A hands-on workshop on turning insights into ideas that actually hold.

Most ideas aren’t bad. They’re just… premature.
​We’re trained to move fast, jump to solutions, and make things look good quickly.
​But good design doesn’t come from speed. It comes from seeing differently.
​This session is about breaking that habit.
​This hands-on workshop explores how ideas actually emerge i.e through tension, constraints, and collaboration and not just creativity.
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👉 To secure your spot, please register via Luma: https://luma.com/caozni5i
(Meetup RSVPs don’t guarantee a seat)

​What we’ll do:

​Start with people (but not in a fluffy way)
​Map real experiences
​Surface assumptions
​Interrogate what we think we know
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​Push beyond obvious ideas
​Generate more (and worse) ideas — on purpose
​Break out of default thinking patterns
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​Make it real
​Work with constraints
​Shape direction
​Turn messy thinking into something tangible
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​What you’ll take away

• ​Why most teams default to shallow thinking
• ​How to actually practice divergent thinking (not just talk about it)
• ​What it means to move from insight → concept
• ​How constraints make ideas stronger, not weaker

​Who this is for

• ​Professionals who want to relax, nerd out, and build fun things
• ​Designers who are tired of surface-level workshops
• ​People who jump to solutions (you know who you are)
• ​Anyone curious about how ideas actually come together

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​About Service Design Drinks (SDD)
​SDD is a community of practice for people interested in service design.
​We host casual, hands-on sessions to learn, share, and grow together - no fluff, just thoughtful work and conversation.
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​Agenda
​5:30 pm | Arrival + settle in
​6:00 pm | Workshop session
​7:30 pm | Stay back and connect