1. Project Planning & Decision Making
Planning for Sustainability

2. Aims of the workshop
To develop new thinking around planning for sustainability
To consider alternatives and options
To develop key action points
To consider the implications of budget cuts
Develop creative ways to move forward and work in partnership

3. Introducing the kit – Write /draw on leaves

4. 1 idea per leaf, write so others can read

5. Coloured leaves for different questions (write on the coloured side)

6. Time on your OWN to develop ideas…

7. …before reading out ideas one-by-one, going around the circle & placing on the felt

8. You can move ideas around

9. Branches provide themes, some blanks

10. You can add more ideas as you go along, simply write them on leaves

11. You can move around the workspaces

12. Outcomes from this workshop

13. Overview of key workshop stages
Existing assets
Future possibilities
Challenges
Goals 13

14. Leaves for ideas
Existing assets – what do you already have to help you achieve the project?

15. Point leaves at branches

16. Branches Economics Activities Social
Environment (built) & Infrastructure
Landscapes & Ecology
Blank –for themes that emerge from discussion / cross cutting ideas

17. Meaning of these branches (EASEL):
Economics – everything to do with money and finances, sources of funding, institutions related to money
Activities – what activities are happening in the area? What are people doing? What activities could be happening?
Social – everything to do with how people are organised, the networks, institutions, culture, how people work together
Environment (built) & Infrastructure – buildings, technology, infrastructure – all the human made elements of the environment.
Landscapes & Ecology – the natural environment, habitats, water, ecology, open spaces, sources of renewable energy
Blank –for themes that emerge from discussion / cross cutting ideas

18. Leaves for ideas Existing assets
Future possibilities - What else could you do, what else do you need / need to do?

19. Cluster similar ideas

20. Leaves for ideas Existing assets Future possibilities
Table swap – what is important
& why? Any comments or questions?

21. Leaves for ideas Existing assets Future possibilities
Challenges – what are the key barriers?

22. Leaves for ideas
Existing assets – what do you already have to help you achieve the project?
Future possibilities - What else do you need to achieve the project?
Challenges Solutions 22

23. Leaves for ideas Existing assets Future possibilities
Challenges Solutions
Goals – what key goals emerge from these ideas – vision for the future? 23

24. Ketso grid for action plan

25. Process – action planning
Why: goals and milestones – what are you trying to achieve?
What: actions to achieve the goals
When: what is the timescale, when do actions need to happen? Where do the actions go on the timeline?
How (much) – what is the budget? What do all the components cost?
Who – is going to do this? Who is responsible? 25

26. Six takeaways - engagement
Everyone has a voice - Give everyone a way to make an input at the same time
Individual and group time - Give people time on their own to develop their ideas before sharing them
Activity-led - Give an activity for each stage of the process
Start with the positive - Ask what is going well? What works?
End with solutions not problems - Give some time to develop solutions to problems
Action - Remember the takeaway messages & action points 26