Workshops

 

create community

 

Our workshops are tailored processes to help determine the right course for your specific project. We start with addressing the human need, identifying the problem at hand, revealing the story of place, always looking at multiple vantage points and finally ideating designed solutions. The outcome will be a roadmap to enable you to enhance value in your project, which can be refined into a proposal to bring your overall vision to market.

Virtual and in person workshop options are available.

Through a tailored process, we address the following challenges inherent within conventional development processes:

  • the creative part of the process often starts after the project’s definition.

  • the vision does not meet the reality and the project’s benefits do not extend to the intended audience.

  • the design exercise is limited to a form/shape discussion.

  • the development approach does not capitalize on broader off-site synergies and wider human impacts.

  • it is inflexible to new approaches and heightened forms of value creation.

  • there is a lack of understanding about the human interface.

During our proprietary workshop, you can expect to:

  • evaluate the context

    city, neighbourhood, street, community.

  • broaden the value spectrum

    include outside contributors to maximize their value to the project.

  • identify the market need

    understand how and when to intervene and where value can be created or redirected.

  • create the human-centered story

    that will form the backbone of multi-faceted, user experiences, focusing on the journey, not the final outcome.

  • engage community

    identify synergies, reframing passive stakeholders as active ‘consumers’ in the process.

  • conceptualize the prototype for place

    examine strategies and experiences that will transform the places.

  • re-evaluate and refine

    look at scenarios for how the place might evolve and can retain its value over time.

  • create a customized roadmap

    for eventual scaling / build-out of interventions.

What people have said

 

“Loved your session. Hoping you might be willing to turn it into a feature article for our 18,000 international members.”

 

“The pandemic has underscored the value of the experience of place. We see this current moment as an opportunity for owners and managers of commercial properties to consider how their properties can play a role in reconnecting people in a post-pandemic world.”

“Our President’s annual State of the Industry presentation will use these exceptional examples of human-centric design and live, work, play principles.”

 

“I must say how positive your entire team is - smiling, humorous and helpful - nice to see, as it makes all the difference.”