AO lays on origami classes ahead of Black Friday rush

It’s official, we need no more Black Friday news today…

Online electricals retailer, AO.com, has employed Yumi Makes, an origami master, to help employees keep calm during the shopping event. Classes in the art of paper folding were laid on for around 100 employees to practise focused attention meditation. 

“Black Friday is another level of busy even for a fast paced business like AO. It’s an exciting time and we want the AO team to enjoy the buzz, which means giving them chance to take a break from the day job and while origami might sound unusual, it’s actually a perfect way to distract yourself and relax,” says Dave Lawson, AO’s Managing Director. 

“We came up with idea after choosing origami as our creative theme for the website, which is how we met Yumi. She’s given everyone who attended the ability to create both a zen-like calm and some cool paper objects!  For me, it’s a simple formula – a happy team makes for happy customers.”

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