Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine an arts-based research method in practice and methodological issues related to it. To test the method, a clay workshop will be organized during the 9th IFKAD Conference. Testing is important, because clay workshop has rarely used as a research method before, and it will be used in my dissertation. The aim of my dissertation is to investigate institutionalizing arts in social and health care service strategies; especially the management of multiprofessional employees; how the manager recognizes employees who have many professionals and divergent knowing. Approach – The approach to research is, that clay shaping will be inspiring and the participants will have rich discussions. First, because the shaping is multidimensional and will stir up a lot of thoughts and knowing. Secondly, shaping is a very old way to express oneself. Thirdly, the clay workshop has an embodied knowing dimension. It may give a space to express issues that one rarely do otherwise. The workshop will be filmed and recorded and the analysis will be done afterwards. Value – The value of this arts-based method is multidimensionality. It has been noticed that by arts-based methods the researcher is able to get answers that are challenging to find with traditional qualitative inquiry methods, for example, interviews or empirical observation. The arts are likely to make people more sensitive and open, and give a possibility to express issues that cannot be expressed in other ways. The arts may also cause some unexpected reactions that the researcher is not prepared to encounter. The arts can raise the research onto another level and can give more value for the aim researched. Practical implications – The clay workshop will be a participative method testing workshop. The aim is to find out how the clay workshop serves multiprofessional groups, and how it should be developed to be an effective research method which can be used in the social and health care services.