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Did you know your skills and experience could influence how local charities work and make decisions? Are you interested in working together with others to design solutions that make a real difference?
What's an ideas sprint?
Join the Co‑Production Sprint: a fast‑paced, hands‑on day where you’ll team up with London‑based charities to co-create solutions that support their mission. Working in small groups led by industry leading co-creation facilitators you’ll dive into co‑production and co‑creation games designed to unlock your lived experiences—as university students, young people, Londoners, international students, and global citizens. Together, you’ll generate fresh ideas and shape meaningful outputs that directly support each charity’s mission.
Skills you can expect to flex
- Co‑create with confidence by working hands‑on with charities through playful, structured activities
- Listen like a pro and use empathy to understand different perspectives and shape more inclusive ideas
- Communicate across sectors by adapting your language and thinking for different audiences and contexts
- Navigate cultural differences and recognise how identity shapes creativity, collaboration, and problem‑solving
- Grow your social impact mindset through real engagement with organisations driving positive change
- Collaborate with ease and bring stronger relationship‑building and inclusive problem‑solving skills into real‑world projects
The Details
📍 Location: UCL East Marshgate Campus
⏰ Timings: 10.00 - 15:00
🌱 Refreshments: Nourish yourself with purpose, we'll be serving plant-based refreshments and lunch from a East London based social enterprise...so even your snacks will give back
Why do this?
- Make a real contribution to London‑based charities by shaping ideas that matter
- Use your lived experiences to influence how organisations think, plan, and make decisions
- Build cross‑cultural awareness, active listening, and communication skills that employers love
- Collaborate with diverse peers, charity partners, and expert facilitators in a fast‑paced, hands‑on setting
- Strengthen your social responsibility mindset while supporting organisations creating positive change
- Walk away with sharper collaboration and problem‑solving skills you can use anywhere
FAQs
- How do I know if this event is for me?
If you’re the kind of student who loves getting stuck into real‑world challenges, meeting new people, and making a genuine impact, this sprint is for you.
Maybe you’re curious about how charities work, passionate about community issues, or just excited to bring your perspective as a Londoner, an international student, or someone with a unique lived experience. If you enjoy creative problem‑solving, want to build confidence working with others, or simply like learning by doing rather than sitting in a lecture, you’ll get a lot out of this day.
- What if feel a bit shy or have no one to attend with?
We know it is easy to say 'don't worry about it'. We have given this a lot of thought though, to make sure students can rock up at one of our events and feel instantly like they belong. We'll start the day off with some super fun icebreakers to shake out those nerves and get conversations flowing, we'll provide you with plenty of refreshments - great conversations start over great coffee, right, making sure you design your own name badge, and finally, making sure each of our event check-ins is run by a one of our lovely Student Event Hosts. Our lead Event Host, will welcome you warmly to our space and help you work out how you want to get started.