First Hand Spring Edition | Prototyping Alternatives | Wrap up
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First Hand Spring Edition | Prototyping Alternatives | Wrap up

Learning FIRST HAND from the people and places making sustainable change. Join us for understanding, inspiration and peer exchange.

By Forth

Date and time

Wednesday, May 7 · 4:45 - 5:30am PDT

Location

Online

Agenda

Equipping ourselves to be more Open


How new ways of working relate to the green skills agenda and what know-how does industry need?

Skills insights


Direct insights from First Hand's events - connecting people to places, ideas and practical know-how to drive change.

About this event

  • Event lasts 45 minutes
"Saving the planet is not a competitive issue" - Patagonia


"A company can never achieve its [net-zero] goals without cooperating with partners across its value chain and between companies, governments and organisations. This cannot be done in isolation." - Andreas Ahrens, head of climate at Inter IKEA Group


Business is changing and First Hand is going behind the scenes to examine what this means in practice. In our Spring Edition we're looking at the skills involved in 'Prototyping Alternatives', in this closing session we'll share what we've learned.

We'll build on three previous briefings in this series, in which we:

  • made the case for change and specifially openness and collaboration
  • identified obstacles to adoption at the scale we need
  • introduced our Spring Edition programme of events and curriculum.

Who is this for?

If you're in industry, advocacy, policy, community or education working towards change in a real, material, world this briefing is for you.

If you have attended one or all of our Spring Edition walking tours, this will provide you with key learnings and signpost you to next steps in working more openly, creatively and collaboratively.

If you couldn't make the live events, this is a great opportunity to catch up with what we saw, learned and got inspired by.

Full agenda and a link to join the session will be shared before the event.

About First Hand

First Hand is an exploratory project by Forth. It benefits from Horizon Europe and UKRI funding. Find out more about the LEVERs project. Keep in touch with First Hand on LinkedIn.

We can't do this in isolation. Join us to explore how openness is central to a sustainable future for industry.

Frequently asked questions

What is the LEVERS project

LEVERS is a collaborative research project funded by the European Commission and UKRI. With 11 partners across Europe, LEVERS looks to build learning ecosystems and to co-design educational interventions that support people to take meaningful climate action in their communities.

What is First Hand?

First Hand connects changemakers to the people and places leading the urgent transformation of industry. First Hand combines real-world learning experiences with a community platform for sharing ideas and building skills to accelerate change.

Who we are?

First Hand is a project by Forth, a non-profit creative studio connecting people with the ideas and skills needed in a changing world, where new and complex challenges for individuals, communities and societies require new approaches.

Organized by

Forth is a Community Interest Company built by researchers, designers and educators, Forth is exploring and shaping new models, formats and programmes for engagement and learning in a changing world. We’re testing ideas in high streets, museums, schools, neighbourhoods — anywhere that people come together.