While writing the designer’s novel, Beyond Design, Making Socially Relevant Projects Successful, Renate Boere discovered a simple 10-step method that anyone can use for self-initiating a project. Through the format of an interactive game, the method makes accessible Boere’s lifetime of professional experience and knowledge as a designer and teacher. Both the book and the game are available in our webshop.

Beyond Design, The Game of Social Solutions is the perfect workshop tool for anyone interested in setting up their own socially relevant design project. Learn to generate, communicate, visualize, and evaluate creative ideas in a fun and collaborative way!

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With this game, you’ll gain insights into how you create, present, and evaluate social design solutions in a fast and fun way.

• PERFECT TOOL FOR GENERATING IDEAS, BRAINSTORMING & TEAM-BUILDING - Beyond Design The Game will help amp up your associative thinking skills and help you quickly generate ideas whilst working collaboratively.
• DEVELOP SYSTEM THINKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS - Get better at streamlining your thinking and communicating your ideas effectively.
• UNCOVER EXISTING INSPIRATION AND CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES - Spark new inspiration with existing ideas and explore new possibilities of bringing it to life.
• GET BETTER AT CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING: Learn to generate innovative solutions to complex social issues quickly.
• IMPROVE CONFIDENCE IN PITCHING YOUR IDEAS - Practice makes perfect. The game provides a supportive framework for anyone to practice and get better at enrolling people in their ideas.
• IDEAL FOR CLASSROOMS, WORKSHOPS, AND GROUPS - Whether you’re using the game as an experiential teaching tool for students, facilitating a workshop for your team, or hosting an activity for you and your friends. The Beyond Design game is a perfect group activity for adolescents, adults, and kids age 12+.