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Workshops  

We can offer your students, teachers or school management a variety of courses, workshops, seminars or simply advice and support on all of the following topics. Please click on the relevant topic for more information and get in touch with us so that we can find the best solution for you. 

 

We are a non-profit organisation and are funded by foundations and companies interested in supporting the youth of tomorrow to prepare for the future workforce, and to make ethical, sustainable and humanitarian decisions in their professional future. 

​Please do not hesitate to contact us - we will work out solutions that fit your budget! 

Design Thinking & Strategic Design

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Design thinking is an approach used by designers but also employed across all fields. It considers critical, analytical and evaluative thinking, creativity, innovation, problem solving and communication of concepts. Discover how these skills can improve innovation and productivity in your workplace.

Design Processes

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Design is an iterative process employing a range of techniques to problem solve, but also to spark creative thought and ideas. This workshop will explore these concepts through a complete interative design process from context to concept.

Ingenuity, Inspiration, Innovation

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The future workforce requires innnovative problem solvers who can innovate to produce ingenious solutions to our problems, but what do these terms really mean? How can we be inspired to produce real solutions and what is innovation? This workshop will explore these concepts linked to design thinking and process.

Humanistic and Ethical Design

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We all share the earth as humans and animals, in this workshop we will explore concepts of humanitarian design and the ethical considerations that we ultimately need to consider as stewards of the planet.

Individual, Social & Corporate Responsibility

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There is no one organisation responsible for our planet; we all need to play our part. How does the individual do this and how can corporations work with the individual to increase awareness of social responsibility?

Designing for a Sustainable Future

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​In this course, you will explore the intersection of design and sustainability, learning how to create impactful and ethically conscious design solutions. Over the three engaging learning units, you will delve into topics such as sustainable design principles, eco-friendly materials, and the importance of design empathy. By the end of this course, you will have the skills and knowledge to design with a focus on environmental and social responsibility, making a positive impact on the world around you.

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Sonya Maechler

A visionary founder of the Tandem group of schools and the driving force behind the IRIS project. Sonya has a passion for learning, languages and design thinking which she brings to the schools she has established and now to the IRIS initiative.

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Paul Woodward

I have been teaching Design and Technology for more than 30 years in the UK and overseas, and am delighted to be part of this initiative. A big, bold step! It's exciting that the IRIS Education Association wants to provide key skills for the future workforce through a design thinking approach in schools

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