Non Linear is a free, practical foundation course for the creative and digital industries. Written and co-delivered with higher education specialists and industry partners, the programme focuses on a mix of stackable creative habits and practices, processes and skills that are the anchor point for career joy.
Non Linear is underpinned by 6 key methods:
- Participate - Engage, understand, shape community
- Purpose - Motivations drive now and next
- Process - Technical skills development (creative computing, content creation)
- Practice - Apply, test, improve with, and in, industry
- Play - Create, fail, have fun
- Pause – Reflect, evaluate, rest
Participants (you!) will graduate with a combination of broad industry experiences and be ready to tackle the everyday requirements of the commercial creative landscape. You will also develop a portfolio piece that deepens a craft and technical skill - reflecting who they are creatively.
You will work both collectively and independently, exploring the dynamics of the professional eco-systems involved in delivering high quality work, while at the same time defining and refining their own unique voice and creative ambitions.
Each participant will be supported through peer group sessions, accountability partners and will have access to an industry mentor, who will sit alongside the specialist careers support team at A New Direction.
The programme will run Monday 10 November 2025 – Friday 27 February 2026 with course activity mainly taking place Monday – Wednesday and will include a blend of in-person workshops at the Good Growth Hub located at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and virtual learning workshops.
