Catherine Pineo
Head of Regenerative Learning and Design
Please note: Although we have kept the 2024-25 industry briefs and recorded learning workshops available for educators to use, we have paused the programme over the academic year 2025-26 and will not be accepting student submissions. Read our blog to learn more.
Envision futures
RSA Spark workshop three
30 Apr 2025 | 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm | GMT Standard Time
Online
Playback the third in a series of free interactive online learning workshops for RSA Spark.
We recommend watching the first and second workshops before moving on to this one.
In this third workshop, you’ll grow your capabilities in creativity, collaboration and courage as you imagine a better tomorrow for you and your community.
Key takeaways from this workshop
- You’ll draw on your values and motivations (explored in workshop one) and the context of your community (explored in workshop two), to create ideas that bring your vision of the future to life.
- You’ll learn techniques to generate new ideas, including using nature-based design prompts, and start to come up with new ideas in line with your brief and the desires of your human and non-human stakeholders.
- You’ll also discover ways to prioritise those ideas based on their potential for you or your team to drive positive impact using criteria that we use to select ideas for the RSA Spark showcase in September.
We encourage you to participate in or watch the workshops (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 the resources pack below).
Important links and resources
- RSA Spark webpage, where you can also find the briefs
- RSA Capabilities for Life framework
- Workshop three slide deck, activities and resources (template to download and use as you’d like)
Watch our RSA Spark learning workshop series
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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.
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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.
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Workshop three: envision futures
In this workshop, you’ll shape your vision for change and explore diverse ideas that respond to your chosen RSA Spark brief.
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Workshop four: test your impact
In this workshop, you’ll consider what and how you might test your most promising ideas.
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Workshop five: explore enterprise
In this workshop, you’ll explore the business viability of your idea alongside its ability to deliver positive impact.
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