On 29th January 2025, we ran our ‘How to Have Ideas’ workshop with DYSE Structural Engineers in Manchester, exploring the creative process in design and how engineers can generate and test ideas effectively.
Building a Creative Toolkit
The session focused on:
- Understanding a design brief as a flexible starting point for creativity.
- Using our Kalideascope model to explore where ideas come from.
- Testing and refining ideas through models and structured evaluation.
A key part of the workshop was building up a whiteboard of techniques throughout the session, giving participants a practical visual collage of techniques to take back into their work. The interactive nature of the session was a highlight, helping participants stay engaged—both in person and online.
One participant added:
“I surprised myself by staying focused the whole time—your style really holds attention!”
DYSE’s engineers left with new tools that they felt they could immediately apply to their work – and we loved seeing their enthusiasm for the whole approach.
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