The B!G Idea is a multi-award-winning creative thinking programme developed by creative experts. It aims to instil an innovative creative mindset in students, empowering them to tackle the biggest challenges in their world.
Find out more about our programme here.
Our founder is Kim Mackenzie-Doyle, a creative advocate, an internationally recognised product designer and winner of multiple worldwide design awards. Kim is a firm believer in the power of creativity to effect positive change.
You can connect with Kim here.
Yes it’s really FREE! We know it can be a tough time for families and school resources are stretched. We want to keep this programme free and accessible for young people of all backgrounds and abilities. We actively source funding to keep this programme free for all who participate. Check out our amazing partners who are supporting students to gain critical creative skills!
Our programme has 25 workshops that can be delivered once (if starting in September) or twice a week (from January). We provide all learning resources you will need for you and your students. The content is digitally formatted and can be used directly from the cloud or downloaded in your preferred format.
Yes, of course! Get in touch now and let’s get your class registered for January 2025, or get on the waiting list for September 2025.
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Schools are selected depending on our funding, the more funding we have the more schools we can include! If you would like to support more schools getting involved we would love to hear from you, you can get in touch through hello@thebigidea.ie.
Sign up for our next term to include your class, the earlier you are in the better so we know how many students to raise funding for! We aim to include as many students across the country as possible!
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The B!G Idea is an inclusive cross-curricular experience designed to support you as a teacher and your students through the creative thinking process but without the heavy lifting. Each lesson is guided and structured and no prior experience in the traditional creative subjects is required. We have teachers involved from every subject discipline at every stage of their career!
Having an interest in empowering your students to change their world through creativity with B!G ideas is the only requirement. And if you are finding any aspect challenging, the team are here to offer advice and support through every stage of the programme.
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AMAZING – we are delighted you are interested in getting involved.
First things first, let your teacher, TY coordinator or tutor know about The B!G Idea by sharing our website details. Ask them to contact us or register for your class if your school is interested in running the most progressive programme in the country.
Through The B!G Idea, students from all backgrounds at every learning ability will have the opportunity to work collaboratively on a subject they feel passionate about and creatively generate solutions. They are informed by their own research and guided by our programme and our mentors. Through our unique process, students learn about and experience creative thinking in action, developing skills in problem-solving, communication, collaboration, inquiry, resilience and divergent thinking to name but a few.
Students will gain an insight into how industry professionals work to solve B!G challenges and gain expert advice from them on their own projects online. We aim to give students the creative mindset to tackle B!G issues they will face in the future.
You can choose to sign up one class or the whole year! We want The B!G Idea to be fully inclusive. We would love nothing more than your whole year group involved. The more participants we have the greater the change we will see in our society.
