Design for those Beyond the address

Galerie Toolbox, Koloniestraße 120, Berlin

Monday, April 13th | 18:00–20:00

Free entry | Max 10 participants

Book your spot here:
https://luma.com/bygshie6?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv4

Spots are limited to 10.
Design Beyond the Address is a 2-hour hands-on mini workshop exploring how design can help people experiencing homelessness in Berlin. We're not here to solve homelessness in two hours — but we believe design thinking can help us understand real human needs, and come up with ideas that could genuinely make a difference.
Students and beginners are very welcome. No experience required — just curiosity and a willingness to engage with a topic that matters.
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HOW THE EVENING WORKS
We start with a short presentation and open discussion on the current state of homelessness in Berlin.
You'll then receive a ready-made user persona. Your job is to empathise: map their needs, pains, and everyday challenges through rapid research.
From there, your group formulates 3–5 "How Might We" questions, votes on which challenge to take forward, and heads into Crazy 8s — a fast ideation method where you sketch 8 ideas in 8 minutes.
You pick one idea, develop it, and prepare a short 3-minute pitch. At the end of the evening, every group presents to the room and we close with a feedback round, a group discussion, and some drinks.
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The workshop takes place inside an ongoing exhibition by Finnish painter Juha Sääski and Henrik Jacob from Berlin — Juha's paintings speak directly to the human experience of homelessness around the world, and set a powerful tone for the evening.
Hosted by Anna Oikarinen (product designer, Helsinki) and Alejandro Cruz (industrial designer, Milan) — two friends who met on exchange in Tallinn and bonded over a shared belief that design should serve real human needs. This workshop is their way of doing something meaningful with that belief.
Free entry. All levels welcome. 10 spots only