Hello,
I am about to start work on a volunteer level with a local community, around issues of sustainability. The plan is the map sustainable business and initiatives in the region, and then work with the community to co-create an action plan. Does anyone have any experience here and advice? Things to be weary of? I would like to obtain a paper from the work so want to do a good job academically as well as driving some great outputs for them. Initial thoughts:
- Citizen Science Focus
- Co-creation is key
- Pathways from Current practice to next practice is essential.
- Obtaining buy-in from local key individuals will help.
- Collaboration from local authorities beneficial.
- Predominant focus on workshops, focus groups, interviews.
- Potential frameworks: Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development, Comprehensive Strategic Analysis for Sustainability, Business Model Canvas, Value Mapping Tool.
Thanks,
Graeme
Participatory Action Research approach may be of value to you here. You may need to review its methods and principles; building relationships with the community (use of relationship-building tools), active involvement of the subjects, collective learning, participatory planning and collaborative action. That can make a good starting point. My thoughts!
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Hi Graeme, one approach that I know of actually responds to some of your conditions. It comes from and is often implemented in a different context but it does tick most of your boxes with regard to the design: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/climate-smart-villages There are actually many more academic and white papers where this approach is explained and appraised.
Perhaps you could also reach out to Ashoka fellow Mike Morrice: https://www.ashoka.org/en-nl/fellow/mike-morrice He's a social entrepreneur who seems to have done similar work that you plan to do in Canada's Waterloo area.
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