Become a Thisness practitioner.

Practising Thisness means applying the discipline of definition before design within professional creative work.

Membership includes the complete Toolkit, Practice Sheets, a professional licence to apply the discipline with clients, and ongoing updates as Thisness continues to evolve.

Practitioner Membership includes:

  • The complete Thisness Toolkit

  • A growing library of Practice Sheets

  • Professional licence for commercial practice

  • Future Toolkit and Practice Sheet updates

  • Founding Practitioner status

  • Practitioner logo and badge

  • Invitation to join the Practitioner Directory when it launches

Your professional licence.

Practitioner Membership gives you permission to:

  • Apply the Thisness Method™ within commercial work

  • Use Thisness terminology in client-facing practice

  • Describe yourself publicly as a Thisness Practitioner

  • Use the Framework and Tools within projects

The discipline remains the intellectual property of Thisness and is licensed for professional practice.

A standard of practice.

Thisness is intended to be practised, not simply understood.

Practitioners are expected to:

  • Define before directing

  • Use the discipline with integrity

  • Protect coherence as work evolves

  • Strengthen judgement rather than replace it

The discipline depends upon thoughtful practice. Membership represents a commitment to applying it with care.

Practitioner Directory
(Coming Soon)

A public directory of licensed Thisness Practitioners is planned for a future release.

The directory will help organisations discover practitioners applying the discipline professionally while giving practitioners greater visibility within the growing Thisness community.

Founding Practitioners will be among the first invited to create a profile when the directory launches.

Practitioner Licences

Founding Practitioner Licence —
£59 per year
(available until 31 December 2026)

For independent creatives applying the discipline professionally during the launch year. Those joining during the launch year become Founding Practitioners and receive the founding rate for as long as their membership remains active.

Emerging Practitioner Licence —
£29 per year

For students and early-career creatives developing the foundations of practice.

Future Practitioner Rate —
£89 per year

The standard Practitioner Licence rate that will apply from 1 January 2027.

Thisness is not a badge. It is a standard of practice.

For creatives who want to define what must endure before creative direction begins.

Launches 17th July 2026
Become a Thisness Practitioner

A 14-day refund period is available following purchase if the discipline is not right for your current stage of practice.

Questions about becoming a Thisness Practitioner?
Check out the FAQ page.

Journal

The journal explores ideas around clarity, judgement and professional practice in creative work. Essays written to encourage deeper reflection on the work.

Contact

For enquiries relating to practitioner licensing, access or renewal, appropriate use of the discipline and educational or institutional enquiries –