The Bauhaus

The second element of inspiration came from The Bauhaus School of Art.

Founded in Germany in 1919 by Walter Gropius and closed in 1933, it’s the most influential design school the world has ever seen.

The school was structured around workshops, where students from different disciplines learnt and inspired one another. No discipline, from architecture to fine art and furniture making, was treated as superior.

Therefore, everyone’s ideas were explored and equally valued. They had implemented an incredibly successful method of creatively solving problems. The students were engaged in a way that is rarely seen.

The designs have stood the test of time and have influenced the world around us. There is likely not a single home in the Western world that does not have something in it influenced by the Bauhaus.

Fast forward to this century and to the iPhone, designed by Jony Ive. He was inspired and influenced by Dieter Rams, who was a designer for Braun and designed some of their most famous products. Dieter was heavily influenced by Bauhaus.

No Bauhaus, no iPhone.

EVT is how, in the 21st Century, we can solve problems that stay solved. It is a combination of neuroscience and practical application via Bauhaus-style workshops. The neuroscience enables the workshops to be as successful as possible; everyone in the workshops understanding the neuroscience creates an environment for creativity to flourish.

The neuroscience is the foundation and is the one thing about EVT you can’t change. The workshops are the recommended way of solving problems, but treat it as a starting point and change it in any way you feel better fits with how you and your team work.