The Free Flow Retreat was a two day event in Gockhausen where we had the chance to start thinking about our bachelor thesis in another setting than the ZHdK.

During these two days we had several tasks such as an ideation speed dating, ideation walk, library exploration, etc. All these exercises connected to our upcoming bachelor thesis.

What I really liked about this Free Flow Retreat was the whole setting which was very inspiring. Normally, my class, the lecturers and me are mostly situated in the Toni Areal. Being outside in nature and in an architectural interesting house, gave me another kind of strength to think about my bachelor topic.

Another thing that really helped me, was talking – for the first time – about my topic of interest, which was Health Care Design, with my other peers and also several lecturers. Having had a dialogue with several people gave me an interesting insight in different inputs and opinions about my topic proposition. Overall it was a good starting shot for the bachelor thesis and a good time to bond with my class and the lecturers.