Meaningful connection

Help participants discover personal entry points into the topic by exploring together the stories, objects and events that already connect them to pollinators.

Location: Outdoor, Indoor  |  Duration: 45 mins

Work Modality: Large groups, Plenary  |  Stage: Opening, Noticing  |  Format: In person, Online, Hybrid

Topic(s): Pollinators

Pollinator picnic

Sharing a meal is one of the best ways to break the ice and get to know others, so how about getting to know pollinators during a multi-species picnic?

Location: Outdoor  |  Duration: 90 mins

Work Modality: Plenary  |  Stage: Noticing, Looking after participants  |  Format: In person

Topic(s): Pollinators Food

If you were a…?

Instead of the traditional ‘tell us who you are’, this activity takes an unusual approach to introductions. Participants introduce themselves through analogies, by presenting themselves as animals, plants, tools, ecosystems... and why not also as pollinators!

Location: Outdoor, Indoor  |  Duration: 60 mins

Work Modality: Large groups, Plenary  |  Stage: Opening  |  Format: In person, Online, Hybrid

Topic(s): Pollinators

Welcome

This is the long-awaited moment, when after long project preparations everyone finally is in the room together – the first impressions will be important.

Location: Outdoor, Indoor  |  Duration: 20 mins

Work Modality: Plenary  |  Stage: Opening  |  Format: In person, Online, Hybrid

Topic(s): Pollinators

Collaboration contract

A collaborative project needs rules for working together – invite participants to develop these themselves.

Location: Outdoor, Indoor  |  Duration: 30 mins

Work Modality: Plenary  |  Stage: Opening  |  Format: In person, Online, Hybrid

Topic(s): Pollinators

Mapping values

Understand the underlying reasons and motivations for why we care about pollinators by exploring the ethical side of our relations with them.

Location: Outdoor, Indoor  |  Duration: 90 mins

Work Modality: Large groups, Plenary  |  Stage: Sense-making  |  Format: In person, Online, Hybrid

Topic(s): Pollinators

Citizen science sandbox

Go 'into the wild' to discover pollinators and their habitats while practicing citizen science tools and methods.

Location: Outdoor  |  Duration: 120 mins

Work Modality: Small groups  |  Stage: Noticing  |  Format: In person

Topic(s): Pollinators Citizen science

Guided tour

Take participants ‘into the wild’ - farms, neighbourhoods, parks or private gardens - allowing them to directly observe pollinators and the challenges they face while discussing these issues with experts and stakeholders.

Location: Outdoor  |  Duration: 120 mins

Work Modality: Large groups, Plenary  |  Stage: Noticing  |  Format: In person

Topic(s): Pollinators

Pollinator proximity

Trigger discussions about the more challenging aspects of coexistence with insects through simulated close encounters.

Location: Outdoor, Indoor  |  Duration: 60 mins

Work Modality: Small groups  |  Stage: Noticing  |  Format: In person

Topic(s): Pollinators

Mapping the system

Go below the tip of the iceberg by using a 'systems thinking' tool to understand the different layers of pollinators decline and discover the most efficient places for intervention to create change.

Location: Outdoor, Indoor  |  Duration: 90 mins

Work Modality: Small groups, Large groups, Plenary  |  Stage: Sense-making  |  Format: In person, Online, Hybrid

Topic(s): Pollinators