We are working towards a better, just, and sustainable future that we design collaboratively.

Creative Insights Studio is a multidisciplinary consultancy studio that offers design-driven services for non-profits, the public sector, and purpose-driven organizations.

Grounded in human-centered design, social innovation, and co-creation principles, we help our partners address complex social, cultural, organizational, and environmental challenges.A creative team for creative projects, we bring diverse expertise and fresh perspectives to every challenge.

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Abbas Sbeity

Founder & CEO


With over 12 years of experience in cross-cultural facilitation and management across Sweden, the MENA region, and the USA, Abbas brings deep expertise in design to enhance collaborative and organizational development.

Abbas Sbeity is a designer, curator, and cultural manager based in Helsingborg, Sweden. He leads Creative Insights Studio, which offers design and research consultancies for the public sector and development agencies. He also runs his curatorial practice through his newly founded organization, Kulturrummet, which focuses on site-specific, community-driven projects. His work often engages local communities through participatory and co-creation processes, using ethnographic, phenomenological, and critical mapping approaches to explore social, political, and urban issues.

Abbas teaches Design Theory and Management at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (Lebanon) and is a guest lecturer in the Embedded Design program at HDK-Valand, Gothenburg University (Sweden). His extensive cultural management experience includes leading learning projects and grant schemes for civil society organizations, artists, journalists, and cultural practitioners across the MENA region.

Abbas holds an MA in Design from the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts and a BA in Architecture from Lebanese University. He founded Architects for Change (2014-2019) and was a member of the MENA Design Research Center, where he managed and programmed four editions of Beirut Design Week (2015-2019).

Hazni Demir

Project Manager

Hazni Demir is a dynamic cultural manager with extensive experience in the creative industries, event management, and community-building initiatives. As the founder of Swing Helsingborg Dance Community, Hazni has successfully bridged cultures through dance, fostering local and international collaborations, including Erasmus+-funded programs.

With a strong fundraising and cultural production background, he has worked with the Şermola Performance Theater Association on multiple EU-supported projects and as an event coordinator at VentureLab by Lund University, promoting innovation and entrepreneurship. Hazni holds a Master's degree in Service Management from Lund University, supported by the prestigious Swedish Institute Scholarship for Global Professionals. Fluent in English, Swedish, Turkish, and Kurdish, Hazni brings a global perspective to his work in fostering cross-cultural connections through arts and community initiatives.

Network of Consultants
& Experts

We actively collaborate with subject-matter experts to respond to specific briefs and projects. Our experts come from international networks of creatives, makers, designers, evaluators, urban practitioners, researchers, artists, cultural managers, and project managers.

Parul Ghosh

Diversity & Inclusion Advisor

Asma Shiekh Attieh

Diversity & Inclusion Advisor

Kai Swan
Video Creator

Research Lab Residency Program

As part of our local engagement in Helsingborg, Creative Insights Studio offers a paid research residency for two students or recent graduates at our Research Lab.

This four-month program allows residents to work on a focused research project while receiving mentorship and support from our team.
The program is designed to help participants gain professional experience in Sweden and build pathways to the job market, fostering personal and professional growth.

Fall 2024/2025 Researchers

Daria Zvereva

Lucrezia De Biase