Question 1

Who is this workshop for?

Accepted Answer

Professionals shaping and evaluating the built environment, including architects, designers, planners, developers, real estate and workplace professionals, healthcare and public sector leaders, and researchers. Students and early-career professionals are also welcome.

Question 2

Do I need a background in neuroscience or psychology?

Accepted Answer

No. The workshop is designed to be accessible while still rigorous, with guidance from experts throughout.

Question 3

What will I learn that I can’t learn elsewhere?

Accepted Answer

You will gain hands-on experience with implicit psychological testing and structured wellbeing frameworks in real spaces, experiencing methods first-hand as participants, not just observing them. The workshop focuses on translating research methods into practical insights for design and evaluation.

Question 4

What types of spaces will we study?

Accepted Answer

You’ll engage with a range of real, occupied environments, including healthcare, urban, and public spaces, allowing you to compare how different settings shape human experience and response.

Question 5

Is this a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) workshop?

Accepted Answer

POE is one component, but the focus is broader. The workshop explores how to measure human experience using multiple lenses—emotional, behavioural, and perceptual—and how these insights can inform design, research, and decision-making.

Question 6

What are “implicit” psychological methods?

Accepted Answer

Implicit methods measure less conscious responses to environments – capturing aspects of human responses that people may find difficult to articulate through explicit methods such as surveys or interviews.

Question 7

Will I receive any materials or outputs?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Participants will contribute to and receive:

a comparative synthesis report,
frameworks for integrating human-experience metrics into practice, and
workshop materials, tools, and readings.

Question 8

How is this workshop different from a traditional design conference?

Accepted Answer

Unlike conferences focused on presentations, this workshop emphasizes hands-on experimentation, collaboration, and application. Participants actively engage with methods, contribute responses, and explore findings together.

Question 9

How many participants will attend?

Accepted Answer

The workshop is limited to approximately 50 participants, working in smaller experimental groups to ensure depth of engagement.

Question 10

Will there be opportunities for networking?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Structured and informal networking sessions are integrated throughout the workshop, fostering long-term interdisciplinary connections.

Question 11

Will my participation contribute to research?

Accepted Answer

Some workshop exercises involve structured data collection that may contribute to research and potential publications. Participation in related data collection is entirely voluntary and not required to take part in the workshop or any of its components.

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