(an experiment from the March workshop)

Changing perceptions of marine conservation (NGOs)
Notes: https://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/16831952875/

Experiment 2 to change perceptions of marine conservation (NGOs)
See also: gone fishing in the Thames experiment and valuing what matters experiment

Bringing traditionally disparate or oppositional individuals and groups together for a 'team building' day. What would that day look like? What happens if we listen and learn? Can we have better solution-based conversations?

The day could be organised at the world ocean summit, or the plasticity forum, bringing people from ocean conservation together with people from renewable energy, plastics and/or fisheries.

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Implementation:

• identify key players
• invite them to spend a day and ask them about their needs, perceptions and values
• the day might potentially be facilitated
• explore options at blue week, Portugal world ocean summit, plasticity forum…
• design and implement the day
• reflect on outcomes

• Good facilitators
• Research time
• Economic expertise
• Community opinion leaders
• party/event organiser

• Nic: FF’s experience at engaging communities/fishers; inputs to workshop; connections and networks of others working on the issue; possibility of peer exchange
• Giles: Facilitation
• MVL: Access to scientific experts if useful; case study feeding [xxxx] (Bloomberg)
• Sue: developing, monitoring and evaluation tools to measure impact; time and research
• Aniol: paella, economics [xxxx] connector [person?]
• Andrew F: health benefits of Natura 2000
• Andrew B.: Party, Valuing nature/health
• Louisa: venue, info blue week, with [xxx], share experiences of [xxx]
• Amy: taking the lead on 'gone fishing’; time, ideas, contacts for day out; time or sounding board for cultural