect with nature, their creativity & self-expression. Sometimes she speaks about it all. Part of the year she travels and writes. All year around she walks.
For over 15 years she have been helping individuals, organisations & communities access creative solutions to complex problems here and overseas. She envisions, designs & facilitates workshops & retreats that give participants immersive opportunities to recover, realign & reignite their creative aspirations. She brings together powerful aesthetic, embodied & applied theatre tools, knowledge from her research in transformative learning, practical creative thinking tools & her own creative & reflective practice.
She also guides multi-day walks through pristine natural environments that inspire and reconnect people to nature and their creative source.