A one-day, hands-on design thinking experience.

The Everyday Designer: Making Ideas Tangible Through Action & Experimentation

This one-day programme teaches participants to turn ideas into testable, tangible experiences using low-fidelity prototyping, equipping you with the mindset, tools and confidence to experiment, iterate and learn through making rather than waiting for perfection.

Completion of a Everyday Designer is required before applying to the
Foundation Programme in Design Thinking and forms part of the participant selection process.

Prototyping that moves you from idea to insights - one experiment at a time.

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Duration: 1 Day

Location: Face-to-Face

Cost:

At no cost

Spaces: Limited

Prototyping is a mindset, not a skill:

Learn to think with your hands and move ideas forward through action.

From thought to action

Build rough, learn fast - discover more by making than by planning.

Creativity is a muscle:

Prototyping gives you the tools to flex it — on any idea, in any situation, at any stage.

What is the Everyday Designer: Making Ideas Tangible Through Action & Experimentation

Making Ideas Tangible is an intentionally exploratory, practice-oriented experience focused on strengthening how participants bring ideas to life. Using structured prototyping methods and hands-on experimentation, you'll practice moving from early concepts towards testable, tangible outcomes, without needing polished results on the day.

What you’ll experience

Structured prototyping processes to build, test and refine ideas accessible, low-cost materials
Frequent micro-learning moments that build creative confidence through making rather than talking.
Experimentation with multiple low-fidelity formats, physical models, storyboards, role-play scenarios
Collaborative, hands-on work that generates real feedback and drives iteration.

Who is this programme for?

This programme is designed for participants who are open to experimentation and curious about practising new ways of thinking through action. It is well suited for:

Youth (18-35) and young professionals
Innovators, doers and problem-solvers looking for practical creative skills
People who want help moving from 'thinking' to 'doing' when they feel stuck
Curious individuals interested in human-centered, hands on learning

No prior design thinking or prototyping experience is required.

Why attend?

Build confidence to act on ideas without waiting for perfect conditions
Develop practical tools to test, communicate and refine concepts quickly
Strengthen collaboration by generating tangible options others can respond to
Walk away with a creative, action-oriented mindset you can apply to any challenge.

The Everyday Designer Format

Duration: 1 Day

Location: Face-to-Face

Cost:

At no cost

Spaces: Limited

Upcoming Course Dates

21 May 2026

Application deadline:

18 May 2026