Catherine Pineo
Head of Regenerative Learning and Design
Discover your purpose
RSA Spark 25/26: workshop one
12 Mar 2025 | 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm | GMT Standard Time
Online
Education and learning
RSA Spark
Built on the solid foundations of 100 years of the Student Design Awards, RSA Spark has been designed to achieve even greater impact.
Join us for the first in a series of free interactive online learning workshops.
In this workshop, you’ll grow your capabilities in care, citizenship and composure as you reflect on the world as it is and the world as it needs to be and identify your strengths and energy for change.
Key takeaways from this workshop
- At the end of the workshop, you’ll understand what you care about and connect that to your chosen RSA Spark brief.
- The workshop will also prepare you for the next stage of the creative process: exploring different perspectives to better understand your chosen brief.
We encourage you to participate in or watch all five workshops (all of which are available on playback and are 20-40 minutes) and/or do the downloadable activities provided to help you develop your idea for RSA Spark (see resources pack below).
You can also earn a digital badge by attending or watching a workshop.
Claim your RSA Spark digital badge
As a reminder, everybody who attends or watches a workshop on playback and completes the two surveys will get a unique Explorer digital badge for each workshop. You will need to complete both surveys with your name so that we are able to issue the badges.
- You can get an Explorer badge for each workshop you participate in.
- At the start of the workshop, you will be invited to fill in the baseline survey. Please complete this when prompted.
- At the end of the workshop, we will also ask you to fill in the end of workshop survey. We will only be issuing badges to participants who complete both surveys.
These surveys are designed to support you in identifying your capabilities and how they grow. The surveys are also an important way to give RSA Spark feedback and help us learn and improve.
Important links and resources
- RSA Spark webpage, where you can also find the briefs
- A video introduction to RSA Spark
- RSA Capabilities for Life framework
- Workshop one slide deck, activities and resources (template to download and use as you’d like)
Attend another RSA Spark event
Public talks
RSA Spark Showcase
Join us online for our 2025 Showcase: an evening celebrating student’s ideas in response to real-world briefs.
Watch our RSA Spark learning workshop series
Video
Workshop one: discover your purpose
In this workshop, you’ll ignite your energy for change, understand what you care about and connect that to your chosen RSA Spark brief.
Video
Workshop two: explore diverse perspectives
In this workshop you’ll explore your chosen RSA Spark brief and the different points of possibility and discover for the most impact.
Video
Workshop three: envision futures
In this learning workshop, you’ll shape your vision for change and explore diverse ideas that respond to your chosen RSA Spark brief.
Video
Workshop four: test your impact
In the fourth RSA Spark workshop, you’ll consider what and how you might test your most promising ideas.
Video
Workshop five: explore enterprise
Explore the business and economic viability of your RSA Spark idea while delivering positive social and environmental impact.
Other upcoming events you can attend as an RSA Fellow
Fellowship events
RSA Coventry – Hub Pub Club
Join us at The Phoenix in Coventry for an informal evening of connection, conversation and community.
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Why does career planning feel impossible right now? Join us for a thought-provoking discussion exploring the unprecedented simultaneous pressures reshaping professional life.
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FRSA discovery webinar
Over an engaging hour, we will introduce you to our Design for Life mission, what it means to be a Fellow, and how you can become a part of our Fellowship community.
