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3.1 Diagnosis
This first step aims to facilitate the appropriation of sustainable development issues
and encourages the commitment of stakeholders, by answering the question: What
does sustainable development mean in my living environment?
Participants are invited to carry out a participatory diagnosis on the studied object.
The exercise begins with an appropriation of the different elements of the conceptual
scheme. Participants are asked to identify the complex interactions between the
different SDGs and the state of disruption or respect of environmental and social
boundaries. The findings shared by the group are represented on the diagram.
This exercise allows to realize that, although the targets of some SDGs are fully
compatible and even offer a multiplier effect, others may be incompatible. Consequently, this tension force the identification of innovative solutions to solve problems
related to governance, development or the environment. This step can lead to the
prioritization of SDG in the studied object and to identification of some possible
solutions that can be further developed and elaborated in the following steps.
3.2 Mobilization
This second step mobilizes the knowledge and the actors that can contribute to the
identification of new initiatives and solutions. The question that guides this step is:
What new contributions can I (each participant) make to existing initiatives and to
the proposals from other participants?
Based on the conclusions of the diagnosis, the scientific knowledge relevant to the
studied object is presented and discussed in the form of workshops and plenary sessions at a symposium, forum or similar outreach activity. The different perspectives
and knowledge brought by researchers, students and local actors are thus confronted
around the studied object in order to bring out new hypotheses of interdisciplinary
research and collaboration with society.
Knowledge mobilization is at the heart of the process in every activity. It is by
sharing their knowledge about the state of the analyzed object that participants can
converge to sound diagnosis. They can also identify the need for new knowledge to
formulate solutions. Mobilization challenges the ‘owners’ of the specialized knowledge or academia to better communicate, develop and expand it in collaboration with
society. This step also implies the effort of establishing a strategy to identify, reach
and engage all stakeholders as early as possible in the process.
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3.1 Diagnosis
This first step aims to facilitate the appropriation of sustainable development issues
and encourages the commitment of stakeholders, by answering the question: What
does sustainable development mean in my living environment?
Participants are invited to carry out a participatory diagnosis on the studied object.
The exercise begins with an appropriation of the different elements of the conceptual
scheme. Participants are asked to identify the complex interactions between the
different SDGs and the state of disruption or respect of environmental and social
boundaries. The findings shared by the group are represented on the diagram.
This exercise allows to realize that, although the targets of some SDGs are fully
compatible and even offer a multiplier effect, others may be incompatible. Consequently, this tension force the identification of innovative solutions to solve problems
related to governance, development or the environment. This step can lead to the
prioritization of SDG in the studied object and to identification of some possible
solutions that can be further developed and elaborated in the following steps.
3.2 Mobilization
This second step mobilizes the knowledge and the actors that can contribute to the
identification of new initiatives and solutions. The question that guides this step is:
What new contributions can I (each participant) make to existing initiatives and to
the proposals from other participants?
Based on the conclusions of the diagnosis, the scientific knowledge relevant to the
studied object is presented and discussed in the form of workshops and plenary sessions at a symposium, forum or similar outreach activity. The different perspectives
and knowledge brought by researchers, students and local actors are thus confronted
around the studied object in order to bring out new hypotheses of interdisciplinary
research and collaboration with society.
Knowledge mobilization is at the heart of the process in every activity. It is by
sharing their knowledge about the state of the analyzed object that participants can
converge to sound diagnosis. They can also identify the need for new knowledge to
formulate solutions. Mobilization challenges the ‘owners’ of the specialized knowledge or academia to better communicate, develop and expand it in collaboration with
society. This step also implies the effort of establishing a strategy to identify, reach
and engage all stakeholders as early as possible in the process.