The Idealistas is an agile creative studio.
A creative second brain you can tap into, for you, your team or your project.
We work with brands, teams and individuals on creative thinking, development, content launches, and much more .
Sometimes it’s not about coming up with new creative ideas or routes.
It’s about troubleshooting and helping you move past sticking points when your thinking feels clouded, blocked, or overloaded.
And yes, we can also make the work and help launch it.
We can be brought in at any point in a project or idea. From early thinking, to part-way through when ideas need testing or sharpening, or alongside work that’s already out in the world.
When teams have been too close to a brief or project for too long, and the day-to-day demands of work take over, the creative signal can get lost.
We come in to re-energise thinking, reconnect with what matters, and help move the work forward in a collaborative way.
New signal
Shaping ideas from scratch and helping new thinking take form.
Blocked signal
Unblocking thinking when progress has stalled or ideas hit a wall.
Scattered signal
Bringing focus when ideas exist but are pulled apart by detail, delivery and day-to-day noise.
Three routes we offer to help bring some fresh thinking to your project.
Sound Board
Need a one-off or regular check-in on your business, project or ideas?
When you want to talk things through, sense-check direction, or get unstuck in the early or developmental stages.
Ideation Jams
Focused sessions to generate, stretch and test new ideas.
When you want out-of-the-box thinking, experimentation, or to explore the validity of ideas together.
Consultancy
Ongoing creative support for teams working through complex projects or decisions.
This can include reviewing work in progress, shaping direction, and ongoing support as projects evolve, like an extension of you or your team.
1. Creative troubleshooting
This is about working out why something isn’t quite clicking.
It usually comes up when ideas are hard to explain, the work has become messy or overworked, or you have a sense that something’s off but can’t put your finger on it. We help you step back, look at the work clearly, and work out what actually needs fixing.
2. Stress testing
This is about putting ideas under pressure before they go out into the world.
When a pitch, launch or key moment is coming up, we help you run the thinking through properly, question weak spots, and see how it holds up. It’s deliberately challenging, but always focused on strengthening the work, not tearing it apart.
3. Creative sparring
This is about having someone involved who isn’t too close to the work.
At any stage of a project, we act as a critical sounding board, asking the awkward questions, pushing ideas a little further, and helping you see things you might be too close to notice. It’s not about fixing things for you. It’s about thinking things through together as the work develops.
With over two decades of hands-on experience spanning tech, arts, culture and entertainment, nonprofits, and beyond, our consultancy brings big agency thinking with bags of creative ideation to your projects and campaigns.
From filmmakers, theatre producers, creatives and visionaries to tech founders, solopreneurs and evangelists, our focus has always been on helping our clients communicate their passion projects and campaigns.
We founded The Idealistas to support people with important stories to tell, whatever the scale of their projects. We immerse ourselves in their vision to help bring clarity to what matters and ensure it comes through.
Solo creatives and independent makers
Founders and entrepreneurs
Startups and small teams
Creative-focused companies
Arts, culture and entertainment
Non-profits
Creative Training
Sessions designed to help teams think more creatively, either broadly or around specific challenges.
Focused on:
Developing stronger creative judgement
Building confidence in creative decision-making
Improving how teams approach ideas, briefs and problem-solving
Delivered as one-off sessions or short series, online or in person.
Creative Trends
Sessions that help teams stay connected to what’s happening creatively in the wider world.
Focused on:
Current creative trends across culture, platforms and formats
Industry-specific shifts and emerging approaches
Understanding what others are doing and why it matters
Delivered as one-off updates or regular sessions, online or in person.