Workshop
Overview of Handbook
This handbook is organized in the same fashion as the PowerPoint. Each chapter corresponds to a section in the PowerPoint deck and the order of information is the same throughout.
In each chapter you will find information and tips about the section’s key aspects. This does not replace the notes in the PowerPoint! Please make sure to read these carefully.
Each term introduced in the training is listed at the end of the book in a glossary. The glossary is alphabetically sorted and you can use the magnifying glass in the website’s navigation to search through the entire book.
Throughout the handbook you will also find links to additional resources which can help you to quickly look up content you might not be familiar with, and to share it with participants depending on their interest.
Training Objectives
The main goal of the Restoration Explorer is to guide project developers towards commercially viable eco-regenerative interventions. At the end of the workshop, the participants should have learned
- To name different ecosystems and to identify their states.
- Acquired basic business knowledge to help develop and test the economic viability of their enterprise.
- Be able to assess their readiness to start a business based on operational resource, social and governance, and environmental considerations.
- Be ready to use the Restoration Explorer Tool to assess their idea and assess their readiness as Ecopreneurs.
Training Schedule
While you are ultimately in charge of the training and are free to adjust the timing as needed, we hope that this example schedule can help you get started.
| Time | Content |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | |
| 9.00 - 9.15 | Arrival and Welcome |
| 9.15 - 10.00 | Ecosystems |
| 10.05 - 12.00 | Business Considerations – Purpose, Customer and Value Proposition |
| 12.00 - 13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 - 15.30 | Business Considerations – Market Fit |
| 15.35 - 17.00 | Operational Resource Considerations |
| Day 2 | |
| 9.00 - 9.15 | Q&A and Outline for Day 2 |
| 9.15 - 10.30 | Social and Governance Considerations |
| 10.35 - 12.00 | Environmental Considerations |
| 12.00 - 13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 - 14.00 | Risk, Mitigation and Positive Impacts |
| 14.15 - 16.45 | Restoration Explorer Tool and Application of Learnings |
| 16.45 - 17.00 | Next Steps, Training Feedback, and Good Bye |
Training Evaluation
At the end of the training, gathering feedback is important to improve the Restoration Explorer, the training, and this handbook. This means we need feedback from the participants you train and from yourself!
Please ask your participants to fill in the feedback form at this link. Alternatively, you can also handout the feedback on paper.
Handling Tricky Situations
This workshop demands a lot from you and your participants. You need to cover a lot of different topics, from basic business and finance to human rights and ecosystems. Make sure to pay attention to your group.
If you feel they need a break, take one even if the training schedule says otherwise. If you need to repeat a definition or concept, do that! This is particularly important in the core sections that develop business skills. It is possible that your participants have different amounts of background knowledge. For those that know some aspects of the workshop, a little repetition does not hurt. But others might learn this for the first time in their lives. It is more important that they understand it, than that you reach the end of the workshop in record time!
On some areas there might be discussion if it is necessary to do what the workshop instructs. Does a business really have to focus on youth, gender, all aspects of the ecosystem? Is it not enough to run the business well? If those discussions come up, feel free to invite the group to participate with their opinions. Peers can be great eye openers. At the same time, make sure that you always remain in control of the workshop atmosphere. If a contribution could create an uncomfortable climate for others, make sure to interrupt and remind your participants of the importance of conducting themselves respectfully. A good rule of thumb can be to talk as if those that are being talked about are in the room. In general it helps to set and communicate ground rules for the workshop which you can refer to if need be.